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What’s inside?
Overview 3

About Programme 4

Faculty 5

Outcomes 6

Participants Profile 7

Curriculum and Format 8

Eligibility 10

Fee 11

Institute 12
 Overview

Join the Future of Financial Innovation

IIM Calcutta FinTech
Programme

FinTech Growth Curve

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300% increase in
funding in Indian
FinTech sector in 2018
1 in every 2 retail equity
investors to use a
digital platform by 2025
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46% average adoption 3

of FinTech across
emerging markets
33% consumers use at
least two FinTech
Services
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Global FinTech Sector

expected to grow to
USD 45 Bn by 2020

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 About Programme

About Programme
The FinTech industry in India is growing at a break-neck speed and technology
innovation is powering this growth. The industry now needs highly skilled
professionals who can manage and navigate the FinTech business world which
is filled with phenomenal opportunities.

IIM Calcutta, in association with TalentSprint, offers a 6 Month Advanced

Programme in FinTech and Financial Blockchain (APFFB). The Programme is
for professionals in Banking, Consulting, Financial Services, Insurance, Man-
agement, and Technology, who want to be at the forefront of the FinTech
Revolution and wish to lead FinTech initiatives in their organization or want to
start their own. IIM Calcutta, with its expertise in quantitative courses, analyt-
ics programmes, and financial markets is well placed to equip professionals
with both the academic framework and the practical skill sets to help set a
firm footing in this brave new financial world order.

50+ Years of Globally Ranked Ranked Triple Accredited Unmatched Pioneering

Academic Excellence in Top 25 #3 in Asia AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB Alumni Network Finance Lab

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Faculty

Programme Directors

Saibal Chattopadhyay
Professor, IIM Calcutta

Completed his Ph.D. in Statistics from

the University of Connecticut. Been
working with IIM Calcutta since 1997.
Visiting faculty at the University of
Connecticut at Stamford, and the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Ashok Banerjee
Professor, IIM Calcutta

Subject matter expert in Financial

Accounting, Financial Management;
Corporate Restructuring, and Trading
Strategies. Previously worked with IIM
Lucknow, IMT Ghaziabad and
Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India.

Indranil Bose
Professor, IIM Calcutta

Globally acclaimed researcher in

analytics and FinTech with BTech from IIT,
MS from Iowa and PhD from Purdue.
Previously at the University of Hong Kong
and the University of Florida. Coordinator
of IIMC Case Research Center and past
advisor of analytics for SBI.

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 Outcomes

What should you expect from

this Programme?

Learn
Learn from Leading
IIM Calcutta Faculty

Reinforce
Reinforce learning by
applying concepts

Network
Network with Current
and Future FinTech
Leaders

Certificate
Executive Programme
Certificate by IIM Calcutta

Alumni
Become an Alumni of
IIM Calcutta Executive Education

“FinTechs raised a record

$39.6 Bn in 2018.”
Economic Times
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 Participants Profile

Exceptional Peer Group

100+ 70+ 89% 14% 47%

Professionals Global Participants with Women From Startups and
Companies over 5 Years of Participants Small Companies
Experience

Job Profile

Leadership 26%
Managers 52%
Analyst and Developer 16%
Others 6%

Industry

Banking 32%
Financial Services 29%
IT and Consulting 20%
Others 19%

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 Curriculum and Format

Foundation Module

Data Analysis and Interpretation

Approach business problems analytically. Think systematically about whether and how
data can improve business performance to make better informed decisions

Understanding Banks and

Foundations of FinTech
other Financial Institutions
Understand the origin and history of
How does a bank operate and how is
FinTech and the building blocks
BFSI different from other sectors?

Digital Payments Financial Markets and

Understand new paradigm of Products
payment systems and its “FinTechUnderstand
is the financial
new ecosystem
E-commerce”
and
advantages
TechCabal learn how financial markets work.
Acquire knowledge of major financial
products

Advanced Module
All About Blockchain
Understand foundational blockchain
concepts and know about designs and
implementation of smart contracts.
Learn about methods for developing
decentralized applications on block-
chain.
Crypto Assets and Tokens
Explore the fundamental aspects of
cryptocurrencies and the liquid mar-
kets they operate in. Understand
practical implications of investing in
these currencies.
Digital Disruptions in
Financial Services
Understand P2P lending and innovation
inside manufacturing of insurance prod-
ucts. Wealth management in a digital way.
Risk Management in FinTech
Understand major elements of risks at unit
and enterprise levels. Appreciate how the
use of FinTech will change risk manage-
ment perspectives.

