Business Administration and Finance
Module 9
Fintech and DeFi
9 Courses
Decentralised Finance: Blockchain, Ethereum, and The Future of Banking Platform: FutureLearn Institution: RMIT University Started: 23/01/2023 Finished: The Future of Payment Technology Platform: FutureLearn Institution: University of Michigan Started: 07/04/2020 Finished: 09/04/2020 Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology Explained Platform: FutureLearn Institution: University of Michigan Started: 19/04/2020 Finished: 25/04/2020 Blockchain Basics Platform: LinkedIn Institution: LinkedIn Learning Started: 06/03/2018 Finished: 07/03/2018 Blockchain: Beyond the Basics Platform: LinkedIn Institution: LinkedIn Learning Started: 07/03/2018 Finished: 07/03/2018 Raising Capital: Credit Tech, Coin Offerings, and Crowdfunding Platform: FutureLearn Institution: University of Michigan Started: 12/05/2020 Finished: 12/05/2020 Learning Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Platform: LinkedIn Institution: LinkedIn Learning Started: 22/03/2018 Finished: 22/03/2018 Innovations in Investment Technology: Artificial Intelligence Platform: FutureLearn Institution: University of Michigan Started: 09/06/2020 Finished: 25/07/2020 NFTs: A Practical Guide Platform: FutureLearn Institution: RMIT University Started: 07/04/2023 Finished:
“The word “fintech” is simply a combination of the words “financial” and “technology”. It describes the use of technology to deliver financial services and products to consumers. This could be in the areas of banking, insurance, investing – anything that relates to finance.“
What is “fintech” and how is it changing financial products?, centralbank.ie.com
“Decentralized finance (DeFi) is an emerging financial technology based on secure distributed ledgers similar to those used by cryptocurrencies. DeFi eliminates the fees that banks and other financial companies charge for using their services. Individuals hold money in a secure digital wallet, can transfer funds in minutes, and anyone with an internet connection can use DeFi.“
What Is Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and How Does It Work?, investopedia.com
Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system… and it’s the future, especially where financial transactions are concerned.
Blockchain and the various cryptocurrencies are only one innovation that promises to revolutionize the financial sector. Artificial intelligence is another technology that will hugely disrupt global financial markets.
As always, I included this module so I could get ahead of the game and complement my overall futures thinking ability.