Oxford

Fintech
Programme
In recognition of both the threats facing traditional
banking careers, and the myriad of opportunities emerging
in the fintech space, Saïd Business School, University of
Oxford, has, in collaboration with leading online education
provider, GetSmarter, developed a digital open enrolment
programme for executives and entrepreneurs on financial
technology and innovation: Oxford Fintech Programme.
The context of this programme
Industry experts believe that between 2 million and 6 million jobs will be lost over the next decade due to
disruptive financial technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain. Illustrating the potential, digital
challenger banks such as Starling and Monzo can operate with 90% less headcount than traditional banks.
This 10-week programme in financial innovation is designed to help executives to both launch new fintech
ventures and harness new technology to build better financial services firms.

What the programme covers It covers topics ranging from blockchain and
Financial technology is an emergent field that is Artificial Intelligence (AI) to crowdfunding and
rapidly innovating, fuelled by diverse predictions quantum computing.
and concerns for what this will mean for the future
of commerce and markets. Will banks lose out to
new players offering better digital products and
£2,500
services, or will they learn how to assimilate and
collaborate with disruptive technologies? How will
digital currencies like Bitcoin fare in the face of
insurgents? Can new currencies, regulation, and 10 weeks
digital infrastructure enlighten social progress? excluding orientation
This programme in fintech will equip participants
with the foundations to participate in these
dialogues, as well as provide resources and 12–15 hours/week of self-
support as to how to shape their own fintech
paced learning, online*
ventures. The programme examines current
and emerging technologies around money and
*The recommended weekly time commitment for core content
payments, markets and consumer experience, is 8-10 hours, taking into account the busy lifestyles of working
and explores key ideas, principles, and frameworks professionals, with an additional 2-3 hours recommended for
around regtech, proptech and social inclusion. collaborative group work.

Technology and the mobile revolution are

rapidly transforming financial markets, institutions,
and business models. Drawing upon the expertise of leading
academics and practitioners from Saïd Business School,
our new digital fintech programme, supported by GetSmarter,
will provide Entrepreneurs and Executives with the insights
and knowledge necessary to navigate this changing landscape,
and adapt and progress in their careers.
– PETER TUFANO, PETER MOORES DEAN AND PROFESSOR OF FINANCE

AT SAID BUSINESS SCHOOL

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Three key programme takeaways

The ability to draft, strategise An in-depth understanding of A certificate of attendance

and develop disruptive financial the future of money, markets from Oxford University as
innovations using the appropriate and transactions, as well as the validation of your newfound
tools and techniques, and mental tools and frameworks fintech knowledge and skills,
hypothesise about the effect required to predict and leverage as well as access to a global
new regulations will have on future trends in fintech. network of likeminded fintech
future commerce products. Intra- and Entrepreneurs.

Who should take this programme?

The programme has been designed to equip participants with the ability to identify opportunities for disruption
in the financial services sector, and enables you to both launch new fintech ventures and harness new
technology to build better financial services firms. While a working knowledge of tech is certainly beneficial,
this programme is open enrolment and designed for anyone who has a desire to learn more about financial
innovation and technology, and/or would like to gain the tools needed to take a fintech idea to market -
whether intra- or entrepreneurially. The ideal candidate will leave the programme knowing enough about
fintech to understand what kind of people they need to hire, for example, but not necessarily be an expert on
the tech those teams will deal with. Similarly, Fintech Entrepreneurs looking to register for this programme
may be sitting on an existing idea they’ve already put thought into, and would register for this programme
in order to gain access to the tools, methodologies and network they need to refine and develop that idea.

This is not ‘flip on a video, sit back,

and have someone give you TED talk’ learning; that’s
entertainment, but actually delivers less long-term value to
you. This is hands-on, world-class, University-backed, project-
based learning. It’s harder. But it generates better outcomes.
Effortful learning is higher-impact learning.
– DAVID SHRIER, PROGRAMME CO-CONVENOR AT

SAID BUSINESS SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

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What you will learn WHAT IS OXFORD?
This online programme integrates rich, interactive media such
as videos, infographics, and digital learning activities as well Find out more about
as traditional didactic components such as written study OXFORD
guides (programme notes). There are also opportunities for UNIVERSITY
collaborative learning through discussion forums. The following
breakdown outlines what will be covered over the 10-week
duration of the programme.

