AI in Fintech Essential Training

Robo-advisors, cryptocurrencies, and other technological innovations have been disrupting the finance world for years, challenging old ways of working with innovative new processes. There's even a word for the intersection of finance and technology: fintech. Curious about how fintech and the advancements it encompasses—namely, artificial intelligence (AI)—can affect your day-to-day work? If so, then this course is for you. Join Dr. Michael McDonald as he explores how fintech is changing the finance landscape, as well as how you can use AI in your banking or investment work. Discover how investing with AI works; explore borrowing and lending with online peer-to-peer (P2P) markets; learn how to evaluate the value of cryptocurrencies by building basic financial models with Excel; Learn how to use AI tools like ChatGPT and identify sources of financial data; and more.

Learning objectives
Understand the basics of how artificial intelligence works behind the scenes.
Explain what AI is and what applications it is useful for.
Identify different emerging areas of fintech and how they impact traditional financial processes.
Explain how to use data analytics in finance and how that data leads to AI.
Apply basic AI techniques to make decisions in a financial setting.