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Course Description
The financial services industries are changing rapidly with the emergence of financial technology (FinTech). The objective of the course is to provide students with an overview of FinTech and introductions to its applications in financial services, such as commercial and investment banking, digital investing, and secure payments.Learning Outcomes
- Understand recent FinTech developments and analyze their impact on the financial services industries;
- Describe the evolution of money and cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin;
- Understand the impact of FinTech on traditional banking and developments in payments, digital banking;
- Identify cybersecurity threats to traditional payments and describe the innovations brought by FinTech in fraud detection, identification protection, secure payment, and so on.
- Describe the innovations happened with FinTech and identify the opportunities in the FinTech industry.
Instructor
- Assistant Professor of FinanceDr. Dale Herndon, DBA
- Georgia Gwinnett College
Teaching:Summer
May
1
Summer
2026
Start Date
August
31
Summer
2026
End DateUpcoming refers to the next academic term after the current one.
September
3
Fall
2025
Start Date
January
5
Fall
2026
End DateDuration
16 weeks
Instruction Method