ORIENTATION MODULE
Welcome to your Online Campus
You’ll be welcomed with a personal call and get introduced
to your online teaching and technical support network. Begin
connecting with fellow participants while exploring the
navigation and tools of your Online Campus. Be alerted to key
milestones in the learning path, and review how your results will
be calculated and distributed.

You’ll be required to complete your participant profile, confirm

your certificate delivery address, and submit a digital copy of
your passport/identity document.

MODULE 1
Introduction to fintech
Describe impactful trends and meaningful opportunities across
different areas of the fintech ecosystem.

MODULE 2
Structure and disruption in financial services
Analyse one area or domain of financial services that is likely
to be disrupted.

MODULE 3
Tools for disruptors
Use appropriate tools to innovate financial services and begin
composing a business plan for a fintech innovation (ongoing
group project).

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MODULE 4
The future of money WHAT IS OXFORD SAID?
Analyse the macro-environmental factors or competitive
Find out more about
dynamics that impact fintech innovations.
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MODULE 5 SCHOOL

The future of markets

Investigate the impact of fintech innovations on markets.

MODULE 6
The future of marketplaces
Learn to draft the financials for your innovation.

MODULE 7
Infrastructure and regtech
Reflect on the impact of fintech regulation on your innovation.

MODULE 8
Proptech and real estate innovation
Compose a plan for a fintech innovation. Deduce possible future
trends in proptech.

MODULE 9
Frontiers of financial innovation
Hypothesise about the future of the global fintech landscape.

MODULE 10
Further frontiers of financial technology
and next steps
Deduce appropriate next steps to further the application
of fintech.

*Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and couriered to you, at no additional
cost, upon successful completion of the programme, as per the stipulated requirements.
All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at
the discretion of the University.

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Who you’ll learn from
Your Programme Co-Convenors
These subject matter experts from the School guide the programme design and appear in a number
of programme videos, along with a variety of industry professionals.

Nir Vulkan David Shrier

Nir Vulkan is Associate Professor of David Shrier is a Futurist, Author,
Business Economics at Saïd Business Entrepreneur and CEO at Distilled
School and Fellow of Worcester Analytics. He has driven over $8.5
College, both at the University of Oxford. He is a billion of growth initiatives for various Fortune 1000
leading authority on e-commerce and market design, companies, and has served as CEO or COO/CFO
and on applied research and teaching on hedge funds. for 6 privately-funded companies.

Your Programme Instructors

You’ll learn from global experts and industry pioneers, who will share their experience and in-depth subject
knowledge with you throughout the programme, via video lectures and interviews. These Instructors
contribute to the programme by providing case studies and industry-specific content and information.

Professor Alex “Sandy“ Pentland

Alex Pentland is a Visiting Professor of Management Science at Saïd Business School,
University of Oxford, and holds a triple appointment at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT). He has been a member of the Advisory Boards for Google,
Nissan, Telefonica, Tencent, and a variety of start-up firms, and for several years he co-led
the World Economic Forum Big Data and Personal Data initiatives.

Lisa Rabbe
Lisa Rabbe is a globally recognised expert on financial regulation and regulation technology
(regtech). She is the founder and CEO of Stratosphere Advisors Limited, a political risk
and public policy consultancy, and of Stratosphere Analytics LLC, a regtech startup.
The Stratosphere group companies assess political, policy and regulatory changes, identifying risks
and opportunities for fintech, regtech and other clients.

