Session

Winter 2026

 Term

W

Format

LECT

Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite

A broad non-technical introduction to the financial sector with an emphasis on how technologies are used to support financial services. Topics include banking and related services (cash management, lending, mortgages and debt collection, payments and money transfers, trading and finance services, advising), treasury and forex, financial markets (capital markets, exchange and execution, intermediaries, algorithmic trading), insurance as well as cross-cutting concerns including customer relationship management, security, risk management and regulatory compliance.

Course Start Up

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