Data Driven Financial Analytics

Understand how quantitative and qualita-
tive information can be used to make credit
and trading decisions. Learn how financial
analytics will help regulators and analysts.

“FinTech is the new E-commerce.”

TechCabal
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Curriculum and Format

Programme Highlights

6 Month Faculty from

Executive Programme IIM Calcutta

Certificate Online Sessions

by IIM Calcutta Twice a Week

2 Campus Visits Capstone

of 3 days each Case Studies

Capstone Case Studies

Transfers and eWallet

Payments Applications

Alternative Capital Risk

for SME Management

Trading
Digital Insurance
and Payment

Digital Payments More

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 Eligibility

Graduation or Post Graduation with at least 50% Marks

Experience of at least 2 years

Enrolment Process*
1 2 3 4

Apply for Submit Await Join

Programme Documents** Selection Programme
*Selection for the Programme will be done by IIM Calcutta and is strictly based on education, work experience and motivation of the participants.
**Scanned copies to be submitted 1) Education Certificate 2) Experience Letter/Latest Pay Slip

“Most Banks will be irrelevant by 2030.”

Gartner

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 Programme Fee

Programme Fee Details

Details

Details Dates Amount

Details Dates Amount

Enrolment Fee Within 3 days of selection 20,000

First Instalment* Within 1 month of selection 1,58,000

First Campus Visit Fee Within 1 month of selection 18,000

Second Instalment* Within 1 month of start date 1,58,000

Second Campus Visit Fee 1 month before the 2nd visit 18,000

Total Fee** 3,72,000++GST

3,56,000 GST

Total EMI
*Flexible Fee*
Available

Certification Evaluation Process

1. Participants will be evaluated on the basis of examinations/assignments

for all the courses.
2. Participants will be given any one of the following grades:
“Excellent”; “Good”; “Fair”; or “Poor.”
3. The cut-off marks for the grades will be revealed but not the actual
marks obtained.
4. Those getting not more than two “Poor” grades will get a certificate of
successful completion of the programme and the course-wise grades
obtained will be mentioned in the certificate.
5. Those getting more than two “Poor” grades will get only a certificate
of participation in the programme. In such cases, the grade will not
be mentioned in the certificate.

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Institute
About IIM Calcutta
The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
(IIMC) was established as the first national
institute for Post Graduate Studies and Research in
Management by the Government of India in
November 1961, in collaboration with Alfred P.
Sloan School of Management (MIT), the
Government of West Bengal, The Ford Foundation,
and the Indian Industry. Over the years,
IIM Calcutta has grown into a mature institution
with a global reputation, imparting high-quality
management education. It has been playing a
pioneering role in professionalizing Indian
management through its Post Graduate and
Doctoral level Programmes, Executive Training
Programmes, Research and Consulting Activities.
It is ranked at #3 Management Business School in
Asia and under Top 25, globally.
For more information please visit
www.iimcal.ac.in/ldp/apffb.
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About TalentSprint
TalentSprint brings high-end and deep-tech
education to aspiring and experienced profes-
sionals. It partners with world-class academic
institutions and global corporations to develop
and offer disruptive programs. TalentSprint's
hybrid platform delivers unique online and
onsite experiences that help build
cutting-edge expertise, for today and tomor-
row. Funded by Nexus Venture Partners and
the NSDC, it is the recipient of several national
and international awards including Dream
Company To Work For 2017, Best Innovative
Technology Organisation In Education Sector
Award 2016, World HRD Congress HR Tech
Leader Award 2014, CIO Review Company of
the Year Award 2014, Silicon India Industry
Performer of the Year Award 2014 and others.
For more information please visit
www.talentsprint.com.
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IIM Calcutta Campus Live Online Sessions
Diamond Harbour Rd, • Interactive Sessions
Joka, Kolkata, • Weekend Schedule
West Bengal 700104 • Direct to Device

For any query, contact Sharada 91212 29800

iimcal@talentsprint.com

FAQ
https://helpdesk.iimc.talentsprint.com/en/

To apply visit
www.iimcal.talentsprint.com/fintech