SYLLABUS

1. INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL FINANCE DF AND DIGITAL FINANCE SERVICE DFS

2. REGULATING DIGITAL CURRENCIES

3. DIGITAL FINANCE SERVICE ECOSYSTEM

o The rise of digital banking, reinventing banking for the digital ageo Digital Currency - Introduction to digital currencies and new crypto currencies (BitCoin, LiteCoin, PPCoin, NameCoin, libra etc.) - - Currency war: digital money vs dollar - Digital currencies and impact on business Technology for digital currencies - How blockchain will move beyond financeo Emerging Technologies reshaping the financial service sector

o Analysis of behavior of financial service user and financial service provider in digital economy o Fundamentals of behavioral finance: Biases o Implications of principles of behavioral finance in digital economy o o Impact of biases in digital financial services o Customer Value Proposition

o What is DFS ecosystem? o Goal of DFSo Digital Environment o Component of DFS ecosystemo Evolution of DFS ecosystemo Natureo o Problems in DFS ecosystemo Demand of Financial services: BFSI sector, NBFC

4. STRATEGIC PRINCIPLES FOR COMPETING IN THE DIGITAL AGE

o Digital disruptions in banking o Competitive analysis of financial services industry o Supply and demand driver o DFS and efficiencyo Disruption in BFSI and NBFC industry in digital e digital economy o New entrant and incumbent: competition or cooperation o Landscape for collaboration in digital economy o Strategies of players

5. A CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE OF DFS

o DFS value chain - Links in the DFS value chain (accounts, data/VAS, digital channel, physical channel)o Bank model-equityo Profit modelo MNO model: airtel moneyo o Standalone model: bKasho Diversity of business modelo Bitcoin and payment technologieso Payment system o Revolutionizing mobile banking

o DFS agents o Operational determinants of success in DFS agent networko Performance metrics of DFS agent networko A strategic approach for next generation DFS agent networkso Do DFS providers: areas of priorities

o How a cyber-attack cause next financial crisis

6. BUSINESS MODELS FOR DIGITALFINANCIAL SERVICES INCLUDING FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES

7. DFS AGENT NETWORK

8. RISK MANAGEMENT AND THREAT TODIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES

9. DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES 10. FRAUD MANAGEMENT IN DIGITALFINANCIAL SERVICES

11. DIGITAL FINANCE: REGULATIONS ANDPOLICIES

Evaluation methodology is the discretion of the faculty. The methodology may include online exams, assignments, group exercises, class contribution and/or any other component as decided by the faculty. A minimum of 70% attendance is a prerequisite for the successful completion of this program. The program may require participants to work on individual/group assignments and/or projects. The main objective of such assignments/projects will be to help the participants apply their conceptual learning in the program to actual real time scenarios. The participants will have to secure the minimum pass marks in the respective evaluation components.

Participants who successfully complete the same and satisfy the requisite attendance criteria, will be awarded a certificate of completion. Participants who are unable to clear the evaluationcriteria but have the requisite attendance will be awarded a Participation certificate.

ASSESSMENT