Financial Technology Foundations, Payments, and Regulations

Introduction 

The Introduction to Financial Technology Foundations, Payments, and Regulations course offers an overview of the fundamentals of financial technology, including payments, regulations, and standards. The aim is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of underlying technologies as well as current trends in the application of these technologies in today’s world. Through this course students will gain knowledge on topics such as merchant payment acceptance, digital money transfer services, identity management systems, and more. In addition to the theoretical concepts, practical scenarios will be addressed to illustrate how the technology works in practice. The course also covers relevant regulations impacting financial technology businesses and users. At the end of the course, participants should have a clear understanding of how new technologies can help shape our modern monetary system.