FinTech Risk Management

Colleagues, the FinTech Risk Management program will equip you to provide risk management and corporate governance in the finance industry with the disruption by FinTech and RegTech. You will become more confident to analyse and make recommendations to develop business strategies balancing the risks in operation, reputation and the stability of finance firms. Tech firms are now becoming more like finance firms such as Alibaba, Apple, and Tencent etc., you will learn about the importance of IT compliance and assurance and practical skills in dealing with these changes. Skill-based training modules include: 1) Compliance with financial requirements & government regulations - the financial perspective of FinTech compliance and assurance. Failure to comply with regulations can result in large fines as well as business failures. However, financial compliance is only one part of risk management for FinTech firms, 2) FinTech Compliance with corporate governance: Objectives, guidelines,& policy - examine different types of risks and explain why operational risks and business risks are becoming more important to FinTech firms. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th derivatives of risk types are explained and compared. Techniques and tools for risk analysis and internal controls are also described, 3) IT Compliance & Assurance Part 1 - gain an IT perspective of business application development and compliance in this area. Examine 3 different system changeover methods when implementing a new system & replacing the old system and the comparison. Also we will look into the risks associated with new system development and compliance of change management process, 4) IT Compliance & Assurance Part 2 - grasp the overall picture of business continuity plan and disaster recovery plan. It's essential to plan ahead before something bad happens to the systems (e.g. Data breach or cyber hacking) We will discuss the process of creating a business continuity plan for an organisation and the strategies in data backup and restoration policy, and 5) Peer-graded Final Project - how FinTech creates new sources of risks and challenges to large existing financial institutions and develop business strategies balancing the risks in operation, reputation and stability. 

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Much career success, Lawrence E. Wilson - Financial Certification Academy