TY - GEN
T1 - On the educational curriculum in finance and technology
AU - Karkkainen , Tatja
AU - Panos, Georgios A.
AU - Broby, Daniel
AU - Bracciali, Andrea
N1 - This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77547-0_1.
PY - 2018/3/13
Y1 - 2018/3/13
N2 - Recent technological developments have enabled a wide array of new applications in financial markets, e.g. big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, and robo-advising, inter alia. While traditionally comprising of computer programs and other technology used to support or enable banking and financial services, the new fintech sector is often seen as enabling transformation of the financial industry. A more moderate and critical view suggests that for the full transformative potential of fintech to be enabled, there is a need for an updated educational curriculum that balances knowledge and understanding of finance and technology. A curriculum that provides a skill portfolio in the two core components and complements them with applied knowledge can support the enabling forces which will render fintech as a true opportunity for the financial service industry and for society as a whole. We attempt a scholarship inquiry into the educational curriculum in finance and technology, aiming to inform this modern educational agenda. We review skills shortages, as identified by firms and experts, and examine the state-of-the art by some of the first educational programs in fintech.
AB - Recent technological developments have enabled a wide array of new applications in financial markets, e.g. big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, and robo-advising, inter alia. While traditionally comprising of computer programs and other technology used to support or enable banking and financial services, the new fintech sector is often seen as enabling transformation of the financial industry. A more moderate and critical view suggests that for the full transformative potential of fintech to be enabled, there is a need for an updated educational curriculum that balances knowledge and understanding of finance and technology. A curriculum that provides a skill portfolio in the two core components and complements them with applied knowledge can support the enabling forces which will render fintech as a true opportunity for the financial service industry and for society as a whole. We attempt a scholarship inquiry into the educational curriculum in finance and technology, aiming to inform this modern educational agenda. We review skills shortages, as identified by firms and experts, and examine the state-of-the art by some of the first educational programs in fintech.
KW - finance
KW - financial technology
KW - Fintech
KW - educational curriculum
UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77547-0
UR - http://internetscienceconference.eu/
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-77547-0_1
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-77547-0_1
M3 - Conference contribution book
SN - 9783319775463
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
SP - 7
EP - 20
BT - Internet Science
A2 - Diplaris, Sotiris
A2 - Satsiou, Anna
A2 - Følstad, Asbjørn
A2 - Vafopoulos, Michail
A2 - Vilarinho, Thomas
PB - Springer
CY - Cham, Switzerland
T2 - 4th International Conference on Internet Science
Y2 - 22 November 2017 through 24 November 2017
ER -