The Imperial Institute of India (IIM) Introduces Advanced FinTech/Blockchain Program

The lingering prospects among the Blockchain/FinTech space has led the keen interest continues to mount everywhere, reputed institutions from Big 4 auditing firms to the central banks of advanced economies have been investing into R&D projects of blockchain and cryptocurrency gamut. 

It is quite known that Fintech has been one of the swiftly growing sectors. Fintech gamut symbolizes the progressive enterprises that leverage cutting edge technology to bring-in friendly financial products and solutions that are quite far more agile and pioneering compared to traditional financial institutions.

While the prestigious universities across the globe have been no exception, designing innovative courses on FinTech including crypto and blockchain areas. Some major universities have already added relevant courses to their curriculum. Ivy leagues like Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley, Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Edinburg Napier University etc. Now, CFA institute the US, has also been no exception.

For now, the Prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta and training platform TalentSpirit are collaboratively announced to offer an advanced programme in fintech and blockchain technology. This is exclusively meant for educating on financial technologies growth and its prospects and adverse impact on the banking and financial ecosystem. India is the world’s second largest FinTech hub- next to China. Globally, the FinTech sector is attracting significant investment-more than 1000 companies raised more than $100 billion in the recent past.

The program director, professor Indranil Bose, stated that “the program is scheduled for this Mayanda vast majority of firms in the banking and financial sector believe that the lack of adequate fintech talent is an existential threat to their future.”

“The program intends to equip and enable 2000 FinTech professionals in the next few years,” he later appended.

For more details on the program, refer IIM Calcutta website: https://www.iimcal.ac.in/ldp/APFFB

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