Professor Peter Tufano

Peter Tufano is the Peter Moores Dean and Professor of Finance at Saïd Business School
since 2011 and a Professorial Fellow at Balliol College, University of Oxford.
He is a prolific scholar and programme developer, a seasoned academic leader,
a social entrepreneur, and an advisor to business and government leaders. His research
and programme development focuses on mutual funds, corporate financial engineering,
and consumer finance.

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Guest Experts
You’ll also hear from more than 60 renowned industry professionals and global experts during the
programme, who share their insights and opinions through video interviews and lectures. These include,
but are not limited to:

Ajay Bhalla Claire Calmejane

President of Global Enterprise Risk Director of Innovation and Digital
and Security at MasterCard Centre of Excellence at Lloyds
Banking Group

Karen Kerrigan Stefan Thomas

Chief Legal Officer at Seedrs Founder, Coil

Nick Ogden William Demchak

Executive Chairman at ClearBank Chairman, President and CEO
of the PNC Financial Services Group

Who you’ll learn with

Online, open enrolment programmes lend themselves to a broad international audience, and the Oxford
Saïd brand attracts Business Directors and aspirational leaders. Throughout this programme, you’ll engage
and interact with a global cohort of likeminded professionals and innovators. You’ll also collaborate in
small groups and teams to achieve programme deliverables, and will be assigned to these teams using an
algorithm that groups people of similar interests and varied working experience - ensuring maximum benefit
for all. As a result, you’ll walk away with:

• An international network of likeminded business leaders and innovators

• The ability to collaborate in diverse groups, and to see strategic opportunities or threats
from multiple perspectives
• Access to the official Oxford Executive Education Alumni group on LinkedIn*

*T his is an official Saïd Business School, University of Oxford alumni group for all open, online and executive programmes. Should you fail to
successfully complete the programme, group access will be revoked.

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 Your Success Team

Head Facilitator Success Manager Global Success Team

A subject expert Your one-on-one support available Available 24/7 to solve
who’ll guide you during University hours (8am - 5pm your tech-related and
through content UTC/GMT +1) to resolve technical administrative queries
-related challenges and administrative challenges and concerns

A powerful collaboration
Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford is collaborating with online education provider,
GetSmarter, to create a new class of learning experience — one that is immersive, collaborative, and
designed for optimal accessibility to the busy working professional.

About Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Saïd Business School blends the best of new and old. Deeply embedded in an 800-year-old world-class
University, Oxford Saïd strives to educate people for successful business careers. As a community,
Oxford Saïd seeks to use business acumen and global networks to address long-horizon phenomena
like demographic change, new technologies and natural resource scarcity. Saïd Business School is
committed to delivering cutting-edge education and ground-breaking research that transforms individuals,
organisations, business practice and society.

About GetSmarter
GetSmarter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 2U, Inc., is a digital education company that partners with the
world’s leading universities to select, design and deliver premium online short courses with a data-driven
focus on learning gain. 

Technology meets academic rigour in our people-mediated model which enables lifelong learners across the
globe to obtain industry-relevant skills that are certified by the world’s most reputable academic institutions. 

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How you’ll learn and activities available in each programme

module. Both Adobe applications are available
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instructional material We recommend that you use Google Chrome as
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weekly class-wide forums and graded small Campus. Although this is not a requirement,
group discussions we have found that this browser performs best
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Technical Requirements software and resources. These additional
Basic requirements software and resource requirements will be
In order to complete a programme, you’ll need communicated to you upon registration and/or
a current email account and access to a computer at the beginning of the programme. Please note
and the internet. You should be familiar with using that Google, Vimeo, and YouTube may be used in
a computer and accessing the internet, as you our programme delivery, and if these services are
may need to be able to read documents in blocked in your jurisdiction, you may have difficulty
Adobe PDF Reader, view Microsoft PowerPoint in accessing programme content. Please check
presentations, and read and create documents with a Programme Consultant before registering
in Microsoft Word. In addition, you will need to for this programme if you have any concerns about
install Adobe Flash this affecting your experience with the Online
Campus.

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Oxford
Fintech
Programme
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the latest tech to build better financial services firms?

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