Fintech Innovation Ecosystem (FIN557)

FIN557 Fintech Innovation Ecosystem aims to provide a structured approach in designing, developing and implementing solutions, leveraging on financial technology to address real-world issues. It introduces the structure and design of a fintech ecosystem, the dynamics among its elements, and the roles of various participants in it. It then discusses the Silicon Valley mind-set and examines the basic elements of a fintech start-up with the characteristics of successful enterprises that can scale. Real-world cases are employed for the students to understand the risks and opportunities in fintech business. After the course, students are expected to have gained a good understanding of what it takes to raise a seed round of funding for a fintech start-up.

• Fintech innovation ecosystem
• Developing an idea leveraging on financial technology
• Product presentation
• Business case development
• Customer Validation
• Scaling the business
• Preparing the investor pitch
• Final pitches

• Examine the process to develop an idea into a concept
• Appraise the mindset to incubate a start-up
• Formulate a business case for a start-up
• Appraise the considerations for scaling a start-up
• Create and execute the process for customer validation
• Design and deliver a pitch to early stage investors
• Construct the key elements required in an investor pitch
• Compose and articulate an effective product presentation
• Implement entrepreneurial initiatives