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BFIN4030

FinTech

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Lessons are not given in the academic year 2024/2025

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Group based term paper

About

About the course

Course content

Introduction to Financial Innovation

Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT)

Cryptocurrencies and tokenization of assets

Banks and Fintech Integration:

  • Banking and Investing
  • Money, Markets, Marketplaces

FinTech Valuation

Open banking and the role of traditional banks

FinTech Implications & Future

Learning outcome

Knowledge

  • Understanding innovation in financial technology (FinTech)
  • Understanding opportunities and challenges of FinTech for the traditional banking system

Skills

  • Acquiring/updating skills about FinTech data science methods and tools, and how they apply to real FinTech problems
  • Critically assessing the future of FinTech and thinking strategically and creatively about problems faced by real companies

General competences

  • Gaining insight into the limits, risks and broader policy and social implications of FinTech, including regulation, privacy and data security

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, assigned readings, case studies

5 compulsory case studies (group courseworks)

Compulsory assignments

  • Mandatory case studies

Further on evaluation

Examination arrangement: Group based term paper

Grade: Letters

Admission to study programme is required, see "special conditions".

Required previous knowledge

None

Course materials

Textbook and readings will be announced when semester starts

Subject areas

  • Economics and Administration

Contact information

Department with academic responsibility

NTNU Business School

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Group based term paper
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2024

Group based term paper
Weighting 100/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment