FINE 477. Fintech for Business and Finance.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description
Digital technologies and their strategic impact on businesses. FinTech as source of financing, means to learn/engage the market, wider financial inclusion, vehicles for individual investment in innovation. Securities/reward-based crowdfunding, digital payments/transfers, blockchain, crypto-tokens and smart contracts. Theoretical tools from game theory, strategy, corporate finance and economics. Connections to technology firms, platform businesses, traditional banking and venture capital.
- Prerequisites: MGCR 341, MGCR 293
- Restrictions: Open to U2, U3 students.