Certificate in Digital Money
This 10-week foundation course covers all aspects of the digital payments and digital financial services ecosystem and value chain, far beyond what one would normally find in a course on money and banking.
Courses
Our courses are built to help students gain an understanding of both the advancements that are being made in digital finance as well as some of the most pressing challenges which need addressing. They are designed to equip our students the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to move towards helping build digital financial systems that are more inclusive and equitable.
Foundation Courses
Leading Digital Money Markets
This 10-week foundation course provides a global tour of noteworthy experiences on digital money systems currently in use.
Specialisation Courses
Customers and Uses of Digital Payments
Agent Networks at the Last Mile (A CGAP Course)
This 5-week course is on Cash In/Cash Out (CICO) agent network development in rural areas. It follows 5 Modules and guides students through the fundamentals of launching and expanding CICO networks.
Digital Finance for All
This 4-week course provides an introductory perspective on how credit, insurance, and savings products for the informal majority have evolved and how they operate in today’s increasingly digital world.
Digital MSME Finance
This 4-week course provides an introduction to the dynamics of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) finance in the digital era. Participants explore the intricacies of the MSME finance gap and gain exposure to how new digital tools and innovations are transforming the credit landscape, not only enhancing financial inclusion and economic growth but also fostering innovation, job creation, and resilience in our rapidly evolving global business landscape.
Digitising Agriculture
This 4-week course will explore the current state of play for digital tools serving agricultural sectors and smallholders in emerging markets and evaluate how the delivery of these services are working or failing.
Digitising Humanitarian and Social Assistance
This 6-week course is a general introduction to the use of digital payments in providing humanitarian aid, focusing on the mechanics of digital aid and how to digitise social assistance.
Financial Inclusion
This 4-week course is intended for professionals who deal in some way with digital money platforms, fintech services or microfinance, and who have a need or desire to better understand how digital financial services contribute to improving the lives of lower-income or otherwise disadvantaged groups of people and gain tools to make decisions on the measurement of impact.
Money Transfers
This 4-week course offers a comprehensive perspective on how the remittance industry has developed and evolved and how it operates today.
UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments
The UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments self-paced online learning course explains the 9 overarching principles, which serves as a practical guide for governments, companies and international organisations embracing responsible digital payments in their journey to build trust, mitigating risks, and driving inclusive economies. The UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments course will count 2 credits towards Certified Digital Finance Practitioner journey.
Regulation in Digital Financial Services
Regulation in Digital Financial Services
This 4-week course provides an overview of how policy, regulation, and institutional capacity come together to enable digital financial inclusion.
Cybersecurity
This 4-week course helps business leaders to better understand why cybersecurity is important and identify the areas within their own organisation that may be vulnerable to cyber-attacks.
Consumer Protection
This 4-week course is an introduction to consumer protection in digital financial services and its key implementation challenges.
Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance
This 4-week course is a general introduction to the world of money laundering, terror financing and, proliferation financing and the regulatory frameworks, policy, and analytical tools required to combat them.
Technology and Operational Enablers
Marketing In Emerging Markets
This expert-led 4-week course provides fundamental concepts on marketing and how to use these frameworks to solve problems encountered in emerging markets during product development, pricing, positioning and communication. The context is set with a focus on FinTech products in low-to-middle income markets.
Product Management for FinTech
This expert-led 5-week course will empower individuals with a solid practical understanding of product management in a digital age and its application in FinTech businesses within developing markets.
Understanding and Managing Risk
This 6-week course takes a broad look at the risks a business may face, including the type and nature of risk.
Mobile Money Operations
This 5-week course provides practical insights for professionals who wish to develop a mobile money service, supported with real-world examples of mobile money businesses.
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
This 5-week course provides a general introduction to the emerging world of cryptocurrency, distributed ledgers and internet-based value exchange systems, focusing specifically on Bitcoin.
Digital Identity
This 4-week course looks at the broad landscape of digital identity, covering the main reference schemes such as Aadhaar, eEstonia, BankID, and Mobile Connect.
AI in Finance
This 9-week course provides an overview of and an introduction to the use of artificial intelligence in a business context and its potential applications and pitfalls.
Understanding Tech in Business
This self-paced course will give you the foundational knowledge you need to understand the ever-evolving role of technology in business and to actively participate in conversations about technology within your industry.