Advanced Program in Financial Technologies and Financial Analytics (APFTFA-BL01)
The financial world is going through an era of digital transformation. Financial institutions are increasingly using state-of-the-art financial technologies for retaining their competitive advantage and fostering a culture of innovation for effective management of customers, products, and services. Data-driven decision making using machine learning and Big Data has become the norm for leadership in the hyper-digital world. The impact of social media, mobility, Internet of Things, blockchain, and artificial intelligence-based robotics is being felt as firms strive to meet the expectations of the new-age millennial customers through digital mastery. Digital change management in the banking and financial services industry and capital markets needs new capabilities in leaders who have the vision to develop novel technological innovation for transforming the world of banking, trading, risk management, customer management and advisory, payments, and credit management. This program aims to inspire leaders of firms with the required organizational and technological know-how for creating a novel digital vision for the financial organizations with measurable impact.
Course Duration: Spread over 5 to 6 months
Mode of Delivery: The online sessions will be delivered on JITMRL platform through direct-to-desktop [D2D] held twice a week and campus modules at IIM Ahmedabad (Subject to government regulations)
Frequency: Twice a week
Class Schedule: Every Wednesday and Saturday from 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm
Evaluation Methodology:
IIM Ahmedabad shall carry out the examination and evaluation required for certification. For more information, please refer the brochure.
Evaluation by: IIM Ahmedabad
Evaluation Mode: Evaluation may also include one or more of the following:
Online Assessment/Case Study, Discussions/Quiz/Assignments/Offline Assessment (Paper-pencil test)/Class Participation. The final decision on evaluation methods rests with the course faculty and may change without prior intimation.
Certification:
At the end of the Programme, eligible participants will receive a Certificate of Completion (CoC) of the Programme from IIM Ahmedabad subject to the assessment and fulfilment of attaining overall 80% attendance.
IIMA Alumni Status: Participants who are attending short-duration Executive Education Programmes for the first time, on or after April 1, 2012, will have to attend for a total of 21 days in one or more programmes in order to be eligible for alumni status and alumni identity card, both of which will be awarded on the payment of a one-time alumni fee of INR 10,000/- + GST.
Service Provider: Jaro Education
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates may apply using the application link:
https://enrollment.jaroeducation.com/online/student_register
Or call on Mobile: +91 7506505142 for assistance.
Contact details (from IIMA): Phone: +91-79-7152 6400; or write to exed@iima.ac.in
- Learn how financial technologies are bringing about a digital transformation in the financial services industry.
- Understand the organizational and technological challenges faced by leaders in driving digital transformation in financial companies.
- Examine the various global best practices that have been adopted by digital natives and digital innovators of the financial world for creating optimized and flexible processes and transformed products targeting millennial customers.
- Learn the role played by data analytics and Big Data in problem solving and generation of actionable insights in banking, trading, risk management, customer management and advisory, payments, and credit management.
- Learn how transformation leaders overcome the challenges of digital transformation through digital mastery in mobility, social media, Internet of Things, blockchain, augmented reality and robotic process automation.
- Develop a roadmap for digital transformation for the financial organization.
- Understanding and visualization of financial data
- Financial markets, financial institutions, and the regulatory environment
- Foundations of data analytics for FinTech
- Financial risk management and risk analytics
- Digital payments, lending, and crowdfunding
- Financial modelling and optimization
- Digital disruption through emerging technologies
- Blockchain, cryptocurrency, and crypto-assets
- Financial problem solving through advanced data analytics
- Leading FinTech startups
The pedagogy followed for the programme will consist of a blend of lectures, case studies, exercises, presentations, projects, and sessions from external speakers.
The programme will benefit mid- to senior-level managers from various banks, non-banking financial companies, and fintech startups that are involved in planning, designing, and executing financial technologies and financial analytics projects in their organizations.
Eligibility
- The participants must have scored at least 60% marks in the terminal undergraduate (10+2+3) / Post graduate degree in any discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years of professional work experience after graduation of which 2 years must be at a Finance/Banking/Information Technology firm.
