When: 09/09/2019- 09/12/2019
Time: 11.30-1.00 pm
Where:
ONSITE: Babson Boston Campus, 100 High Street, 12th Floor, Boston, MA
OR
ONLINE (LIVE STREAMING + RECORDING)
Fintech is seeing a major revolution and entrepreneurs and the financial industry is taking notice. With so many interesting business models and opportunities in Fintech, entrepreneurs and financial companies are wondering how to assess the various business opportunities that are out there. Seven key areas are seeing major innovations that are revolutionizing and driving opportunities in fintech.
In this 4-day Bootcamp, we will cover:
• The evolution of Fintech and the current state of the art
• Case studies of successful business models in Fintech startups
• Best practices and hands-on labs when implementing a Fintech idea
*NEW:
- D Shahrawat, Director in Rosenblatt Securities' Fintech Investment Group will share key Fintech and Insuretech insights on Day 1 & 2
- Darshak Shah will share insights on Fintech in Emerging Markets, A view from India on Day 3
Who should attend?
Fintech enthusiasts, Financial professionals, Entrepreneurs, Students and anyone who wants to get hands-on experience to see how Fintech products are built!
Participants who attend all four classes and complete the post-workshop capstone project will be awarded a QuantUniversity's Fintech mini-certificate
NOTES:
1. Please plan to attend all sessions. We will plan to stream this class live and also record it.
2. We will use QUSandbox for all labs. Bring a working laptop with a browser
3. We will offer prizes to the best submissions
4. To be eligible for the certificate, you will have to record a 5 min You-tube video demonstrating that you completed all the 4 labs.
Pre-class Reading:
1. Fintech 101
2. Machine Learning, an intuitive foundation, Sri Krishnamurthy
*Course fees
The course is OPEN PRICE. We are charging a minimum commitment fee to cover administrative costs for the certificate and to subsidize students through the QuantUniversity's "Analytics for a cause initiative".
If you can't afford the fee but would like to attend, apply for a scholarship here QuantUniversity's "Analytics for a cause initiative.
For sponsorship opportunities, contact us at Sri.krishnamurthy@qusandbox.com
Keynote:
FinTech 2020: State of the Union Across the FinTech Landscape
By Dushyant Shahrawat, CFA
Rosenblatt Securities
Capital Markets and Investing: Trading, Investment management etc.
Blockchain:
Digital currency, smart contracts, DLT
Day 1: Slides and Video
Insurtech:
Underwriting, comparison platforms etc.
Guest Lecture:
By Dushyant Shahrawat, CFA
Rosenblatt Securities
AI, Big Data and Analytics:
AI & Machine Learning in Finance
Lab :
Building a Sentiment Analyzer
Building an end-to-end ML model to analyze sentiments from annual report filings
Day 2: Slides and Video
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/quantuniversity-fintech-bootcamp-day-3-highlights-sri/Wealth Management and Banking:
Robo Advisors, Retirement planning, Education planning etc.
Case study
Building an investment planner with public data
Guest Talk:
Fintech in emerging markets: A view from India
by
Darshak Shah
Jash Data Sciences
Day 3: Slides and Video
Payments:
Payment processing, transfers, rewards etc.
·Lending:
Crowdfunding, P-2-P lending, alternative money raising platforms
Lab 3:
Credit risk case study
Building a Credit risk predictor with Lending Club data
Day 4: Slides and Video
Dushyant “D” Shahrawat is a Director in Rosenblatt Securities’ FinTech Investment Banking group on Wall Street. (Rosenblatt is the largest floor broker on the New York Stock Exchange). He provides leading FinTechs strategic advice, identifies opportunities for M&A, and helps them raise capital from VCs, PEs and institutional investors.
Sri Krishnamurthy, CFA, CAP is the founder of QuantUniversity.com, a data and Quantitative Analysis Company and the creator of the Analytics Certificate program and Fintech Certificate program. Sri has more than 15 years of experience in analytics, quantitative analysis, statistical modeling and designing large-scale applications. Prior to starting QuantUniversity, Sri has worked at Citigroup, Endeca, MathWorks and with more than 25 customers in the financial services and energy industries. He has trained more than 1000 students in quantitative methods, analytics and big data in the industry and at Babson College, Northeastern University and Hult International Business School. Sri is leading development efforts in creating a platform called QuSandbox for adopting open source and analytics solutions within regulated industries.
Darshak is the founder of Jash Data Sciences, a Data Science and Fintech advisory based out of Pune, India.
Prior to that, Darshak has built data science competency and practice at 3 different organizations and has 13+ years of industry experience. He has an MBA from Babson College where he learned all about Analytics, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship.
The Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance is provides programs and cutting-edge resources that enrich the student learning experience, support faculty research, and engage our alumni community. We’re committed to furthering Babson’s innovative and practical approach to finance education and enabling industry practitioners, faculty, and students to collaborate and learn from one another.