Singapore University of Social Sciences

FIN549 Financial Management for Fintech Professionals is an integrated finance management course designed for Master of Finance students who are not previously trained in finance. The course provides a comprehensive introduction to principles of financial management and covers theories and practice in areas of financial statement analysis, corporate finance and investment management. The course provides an introduction to financial statement analysis and discusses the techniques and applications of financial statement analysis. The course then moves on to corporate finance and discusses investing decisions, working capital decisions, financing decisions as well as corporate risk management. Lastly the course dives into investment management and explores the valuation methods of the most important financial instruments – equities and bonds. Critical financial principles, market dynamics, practical tools as well as future trend of possible significant developments brought by fintech are also discussed throughout the course. Case studies are utilised to showcase the evolvement of financial management practice in the digital economy. Overall, this intensive course aims to build solid financial management foundations that fintech professionals need and to prepare students for the more advanced courses on alternative investment and portfolio management offered by the Master of Finance programme.