Fintech: Powering the Financial Revolution
Discover the future of financeIn this program, participants will explore how the financial sector is being improved by the technological revolution, from its impact on payment schemes to the use of big data and machine learning to enhance capital markets.
Why this program?
DEVELOP TECH SKILLS FOR FINANCEUnderstand the different factors powering the digital revolution in the financial sector.
BROAD TECHNOLOGY COVERAGEThe program offers a holistic view of the technology landscape financial institutions are facing.
FINANCE IS CHANGINGExplore key developments in banking and finance: from new banking models to digital payment services.
DISCOVER NEW CAREER OPTIONSThe business world today requires a combination of valuable technical skills and solid business knowledge.
Professor Spotlight
Luis Maldonado
IE University professor, World Bank Digital Financial Services Specialist, FinTech investor and entrepreneur
IE University professor, World Bank Digital Financial Services Specialist, FinTech investor and entrepreneur
Luis Maldonado has developed his entire career in the fields of economics and finance, where he has held senior positions both in the public sector, he was advisor to the Minister of Finance in Spain, and in the private sector. He has an extensive experience in consulting, he was Director of Strategic Consulting for the Financial Sector at PwC in Spain, as well as in the financial industry.
He has also a long international experience. He worked for five years at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Washington DC, where he held different positions, as advisor to the Managing Director and in the Monetary and Financial Markets Department.
More recently, he was Managing Director of the PwC-IE Business School Financial Sector Center, where he did an extensive work of publishing and business development in Spain and Latin America in key strategic areas for the financial sector, with a special focus on FinTech.
He was also founding partner of an IT firm specialized in Big Data & Analytics.
Currently, he works as a professor at IE Business School and as a Consultant specialized in Digital Financial Services and Sustainability for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank, among other institutions.
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The Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition
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The Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition brings together Member States, companies, social partners, non-profit organisations and education providers, who take action to tackle the lack of digital skills in Europe. IE University has pledged to carry out actions to reduce the digital skills gap in Europe by developing digital skills to enable all citizens to be active in our digital society and by transforming teaching and learning of digital skills in a lifelong learning perspective.
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