Leveraging Fintech Innovation to Grow and Compete

Blockchain, machine learning, big data, artificial intelligence, and other innovations in fintech are revolutionizing the finance industry—and creating new challenges for both startups and incumbent firms that are competing for market share. To succeed in this environment, startups must build, fund, and grow an innovative operation that can outperform larger companies, while incumbent firms must rethink their offerings and digital capabilities to safeguard against disruption. Do you want to understand how neobanks such as Chime or SoFi have taken large banks by surprise? Are you interested in analyzing how new infrastructure players like Plaid and Stripe are changing financial services? Do you wonder how Alibaba’s subsidiary Ant Group became a financial behemoth? Do you expect your business to be affected by the "platform-ification" of financial services? Are you worried about missing out on the blockchain and crypto wave of innovations after Coinbase's IPO? In this program, you will explore best practices for managing these issues, consider the latest breakthroughs in fintech, and establish a game plan for your company—whether you're driving or defending against disruption—always using real world cases from the most interesting companies in the fintech space.

• Rising executives who have at least five years' relevant experience at a bank, asset management firm, financial services firm, credit card company, or similar type of financial institution
• Entrepreneurs who have launched—or plan to launch—startups that aim to disrupt key areas of financial markets
• Individuals who work in areas or industries that are relevant to capital markets and financial services, such as regulators, real estate (including property technology innovation and REITs), insurance, technology, computer and data science, and engineering

Program for Leadership Development participants earn 3 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

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See how exchange with faculty and peers yields new insights into critical business trends.

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Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.

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Discover more about business. And yourself.Discover more about business. And yourself.

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

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When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.

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