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Learner Reviews & Feedback for FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations by University of Pennsylvania

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About the Course

In this course, you’ll learn the key components of modern-day investment strategies which utilize fintech. Professors Natasha Sarin and Chris Geczy of the Wharton School have designed this course to help you understand the complex structure of payment methods and financial regulations, so you can determine how fintech plays a role in the future of investing. Through analysis of robo-advising and changing demographic forces, you’ll learn how basic elements of trust underlie complex choice architecture in investments and impact investing. You’ll also explore payment methodologies and how fintech is emerging as an entrepreneurial solution to both investments and payment systems. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to identify different financial technologies, and understand the dynamic between the innovations and regulations, and employ best practices in developing a fintech strategy for yourself or your business. No prerequisites are required for this course, although a basic understanding of credit cards and other payment methods is helpful....

Top reviews

BB

Feb 11, 2022

Elaborate and easy to understand the basic concepts in Fintech. Both the instructors are very good and explained in a way which is easy to understand.

Looking foward to complete the certification.

RI

May 24, 2020

Nice introductory course to FinTech. However, I do not recommend the course for learners without prior knowledge on financial instruments as the course may become technical from time-to-time.

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By Vijay S K

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Nov 7, 2022

This course is just OK. Very high level information on FIN-TECH, mostly on what it is and regulations around it.

It does not give you the in depth knowledge on neither the technology aspects nor the business aspects that I was expecting out of a UPenn course.

By Binh D

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Mar 24, 2020

the course is overall knowledge on fintech for beginner. It should be more case study analysis and more visualization in the slide. I felt that the lecturer reads the slide without emotion. I think that wharton school should be better.

By MD. M R S

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May 5, 2020

This course was really interesting and helpful in many ways. Now I have better knowledge about what Fin Tech is and what happens in Fin Tech. The course was really good overall. I really enjoyed it.

By tarun k

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Apr 11, 2022

A good course to work on the basics of financial regulation, understanding the concept of fintech, regtech and people hisft in behaviour with the increased number of fintech companies.

By Aragon d

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Apr 17, 2020

Interesting. Overly simple: spends too much time on obvious points. Speaks a lot about the financial industry and less about FinTech. I was expecting more Quant.

By sit-elgiel a

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Aug 30, 2021

The content was rather straight forward (even a tad too easy I'd say). Tests ask data-focused questions, not helpful. Presentation is good and well-delivered

By Madhur B

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Jul 30, 2020

the payments modules and regulations modules were very helpful

however the module 2 was very survey heavy and not sure will be very practically relevant

By Drey K D

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Aug 29, 2023

Good intro content but course is very outdated, stats and references are almost 5 years old.

It would need to refresher and updates to be more relevant.

By arun v

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Feb 6, 2020

The course just about skims the surface of the FinTech industry. What is disappointing is that the 'Technology' aspect of FinTech is not covered here.

By Mohammed Z

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Jun 22, 2022

Due credit to the lecturers, but would really appreciate latest and relavant data which is crucial to get a better understanding of the subject.

By Martín O

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Feb 6, 2022

The course is extremely short and basic, which is not an issue if you know that before starting. A bit outdated (data until 2018, examples..)

By Steven I

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Apr 19, 2020

Decent overview, but could go farther into specific priority areas in fintech (virtual assets, adoption in emerging markets, remittances)

By Guillaume G

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Oct 21, 2021

The module is extensively US-centric whereas FinTech is global and the success of a FinTech company is through economies of scale.

By Hamza K

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May 30, 2022

Overall Good course with great content. I think the focus shoudl have been focussed more on foundations and less on regulation

By Preston C

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Aug 7, 2023

It's frustrating to have such outdated information in a course about information that must, by its nature, be up to date.

By Luis F P M

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Jun 12, 2023

This course is a good introduction. However, it needs another update since the last statistics came from 2019 at least.

By F K

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Dec 25, 2019

Good content, but the course could go into a little more detail. 4 weeks is far too long an estimate for this material.

By Santosh S

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Jan 6, 2021

It is an ok introductory course. The instructors are gerat. But, would have been happier with a course that is deep.

By Marc O R

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Jan 31, 2022

Very basic and somewhat dated. A fair number of spelling errors in the slides. Not particularly engaging lecturers.

By Konrad D

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Apr 11, 2020

The course part in first 2 weeks was very boring but the course part in second 2 weeks was quite interesting.

By Rajiv K

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Mar 28, 2022

Prof Natasha Sarin's sections were excellent. Very well structured and explained. Learnt something new.

By Vic A

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Dec 20, 2021

I enjoyed following the course but expected that it would go more into details the covered topics

By Vimbainashe N

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Mar 30, 2020

week one and week 2 quizzes where a bit unrealistic. Usually no one remember's exact statistics

By Rohan C

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Apr 10, 2022

Some of the slides were completely figures. Was looking more on basic functioning of Fintech

By Neha K

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Oct 20, 2019

Too heavy on graphs and statistics and no real information for the first two weeks