Financial Technology (FinTech)

6th or 8th Semester

At A Glance

Course Code

ΧΡΗΤΕ

Course Type

Special background, Skills development

Teaching Language

Greek

Is the course offered to Erasmus Students?

Teaching Delivery

Face to face at the Computer Lab

Use of Information and Communications Technology

Laboratory education, utilizing specialized software and algorithms, all course notes will be shared with students via the university’s e-class platform.

Independent Teaching Activities

Type

Lectures

Weekly Teaching Hours

ECTS Credits

7,5

Course Outlines

🇬🇷 Greek

🇬🇧 English

External Links

Student Performance Evaluation

Students will be assigned 4 projects, one per main course unit, prepare a presentation and examined through open-ended questions

Learning Outcomes

Students will be using their PCs all the time, allowing them to become more familiar with both the theory and its implementation using the appropriate software (Python, Power BI and sql). Prior knowledge of these programs is not required for attending this course. Goal of the course is to help students understand WHAT they want to develop, WHY they would need to develop it and then actually develop it.

General Competences

Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
Decision-making
Working independently
Teamwork
Production of free, creative, and inductive thinking

Syllabus

Big Data Analytics και Business Intelligence Tools (Power BI)
Statistical Learning, Machine Learning και Artificial Intelligence
Blockchain και Cryptocurrencies
Algorithmic Trading

Selected material is covered in the following CFA sections:

CFA Level I: Fintech in Investment Management
CFA Level II: Algorithmic Trading and High Frequency Trading

Bibliography

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Financial Services, Oliver Wyman
An Introduction to Statistical Learning with Applications in R. Gareth James, Daniela Witten, Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani
Blockchain Technology Overview, Dylan Yaga, Peter Mell, Nik Roby, Karen Scarfone

Undergraduate Courses

1st Semester