The Georgetown Professional Development Course in FinTech is a unique opportunity for professionals to be at the forefront of change and play an active role in an emerging industry. Candidates joining the program will be trained and equipped with necessary skills to truly thrive in today’s fast paced and highly innovative FinTech environment.

The professional development course in FinTech tackles the unique skills needed for individuals to thrive amidst the emergence of the FinTech industry. It is a joint program between Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and the FinTech Consortium Institute. The program is specifically designed for professionals in the GCC, with at least 2 years of professional experience, focusing on FinTech innovation, strategy, and entrepreneurship across different verticals, including but not limited to digital banking, Islamic FinTech, blockchain applications, InsurTech (Insurance Technology), and RegTech (Regulatory Technology).

Professor James Angel, a prominent name within the FinTech industry, will be leading the course. Not only will he be delivering key classroom sessions in Bahrain, but he will also be providing invaluable market insight as the co-inventor of 12 FinTech patents with experience in over 70 financial markets around the world.

The course itself is a 3-month online, real-time program comprising of seven modules and four case-studies designed by prominent industry thought leaders. The professional program provides a convenient combination of in-person and online education. The program starts off with an in-person session in Bahrain allowing fellow students to interact with each other as well as their professors. After that, students will have five online modules where they will cover the technical material of the course.

The certificate program covers a wide range of exciting topics including payments, peer-to-peer lending, blockchain technology, and crypto-assets. The program will also provide insight into the regulations shaping FinTech technology following ongoing developments in the field. Alongside educational and informative FinTech topics, the program will prepare students with first-hand experience as an entrepreneur in the industry including starting, financing and growing a FinTech business. Candidates will then have the opportunity to develop a business plan and present it to a group of financial professionals.

Professor James Angel highlighted, “The financial services industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation. New technology enables us to offer services and products and interact with consumers like we could never do before. This 12-week certificate program brings together world class expertise in business education and the cutting edge of FinTech in business creation.”