Digital Finance

What it is about

You will receive a comprehensive overview of the field Digital Finance, including current developments such as Robo-Advisors, Crowdfunding, Digital Payments, Cryptocurrencies and underlying digital technologies (e.g., Big Data, Machine Learning, Blockchain). By the end you will be able to assess the opportunities and risks of digital financial products and evaluate their impact on financial market stability and market efficiency.

What you will be able to do

• Understand technological innovations in the financial sector
• Assess the applicability of digital technologies to financial products and processes
• Identify opportunities and risks of digital financial products
• Assess implications for macro-financial stability
• Analyze the limits of digital transformation in the financial industry
• Consider factors influencing financial market efficiency (e.g., irrational investor behavior)

What the module consists of

• VorlesungDelivery of core content and current developments
• ÜbungApplication and deepening, including financial-mathematical calculations

Teaching method

• Vorträge/PräsentationenConveying and preparing topics by instructors and students
• GastvorlesungenInsights into current research and practical perspectives
• Übungsaufgaben und NachbereitungDeepening of lecture material and practice with calculation tasks
• Präsentationen (studentisch)Promotion of the ability to prepare and discuss specific topics