Post Graduate Programme In FinTech & Financial Services

FinTech has grown and evolved over the years. Since its inception as a back-office support function for banks, FinTech has evolved and become an essential part of today's businesses. According to the Global FinTech Adoption Index, before the pandemic, FinTech adoption doubled every two years, but when the Global Pandemic struck, FinTech adoption accelerated even more than before. In 2020, FinTech became essential for business survival because it enabled the rapid migration to the digital payment systems.

JG University enables professionals and enterprises to succeed in the fast-changing digital economy. The University’s Blended Learning curriculum combines self-paced Classroom Interactions, Hands-on projects, Capstone projects, and Industry Internship with 24/7 global teaching assistance The following are some researches shared by global market research survey organizations regarding the trends for FinTech in certain industries.

Who Can Apply?

• Candidates with, B. Com, M. Com, BBA, MBA, BCA, MCA, B.Sc., M.Sc., BE/ B.Tech. or equivalent degree.
• Working professionals with Bachelor’s qualification and/or relevant work experience.

This programme aims to enhance the understanding of students about the FinTech segment, the kind of products and services being offered, diversity of business models, market structure and changing competitive scenario, evolving regulatory environment, and changing customer dynamics.

It addresses all areas of financial services – banking, asset management, payment, insurance, financial risk management and business decision-making. The course covers both the business and technology dimensions of financial services.

The 15 modules cover every aspect of FinTech & Financial Services. The curriculum includes two capstone industrial projects. The Capstone projects give the opportunity to work with professionals in a simulated environment to help relate to real-world challenges.

Participants will be provided with Interview Guidance & resume workshop supported with MCQs & Mock Interviews. A dedicated Course counsellor and mentorship will be provided. Participants can apply their learning with two months Industry Internship.

The course is designed to facilitate learning in three parts:

• Part I: Introduction to money, banking, financial services, financial markets, stakeholders and business models
• Part II: Landscape of digital banking, asset management, insurance, and risk management; core technologies used for these financial services; and Use-Cases of applications, business models and startups
• Part III: Leveraging data analysis methods for FinTech; tools for business decision-making; and emerging and future trends in the FinTech sector

Objectives:

• Familiarise participants with evolution of FinTech sector, application of technology in various financial services segments such as banking, asset management, payment, insurance, and risk management
• Understand innovative technology-driven financial products, services, and business models of FinTech startups
• Deep study of business and technology Use-Cases in FinTech domain and learn from the success as well as failures of FinTech startups
• Understand the evolving regulatory environment when financial services businesses are increasingly driven by technology innovations
• Make participants ready for employment in FinTech sector and groom them for start-ups

Outcomes:

• Understand market structures, participants, regulations, and industry dynamics
• Well versed with innovative products, applications, user interfaces, and business models of FinTech & Financial Services
• Comprehensive knowledge about the future trends in FinTech & Financial Services
• Ability to curate and execute start-up in FinTech & Financial Services
• Gain introductory programming skills in the context of finance theory and application using Python and R platform. Appreciate the possibilities and boundaries of technology