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Advanced
Programme in
FinTech and
Financial Blockchain
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What’s inside?
Overview 3

Reasons 4

About Programme 5

Faculty 6

Outcomes 7

Participants Profile 8

Curriculum and Format 9

Career 11

Eligibility 12

Fee 13

Institute 14

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 Overview

Join the Future of Financial Innovation

IIM Calcutta FinTech Programme
in association with TalentSprint

50+ Years of Academic Excellence.

Ranked #3 in Asia. 3
 Reasons

6 Reasons Why Professionals Prefer this

Programme

Master Mentors
Learn from leading faculty, globally recognized for their
contribution to the FinTech industry.

State-of-art Finance Lab

Leverage world-class lab with Bloomberg terminal, real-time data,
market information and cutting edge financial analysis tools.

IIM Cal Alumni Status

Become an Alumni of IIM Calcutta Executive Education and network
with current and future FinTech leaders.

Global Recognition
Get certified by IIM Calcutta, ranked #3 in Asia, Triple Accreditation
- AMBA, EQUIS & AACSB.

Peer Networking
Join an elite community of professionals

TalentSprint Advantage
Build your expertise 24x7 with our best-in-class pracademic platform

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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, Management, 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, analytics 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

“Need for FinTech Professionals will increase

by 42% by the end of 2020.” 5
~The Economic Times
 Faculty

Programme Directors
Prof. Ashok Banerjee received his Ph.D. from Rajasthan University. He
takes several advanced courses in Finance like Financial Accountancy,
Financial Management; Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance,
Corporate Restructuring, Behavioural Finance, Quantitative
Applications in Finance and Trading Strategies. He is the author of the
book Financial Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis which is widely
used as a text book in Finance and Accountancy courses in Indian
Business schools. He has also authored several research papers such
as Integration of Global Capital Markets: An Empirical Exploration and
Value Premium in Indian Equity Market: an Empirical Evidence in major
Finance & Management research journals. He is also the faculty
in-charge of the Finance Research and Trading Lab at IIM Calcutta.
Ashok Banerjee
Professor, IIM Calcutta

Prof. Indranil Bose received his Ph.D. in Management from Purdue

University. He is a globally acclaimed researcher in Business Analytics,
FinTech and Risk Management, Digital Disruption, and Data Science. He
is an author of several prestigious articles, papers and journals such as
Detection of Financial Rumors Using Big Data Analytics: The Case of the
Bombay Stock Exchange, Smarter Banking: Blockchain Technology in the
Indian Banking System and A Knowledge Based Scheme for Risk Assess-
ment in Loan Processing by Banks. He acts as a coordinator of IIMC
Case Research Center and has been an advisor of analytics for SBI.
Earlier, he has worked as a Professor in The University of Hong Kong and
University of Florida.

Indranil Bose
Professor, IIM Calcutta

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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

“The Indian FinTech market is expected to

reach INR 6,207 Billion by 2025.”
~BFSI.com 7
 Career

Career Accelerator
TalentSprint's Career Accelerator offers real, tangible, and far-reaching career advancement and transformation
solutions to program participants. At TalentSprint, we are committed to helping participants connect, explore,
and empower their future.

Priority Career Access

Compelling Profile
Build a compelling professional Get priority access to career
profile with a DeepTech edge opportunities in the industry

Elite Community Startup Mentorship

Become a member of an exclusive Boost your startup ideas with
community of DeepTech experts professional mentorship

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 Curriculum and Format

Foundation Module

Data Analysis and Interpretation (24 hours)

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

Financial Issues in FinTech (18 hours)

Compare and contrast financial statements of a FinTech company and a traditional financial institution.
Valuation and financial risk management of FinTech firms. How to raise finances?

Foundations of FinTech and Associated Risks (18 hours)

Understand the origin and history of FinTech and the building blocks. Understand major elements of risks at
unit and enterprise levels. Appreciate how the use of FinTech will change risk management perspectives.

Digital Payments (15 hours)

Understand new paradigm of payment systems and its advantages

Advanced Module
All About Blockchains (18 hours)
Understand foundational blockchain concepts and know about designs and implementation of smart
contracts. Learn about methods for developing decentralized applications on blockchain.

Digital Disruption in Financial Services (18 hours)

Understand P2P lending and innovation inside manufacturing of insurance products. Wealth management in a
digital way.

Crypto Assets and Tokens (15 hours)

Explore the fundamental aspects of crypto currencies and the liquid markets they operate in. Understand
practical implications of investing in these currencies.

Data-driven Financial Analytics (18 hours)

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

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Format and Curriculum

Programme Highlights

6 Month Faculty from

Executive Programme IIM Calcutta

Certificate Online Sessions

by IIM Calcutta Twice a Week

Capstone 2-day Visit to

Projects IIM Calcutta Campus

Capstone Projects

Transfers and eWallet

Payments Applications

Alternative Capital Risk

for SME Management

Trading
Digital Insurance
and Payment

Digital Payments More

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 Participants Profile

Exceptional Peer Group

170+ 80% 18%

Top Participants with Women
Companies over 5 Years of Participants
Experience

Job Profile

Leadership 41%
Managers 33%
Analyst and Developer 16%
Others 10%

Industry

Banking 34%
Financial Services 36%
IT and Consulting 22%
Others 8%

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 Eligibility

Who should join

Ideal for aspiring FinTech professionals, across India and abroad, engaged at middle and
senior management levels in Banking, Consulting, Financial Services, Insurance, Management &
Technology.

Eligibility
Professionals should have scored at least 50% marks in Graduation or
Post Graduation.

Professionals with relevant background and 2+years of experience.

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 within 7 days 1. Education Certificate 2. Experience Letter/Latest Pay Slip

“Demand for virtual cards has shot up by like

600% amidst Covid-19 crisis.”
~Gartner
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 Programme Fee

Programme Fee Details

Details

Details Domestic Participants International Participants

Details Dates Amount

Programme Fee ₹3,90,000 $5,500

Campus Visit Fee ₹16,000* $220

0% EMI
GST as applicable
Upon successful enrolment, the application fee of ₹2000 ($30) will be adjusted with the programme fee.

*Campus fee will be ₹8000/day for participants staying on campus and ₹5000/day per day for participants staying
off-campus during the campus module. There will be a cap of 75 rooms for on-campus accommodation.

Fee paid is non-refundable and non-transferable.

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.

“India tops FinTech adoption at 87% in 2019.”

~Gartner

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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.
“Demand for virtual cards has shot up by
like 600% amidst Covid-19 crisis”
~TechCabal
~TechCabal
Institute
About TalentSprint
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 Live Online Sessions
• Interactive Sessions
• Convenient Schedule
• Direct to Device

For any query, Contact

Sharada 91212 29800
To apply visit
Jivin 91215 32428
www.iimcal.talentsprint.com/fintech
iimcal@talentsprint.com

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