Cape Town, 22 Mar 2017
The internationally successful FinTech Academy will be launching in South Africa as The FinTech Academy Africa on the 24th and 25th April.
The FinTech Academy is aimed at C-Level executives who have limited time but who need a deep dive into global best practice in FinTech. The two-day curriculum has therefore been designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of key areas of FinTech which would normally take between nine months and a year to attain in normal working circumstances.
The FinTech Academy have combined international expertise, along with local core capability to bridge the cutting-edge of FinTech trends internationally with relevant South and African applicability.
The South African based, Blockchain Academy will also be presenting the training on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.
Ian Merrington CEO of The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) says "Board directors and Executive Committee members are increasingly being called upon to make far reaching strategic business decisions in areas affected by rapidly developing disruptive technology. The curriculum of the FinTech Academy has been specifically developed to fast-track their knowledge, support decision-making and also to future proof their careers."
Nicole Anderson CEO and Co-founder of FinTech Circle added: "We have taken particular care to adapt the curriculum to be of relevance to executives who are based in Africa. South Africa and the rest of the continent present a number of unique and exciting opportunities for the use of FinTech, particularly in areas of FinTech convergence." This curriculum will be based on the international bestselling The FinTech Book and is a first for the continent.
The FinTech Academy Africa is a partnership between London based, FinTech Circle and CiTi) based in South Africa, and follows on from a recent successful collaboration to create specialised FinTech incubation support programs.
Anderson added: "'Skills are a hot topic anywhere in the world when it comes to FinTech and this region is no exception. This is still a nascent industry - and stakeholders are learning in parallel. Innovation is much more about experimentation and execution than theory and through the Academy we are able to bring world class learnings and trends to life with African use cases and serve the needs of all key stakeholders - big business, policy makers, government bodies and the innovators themselves - in a relevant and engaging way."
Susanne Chishti, Chairman and co-founder of FinTech Circle Innovate and co-author of The FinTech Book and one of the course presenters, said: "We have seen enormous interest in the Academy, in Europe and we are delighted to be in a position to enable this knowledge transfer to the African Continent. We envisage running at least two Masterclass sessions per year, in South Africa."
For more details and to see the full curriculum, please visit The FinTech Academy Africa.
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