Oxford Fintech Programme
Preparing you for the future of financial services
Navigate the digital transformation of financial services reshaping the global financial ecosystem.
- Start date: 25 October 2023
- Duration: 6 weeks
- Location: Online
- Cost: £2,350
Through this programme, you will explore key themes, including:
- the digitisation of money
- digital platforms and mobile financial services
- artificial intelligence and algorithmic technologies in financial services
- central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)
- blockchain and cryptocurrencies
- open banking and data networks
Oxford Saïd and the wider university have helped to foster internationally successful fintech offerings including Accomable, Banco Mare, Funding Circle, Onfido, Seedrs and Zoona. This makes Oxford the natural place to study the world of fintech and join a vibrant network operating within this burgeoning sector. The community is also proud to include some of the most influential women in fintech; Shefali Roy, Clara Durodie, Lucy Demery and Bījna K. Dasanī.
Fintech’s future as a sector is bright, driven by the rapid, sustained rise of mobile and digital financial services.
What you'll learn
- A core understanding of the fundamentals of fintech from distributed systems to responsible innovation.
- Knowledge of recent and on-going changes in multiple domains within financial services.
- Real world applications to help you build a strategy for a new fintech venture.
- The ability to tackle new regulations and the digital disruption in financial services.
Module 1: Context
Introduction to disruptive change and opportunities in fintech and financial innovation.
Module 2: Policy and regulation
Views from policy makers and regulators: understand how new regulation is being created or adapted to support the growth of fintech innovation ecosystems.
Module 3: Incumbents
Views from incumbents: appreciate the complex challenges traditional financial institutions face as they digitally transform into nimble, digitally-enabled operations.
Module 4: Entrepreneurs part I
Views from entrepreneurs: garner insights into startup successes and their challenges in a highly competitive, fast-moving industry.
Module 5: Entrepreneurs part II
Continuing our exploration of fintech from an entrepreneur’s view, we investigate peer-to-peer lending; digital identity; AI in finance and more.
Module 6: Investors, academia and the future
Views from investors and academia: acquire perspective from Venture Capitalists (VC) around investment trends; VC filters and techniques.
Industry expert contributors
- Jeremy Allaire - Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle
- Remus Brett - General Partner, LocalGlobe
- Debra Burns - Compliance Director, Seedrs
- David Burt - Premier of Bermuda
- Andrew Coulston - Chief Customer Officer, Volt Bank
- Charlotte Crosswell - Chair and Trustee, Open Banking
- John D'Agostino - Dagger Consulting LLC
- Giovanni Daprà - Co-Founder and CEO, Moneyfarm
- Terri Duhon - Associate Fellow, Saïd Business School
- Amias Gerety - Partner, QED Investors
- Dakota Gruener - Executive Director, ID2020
- Kathryn Harrison - Founder & CEO, Deep Trust Alliance
- Chia Hock Lai - Chairman, ASEAN Blockchain Consortium and CEO, Switchnovate Pte Ltd
- Ruth Kattumuri - Senior Director, The Commonwealth Secretariat
- Anastasiya Kizima - Vice President, Group Innovation Office, Barclays
- Leora Klapper - Lead Economist, World Bank
- Ricky Knox - founder and CEO, Tandem Bank
- Melissa Koide - CEO, FinRegLab
- Veronica Lange da Conceição - Head of Digital Engagement, Chief Digital Office, UBS
- Melvin Lopez-Corleone - Senior RegTech Specialist, Bank of England
- Rita Martins - Fintech Partnerships Lead, HSBC
- R. Jesse McWaters - Global Head of Regulatory Advocacy, Mastercard
- Greg Medcraft - Non-Executive Director, Global Digital Finance
- Stanislas Mlatac - Group Finance Director, WorldRemit
- Roxana Mohammadian-Molina - Chief Strategy Officer, Blend Network
- Lucy Mullins - Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, StepLadder
- Marisha Naz - Head of Amazon EU Private Brands Nutrition & Healthcare
- Bénédicte Nolens - Head of BIS Innovation Hub, Hong Kong Centre
- Alex Pentland - Professor, Institute for Data Systems and Society, MIT Sloan School
- Denis Pitcher - Fintech Strategic Advisor to the Premier, Government of Bermuda
- Jean-Luc Robert - Chairman and CEO, Kyriba
- Jonathan Rowe - Chief Marketing Officer, nCino
- Stuart Rubinstein - CEO, Akoya and Founding Board Member, Financial Data Exchange
- David Shrier - Professor of Practice, AI & Innovation, Imperial College London
- Andra Sonea - Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Fintech, Saïd Business School
- Stan Stalnaker - Founding Director and Chief Strategy Officer, Hub Culture
- Steve Suarez - Global Head of Innovation, Global Functions, HSBC
- Jean-Bernard Tanqueray - Founder & CEO, Finlight
- Nick Thomas - Executive Vice President, Global Open Finance Innovation, Mastercard
- Lars Trunin - Head of UK Product, Wise Ltd
- Edward Wray - Dircetor, Funding Circle and Director, Prodigy Finance
- Snejina Zacharia - Founder & CEO, Insurify
Your certificate
On successful completion of this programme you will be awarded an official digital certificate of attendance in your legal name from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course orientation module.
The CPD Certification Service
This programme is certified as a provider of continuing professional development (CPD) by The CPD Certification Service. It may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies.
Elumni
Participants who complete an Oxford Saïd Executive Education online programme are automatically part of the Oxford Saïd Business School elumni community.
The Elumni Community
Our thriving community comprises more than 37,000 ambitious professionals hailing from 177 countries and representing diverse sectors like finance, law, marketing, healthcare, and energy. A significant number of these individuals proceed to undertake additional online or on-campus programs, including short courses, executive diplomas, or MBAs.
Oxford Saïd Elumni Network
The Oxford Saїd Elumni Network is a virtual hub specially crafted for elumni. Acknowledging that the journey of professional growth doesn't cease with program completion; the platform is devised to motivate, encourage, and provide support to elumni as they pursue their career ambitions. It offers elumni an avenue to engage with Saïd Business School faculty, gaining access to expert opinions, research insights, and thought leadership. Furthermore, the network facilitates purposeful global networking, enabling collaborative endeavours for sharing ideas, expertise, and tackling challenges collectively.
You will also gain access to the official Oxford Executive Education Alumni group on LinkedIn.
Contact
Is this the course for you? If you still have questions, we are here to help at OnlineExecEd@sbs.ox.ac.uk