Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Digital Systems at Google Financial Services

Master the digital transformation of finance. Understand and use digital dynamics to compete in the digital age of finance.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • In-depth understanding of digital platforms and business ecosystems
  • Knowledge of the evolving fintech landscape
  • Ability to develop digital transformation strategies
  • Analyzing problems and proposing solutions in real-world situations
  • Experience in applied projects in the field of digital finance
  • Exposure to practices from leading digital financial services companies

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Financial Analyst
  • Digital Finance Project Manager
  • Fintech Advisor
  • Digital Transformation Strategy Manager
  • Finance Product Manager
  • Digital Platforms Specialist
  • Digital Marketing Manager in Finance
  • Business developer in digital finance
  • Customer Relations Manager in Finance

Internship – Series of 4 courses

This internship is designed for learners who have or who wish to develop a career in the digital financial industries.

The specialization explores the evolving world of finance, focusing on the changing dynamics resulting from the conversion of products and services to digital goods, new customer demands, and changing conditions that govern the competitive landscape.

Main topics:

  • Digital platforms and business ecosystems
  • The evolving landscape of fintech
  • Digital Transformation Strategies

During the course, lecturers will use up-to-date examples and share their research from the European and North American financial world, exposing you to practices from leading digital financial services companies such as MobilePay, Saxo Bank, and PayPal.

The course focuses on the financial sector (primarily North America and Europe), but also includes materials relevant to the financial trading and insurance sectors inspired by Africa.

Applied Learning Project

Learners in this specialization will use the knowledge they have gained to analyze problems and propose actions in real-world situations. In the final project, learners will be asked to develop a digital transformation strategy for a real-world financial services company.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Digital competition in financial services

Course 1: Digital Transformation Strategy

Duration: 11 hours
Rating: 4.6 (972 ratings)

What you will learn:

  • Understanding the connection between digitalization and finance.
  • Insights from leading financial companies.
  • Preparation for a unified project of the internship.

Skills you will acquire:

  • Financial services
  • Digital strategy
  • Financial technology
  • Business ecosystem

Course 2: Fintech and the Transformation in Financial Services

Duration: 19 hours
Rating: 4.3 (1,141 ratings)

What you will learn:

  • Description of changes in the financial sector.
  • Understanding payment infrastructures and major payment methods.
  • Understanding the types of money and the impact of regulation on innovation.

Skills you will acquire:

  • Open banking
  • Financial technology
  • Crowdfunding
  • Peer-To-Peer Lending

Course 3: Innovation Strategy: Developing Your Fintech Strategy

Duration: 11 hours
Rating: 4.6 (272 ratings)

What you will learn:

  • Research into business strategies in the financial field.
  • Understanding the challenges that the innovation strategy needs to solve.
  • Inspired by examples from companies like Google and Apple.

Course 4: Digital Transformation of Financial Services – Final Project

Duration: 4 hours
Rating: 4.5 (168 ratings)

What you will learn:

  • Applying knowledge to a real company.
  • Developing a digital transformation strategy.
  • Choosing between different companies for analysis.