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.
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.
Key Benefits
This fintech innovation program will enable you to navigate a shifting competitive
landscape and make strategic decisions that will position your firm for growth—whether
you work in the credit, insurance, asset management, or real estate market. You will
develop a deeper understanding of the frictions that fintech aims to address; discover
ways to overcome adoption barriers and quickly scale your business; and learn how
to manage disruptive threats posed by agile, data-driven competitors. You will also
gain a critical lens for distinguishing between innovations that offer sustainable
value and those with fleeting benefits.
This fintech innovation program will enable you to navigate a shifting competitive
landscape and make strategic decisions that will position your firm for growth—whether
you work in the credit, insurance, asset management, or real estate market. You will
develop a deeper understanding of the frictions that fintech aims to address; discover
ways to overcome adoption barriers and quickly scale your business; and learn how
to manage disruptive threats posed by agile, data-driven competitors. You will also
gain a critical lens for distinguishing between innovations that offer sustainable
value and those with fleeting benefits.
Details
Accelerate growth and prepare to scale
Formulate an action plan for growing or scaling your company
Secure the funding you need to support your expansion
Improve how you manage operations and mitigate risk
Lead a digital transformation
Direct your company's efforts to "go digital"
Ensure your company moves quickly to harness new innovations
Weave new technologies into existing systems and processes
Address disruptive threats like neobanks with a smart defensive strategy
Leverage emerging opportunities in the marketplace
Harness disruptive technologies to strengthen your market position
Recognize the potential for new technologies, infrastructure players, and platforms
to transform the finance industry—and beyond
Analyze the market need that fintech startups are trying to fill
Sharpen your competitive edge with a stronger business model
Identify opportunities and methods to innovate from within
Rethink your business strategy, value proposition, and digital capabilities
Integrate new technologies to elevate and modernize your offerings
Expand your personal and professional network
Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various
backgrounds, industries, and countries around the globe
Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights
into your business challenges and career decisions
Who Should Attend
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
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
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.
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.
We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis and encourage
you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational
requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement
and organizational responsibilities.
Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting
with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals.
Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).
Application Submission
We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You
may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application
information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via
email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email
us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.
Application Review
To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions
Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current
responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad
range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications
monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.
Fee, Payment, and Cancellations
The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
You will be invoiced upon admission to the program. Invoices are due within 30 days
of receipt, or upon receipt if the program start date is less than 30 days from the
invoice date. If you need to cancel or defer your participation, you must submit your
request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a
full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to the
start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests
received within 14 days are subject to full payment.
We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis and encourage
you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational
requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement
and organizational responsibilities.
Application Deadline
Answering Your Questions
Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting
with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals.
Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).
Application Submission
We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You
may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application
information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via
email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email
us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.
Application Review
To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions
Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current
responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad
range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications
monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.
Fee, Payment, and Cancellations
The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
You will be invoiced upon admission to the program. Invoices are due within 30 days
of receipt, or upon receipt if the program start date is less than 30 days from the
invoice date. If you need to cancel or defer your participation, you must submit your
request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a
full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to the
start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests
received within 14 days are subject to full payment.
What You Will Learn
Leveraging Fintech Innovation to Grow and Compete offers a rich learning experience
including case studies, interactive faculty presentations, guest speakers, and small-group
discussions. Drawing on the experience of fintech leaders, investors from venture
capital firms, and executives from traditional financial institutions, this program
will present a series of real-world cases—including Alibaba, Stripe, SoFi, and Coinbase—that
focus on timely issues at the intersection of financial services and technology. You
will explore a broad range of topics that cater to fintech entrepreneurs, executives
from established firms, regulators, and practitioners in financial services.
Leveraging Fintech Innovation to Grow and Compete offers a rich learning experience
including case studies, interactive faculty presentations, guest speakers, and small-group
discussions. Drawing on the experience of fintech leaders, investors from venture
capital firms, and executives from traditional financial institutions, this program
will present a series of real-world cases—including Alibaba, Stripe, SoFi, and Coinbase—that
focus on timely issues at the intersection of financial services and technology. You
will explore a broad range of topics that cater to fintech entrepreneurs, executives
from established firms, regulators, and practitioners in financial services.
Reviewing how technology is transforming lending markets, investment management, payment
systems, and the real estate industry
Implementing strategies to create new opportunities and marketplaces
Identifying the tensions addressed by technologies such as Application Programming
Interfaces (APIs), blockchain, and artificial intelligence
Successfully designing and launching a new product to meet an emerging need
Competitive strategies
Startups: Designing growth strategies to compete with established industry players
Existing firms: Defending market share by responding to emerging trends and a changing
competitive landscape
Targeting consumer channels or business-to-business channels to increase assets under
management
Credit and lending
Recognizing how new startups and established financial conglomerates approach consumer
financing
Understanding credit market dynamics in the context of consumer finance and small-business
lending
Analyzing the opportunities for neobanks and the regulatory hurdles that innovations
in financial services must overcome
Payment systems
Assessing how legacy players have been disrupted by the advent of agile payment providers
like Stripe, Adyen, and Square
Analyzing the applications of blockchain in different segments and settings, such
as financial institutions and API companies
Evaluating the challenges and opportunities posed by cryptofinance and cryptocurrencies
Investment management in fintech space
Analyzing how demographic shifts impact the demand for financial advice
Understanding key differences between pure models and hybrid models of automated asset
management
Assessing the potential of fintech to disrupt traditional asset managers from tech
and information-driven companies
The HBS Advantage
Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely
recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors.
Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address
the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe
Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely
recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors.
Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address
the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe
Program content, dates, schedule, fees, technology platforms, and faculty are subject
to change. In accordance with Harvard University policy, Harvard Business School
does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex or sexual
orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political
beliefs, veteran status, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or
employment in its programs and activities.
