The Introduction to Financial Technology Foundations, Payments, and Regulations course offers
an overview of the fundamentals of financial technology, including payments, regulations, and
standards. The aim is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of underlying
technologies as well as current trends in the application of these technologies in today’s world.
Through this course students will gain knowledge on topics such as merchant payment
acceptance, digital money transfer services, identity management systems, and more. In addition
to the theoretical concepts, practical scenarios will be addressed to illustrate how the technology
works in practice. The course also covers relevant regulations impacting financial technology
businesses and users. At the end of the course, participants should have a clear understanding of
how new technologies can help shape our modern monetary system.