finance
Blockchain & Digital Assets for Finance Professionals
Evaluate blockchain-based financial products, digital money, payment lifecycles, tokenized assets, institutional risks, and responsible client recommendations.
About this course
Evaluate blockchain-based financial products, digital money, payment lifecycles, tokenized assets, institutional risks, and responsible client recommendations.
What you'll learn
1. Financial Infrastructure Without the Hype 2. How Blockchain Transactions Work 3. Smart Contracts and Programmability 4. The Digital Money Spectrum 5. Stablecoins in Payments and Treasury 6. CBDCs and Tokenized Central-Bank Money 7. Cross-Border Payments and FX 8. Mobile Money, Remittances, and African Corridors 9. Tokenized Assets and Real-World Assets 10. Tokenized Funds, Treasuries, and Securities 11. Custody and Institutional Wallets 12. Digital-Asset Market Structure 13. DeFi, Lending, Staking, and Yield 14. Regulation, Risk, and Responsible Advice 15. Client Advisory Capstone
Course modules
15 sections · 45 lessonsFinancial Infrastructure Without the Hype
Identify where a shared ledger could improve a financial process and where conventional infrastructure remains preferable.
3 lessons
Financial Infrastructure Without the Hype
Identify where a shared ledger could improve a financial process and where conventional infrastructure remains preferable.
- 1.0The Financial Problem Comes First
- 1.1Shared Ledgers and Institutional Reality
- 1.2Blockchain or Better Database?
How Blockchain Transactions Work
Trace a transaction at the level needed for a product, risk, or client conversation.
3 lessons
How Blockchain Transactions Work
Trace a transaction at the level needed for a product, risk, or client conversation.
- 2.0From Instruction to Finality
- 2.1Public, Permissioned, and Hybrid Networks
- 2.2Settlement Is Not Always Final
Smart Contracts and Programmability
Explain programmable financial logic and its dependencies without presenting code as law.
3 lessons
Smart Contracts and Programmability
Explain programmable financial logic and its dependencies without presenting code as law.
- 3.0Conditional Financial Instructions
- 3.1Oracles, Administrators, and Exceptions
- 3.2What Should Not Be Automated
The Digital Money Spectrum
Compare monetary claims by issuer, backing, access, redemption, legal status, and settlement role.
3 lessons
The Digital Money Spectrum
Compare monetary claims by issuer, backing, access, redemption, legal status, and settlement role.
- 4.0Money Is Somebody's Liability
- 4.1Stablecoins, Tokenized Deposits, and Tokenized Funds
- 4.2Choosing the Right Digital Money
Stablecoins in Payments and Treasury
Evaluate a stablecoin as payment and treasury infrastructure rather than as a token ticker.
3 lessons
Stablecoins in Payments and Treasury
Evaluate a stablecoin as payment and treasury infrastructure rather than as a token ticker.
- 5.0Issuance, Reserves, and Redemption
- 5.1Payment and Treasury Use Cases
- 5.2De-Peg and Redemption Decision
CBDCs and Tokenized Central-Bank Money
Explain CBDCs at the right altitude for client and institutional conversations.
3 lessons
CBDCs and Tokenized Central-Bank Money
Explain CBDCs at the right altitude for client and institutional conversations.
- 6.0Retail and Wholesale CBDCs
- 6.1Adoption, Privacy, and Banking Implications
- 6.2CBDC, Deposit Token, or Stablecoin?
Cross-Border Payments and FX
Map end-to-end payment economics and dependencies across jurisdictions.
3 lessons
Cross-Border Payments and FX
Map end-to-end payment economics and dependencies across jurisdictions.
- 7.0The Cross-Border Payment Chain
- 7.1Cost, Speed, Prefunding, and Liquidity
- 7.2Payment Design Under Constraints
Mobile Money, Remittances, and African Corridors
Evaluate stablecoin-mobile-money integration in the realities of African payment markets.
3 lessons
Mobile Money, Remittances, and African Corridors
Evaluate stablecoin-mobile-money integration in the realities of African payment markets.
- 8.0Stablecoin to Mobile-Money Lifecycle
- 8.1Off-Ramp Liquidity and Consumer Protection
- 8.2Regional Corridor Workshop
Tokenized Assets and Real-World Assets
Explain what a token represents and where enforceable rights and records reside.
3 lessons
Tokenized Assets and Real-World Assets
Explain what a token represents and where enforceable rights and records reside.
- 9.0Asset, Legal Claim, and Token
- 9.1Issuance to Redemption
- 9.2Tokenization Suitability
Tokenized Funds, Treasuries, and Securities
Understand production institutional products and distinguish them from pilots and announcements.
3 lessons
Tokenized Funds, Treasuries, and Securities
Understand production institutional products and distinguish them from pilots and announcements.
- 10.0Tokenized Treasuries and Money-Market Funds
- 10.1Securities, Private Credit, and Collateral
- 10.2Production, Pilot, or Press Release?
Custody and Institutional Wallets
Ask informed questions about authorization, safeguarding, recovery, and insolvency.
3 lessons
Custody and Institutional Wallets
Ask informed questions about authorization, safeguarding, recovery, and insolvency.
- 11.0Keys, Wallets, and Transaction Authority
- 11.1Self-Custody, Custodians, MPC, and HSMs
- 11.2Safeguarding and Insolvency Due Diligence
Digital-Asset Market Structure
Describe how institutional transactions move through venues, brokers, liquidity providers, custodians, and settlement systems.
3 lessons
Digital-Asset Market Structure
Describe how institutional transactions move through venues, brokers, liquidity providers, custodians, and settlement systems.
- 12.0Exchanges, Brokers, and Liquidity Providers
- 12.1CEXs, DEXs, AMMs, and Settlement
- 12.2Market Failure and Counterparty Exposure
DeFi, Lending, Staking, and Yield
Recognize economic mechanisms and risk sources without learning speculative usage.
3 lessons
DeFi, Lending, Staking, and Yield
Recognize economic mechanisms and risk sources without learning speculative usage.
- 13.0Lending and Automated Collateral
- 13.1Staking and Network Economics
- 13.2Yield Is Never Free
Regulation, Risk, and Responsible Advice
Identify regulatory touchpoints and communicate product risk without giving unqualified legal or investment advice.
3 lessons
Regulation, Risk, and Responsible Advice
Identify regulatory touchpoints and communicate product risk without giving unqualified legal or investment advice.
- 14.0Who Regulates What?
- 14.1Global Direction and African Context
- 14.2Suitability, Disclosure, and Saying Not Yet
Client Advisory Capstone
Produce and communicate a defensible recommendation for a real financial need.
3 lessons
Client Advisory Capstone
Produce and communicate a defensible recommendation for a real financial need.
- 15.0Diagnose the Client Need
- 15.1Compare Instruments and Controls
- 15.2Present the Recommendation