FINTECH EXPLAINED
Fintech Explained provides a rigorous, accessible introduction to the landscape of fintech. Michael R. King explains the customer focus, innovation strategy, business model, and valuation of leading fintechs in cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance (DeFi), crowdfunding and online lending, robo-advice and digital wealth management, payments and insurtech, digital banking, and bigtech
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About This Book
Unbiased Insights
Provides informed, jargon-free account based on interviews with stakeholders with key messages and terms, questions for discussion, and suggestions for additional reading.
Theory Meets Practice
Combines theories from finance, economics, strategy, and entrepreneurship with 30+ global cases studies and the latest findings from academic research.
Comprehensive Course Book
Provides a complete course for educating undergraduate and graduate students, executives, and interested professionals built on a structured, pedagogical framework.
Maps Fintech Landscape
Provides a rigorous, accessible roadmap to Fintech over 11 chapters written by an award-winning teacher who is a subject-matter expert.
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Powerpoints for Chapter 1 Foundations of Fintech
This chapter defines fintech, describes its growth and evolution, outlines the traditional and transformational paradigms, provides a lens for evaluating successful fintechs, and presents other building blocks that make up the foundational knowledge in this field.
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Powerpoints for Chapter 5 Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrencies
Dive into the world of digital tokens and cryptoeconomics. Ownership of digital money is recorded on an electronic ledger called a blockchain that is secured using cryptography. Distributed ledger technology is driving innovations in how companies are organized, contracts are set up, and incentives are established
Powerpoints for Chapter 5 Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrencies
Dive into the world of digital tokens and cryptoeconomics. Ownership of digital money is recorded on an electronic ledger called a blockchain that is secured using cryptography. Distributed ledger technology is driving innovations in how companies are organized, contracts are set up, and incentives are established
Powerpoints for Chapter 1 Foundations of Fintech
This chapter defines fintech, describes its growth and evolution, outlines the traditional and transformational paradigms, provides a lens for evaluating successful fintechs, and presents other building blocks that make up the foundational knowledge in this field.
About The Author
Michael R. King
Professor Michael R. King is the Lansdowne Chair in Finance at University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business.
Prior to joining UVic, he held the Tangerine Chair in Finance at Western University’s Ivey Business School (2011-2019), where he co-founded Canada’s first FinTech research centre, the Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab.
His research and case writing focuses on fintech, banking, international financial markets, corporate finance, and climate finance.
Fintech Explained – Quick Pitch
Combining clear descriptions and case studies with the latest findings from academic research, Fintech Explained provides a complete course for educating undergraduate and graduate students, executives, and interested professionals.
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