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In diesem Kurs gibt es 5 Module
Financial services are changing, from how they’re designed to how they’re delivered. Increasingly, the tools we use to bank, borrow, save, and invest are powered by artificial intelligence, delivered through platforms, and built on open data infrastructure. But what happens when finance becomes invisible? When decisions are automated? When users don’t realise they’re engaging with a financial product?
This course explores the rise of intelligent, data-driven finance and how to design systems that are not only efficient but also ethical and inclusive. You’ll learn how Open Data and Open Finance enable cross-sector innovation, and how AI transforms static products into real-time, personalised services. You’ll explore embedded finance models and platform architectures, and examine real-world case studies from global leaders like the UK, India, and Brazil.
Along the way, you’ll investigate risks, from consent fragmentation and data inequality to black-box decision-making and regulatory blind spots. Through hands-on activities and a final design project, you’ll apply your learning to propose responsible, user-centred innovations for the future of finance.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
• Define the principles and evolution of Open Data and its relationship to Open Banking and Open Finance.
• Analyse the key technical, legal, and ethical components that support intelligent, data-driven financial ecosystems.
• Evaluate how AI and blended data sources can improve personalisation, credit access, and service delivery.
• Interpret global Smart Data initiatives and policy frameworks in countries like the UK, India, Brazil, and Australia.
• Identify risks and governance challenges associated with AI, privacy, consent, and data inequality in finance.
• Design responsible, inclusive data-sharing strategies that align with transparency, fairness, and innovation goals.
This is the third course in the 'AI in Financial Services: Foundations through Future Trends' specialization. We recommend completing 'AI Fundamentals in Financial Services' and 'Designing the Future of Finance' courses first for a strong foundation before exploring open data and intelligent finance.
This course examines how Open Data, platform ecosystems, and AI are reshaping financial services. You will explore how intelligent systems use open infrastructure to deliver more personalised, embedded, and data-driven experiences. Through global case studies and critical reflection, you will build the tools to engage with the future of ethical and intelligent finance.
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6 Videos15 Lektüren1 Aufgabe9 Plug-ins
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6 Videos•Insgesamt 8 Minuten
Welcome from Professor Pinar Ozcan•2 Minuten
Open Data as public infrastructure•2 Minuten
Example: Amira’s smart dashboard •1 Minute
Australia CDR •2 Minuten
Illustration: blended data and the power of financial visibility•1 Minute
Designing consent for smart data systems•2 Minuten
15 Lektüren•Insgesamt 131 Minuten
Your learning journey •10 Minuten
Before you begin: reflect on your learning goals •10 Minuten
Important note about course communication•1 Minute
Open Data in the digital economy •10 Minuten
Why Open Finance is a launchpad •10 Minuten
Sector convergence and the rise of smart data ecosystems •5 Minuten
From Open Finance to Open Data: the strategic shift •10 Minuten
Introduction: the state as a data platform •10 Minuten
Government as enabler: trust, standards, and equity •10 Minuten
Introduction: more data, better decisions •5 Minuten
Why blended data matters for inclusion •10 Minuten
Introduction: balancing promise and risk •10 Minuten
Privacy, consent, and control •10 Minuten
Data inequality and the risk of exclusion •10 Minuten
Key insights and personal reflections •10 Minuten
1 Aufgabe•Insgesamt 20 Minuten
Module quiz•20 Minuten
9 Plug-ins•Insgesamt 140 Minuten
Introduction to Open Data •15 Minuten
Open Data Principles •10 Minuten
What Open Finance built •10 Minuten
Why interoperability is the next frontier •15 Minuten
Case Studies: Smart Data UK & IndiaStack •30 Minuten
The role of Open Government Data •15 Minuten
Blended data use cases across finance and beyond•15 Minuten
Policy objectives: What Open Data in finance can achieve •15 Minuten
This module explores how AI and real-time data are transforming traditional financial services into intelligent, personalised, and adaptive systems. From budgeting tools that adjust to income shifts to AI-powered lending platforms that assess risk in milliseconds, you'll examine how smart technologies are reshaping credit, savings, and investment. You’ll also learn to critically assess the design, benefits, and risks of these systems, including the role of automation, personalisation, and decision speed in building financial resilience or exclusion.
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1 Video5 Lektüren1 Aufgabe4 Plug-ins
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1 Video•Insgesamt 2 Minuten
Introduction: cheaper, better, faster •2 Minuten
5 Lektüren•Insgesamt 60 Minuten
How AI enables intelligence •10 Minuten
Risks and design challenges •10 Minuten
Use case: instant credit and loan approvals •10 Minuten
Infrastructure and data challenges •10 Minuten
Key insights and personal reflections •20 Minuten
1 Aufgabe•Insgesamt 20 Minuten
Module quiz•20 Minuten
4 Plug-ins•Insgesamt 60 Minuten
What makes a financial service ‘intelligent’?•15 Minuten
From one-size-fits-all to hyper-personalisation •10 Minuten
The need for speed •15 Minuten
Use cases: Risk modeling and dynamic pricing•20 Minuten
Embedded Finance and Platformisation
Modul 3•3 Stunden abzuschließen
Moduldetails
Finance is no longer limited to banks or dedicated apps, it’s becoming embedded into the digital platforms we use every day. This module unpacks how financial services are delivered through platforms, super apps, and modular ecosystems using open APIs and real-time data. You'll explore how payments, lending, and insurance are becoming invisible, and the new roles of infrastructure providers, BaaS partners, and API aggregators. The module also surfaces the regulatory, ethical, and competitive risks as financial access becomes platform-mediated.
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3 Videos8 Lektüren1 Aufgabe5 Plug-ins
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3 Videos•Insgesamt 6 Minuten
How Open Finance enabled Embedded Finance•1 Minute
What happens when you tap 'Pay Later'•1 Minute
The hidden risks of invisible finance•3 Minuten
8 Lektüren•Insgesamt 90 Minuten
From Open Finance to Embedded Finance •15 Minuten
Why Embedded Finance matters •15 Minuten
API Aggregators: stitching the ecosystem together •10 Minuten
Where the gaps are •10 Minuten
Who’s responsible? •10 Minuten
Emerging regulatory responses •10 Minuten
Market power and the platform risk •10 Minuten
Key insights and personal reflections •10 Minuten
1 Aufgabe•Insgesamt 20 Minuten
Module quiz•20 Minuten
5 Plug-ins•Insgesamt 85 Minuten
Overview and definitions •20 Minuten
How platforms power the future of finance •20 Minuten
Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) •15 Minuten
Super apps: the new financial gatekeepers? •15 Minuten
Consumer risk in invisible finance •15 Minuten
Disruption, design, and real-world impact
Modul 4•2 Stunden abzuschließen
Moduldetails
AI-driven finance has the power to expand inclusion, or deepen inequality. This module focuses on the human impact of intelligent financial systems, exploring case studies where design intent shaped user outcomes. You'll examine how incentives, algorithms, and interface design can empower or exploit users. By comparing inclusive innovations with harmful missteps, you’ll learn how to design for fairness, transparency, and long-term wellbeing. The module also introduces practical governance tools and ethical design strategies to guide responsible financial innovation.
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2 Videos3 Lektüren1 Aufgabe3 Plug-ins
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2 Videos•Insgesamt 4 Minuten
The impact of disruption •2 Minuten
Why intent matters•2 Minuten
3 Lektüren•Insgesamt 40 Minuten
What makes AI in Finance so disruptive? •10 Minuten
Beyond rules, toward responsibility •15 Minuten
Key insights and personal reflections•15 Minuten
1 Aufgabe•Insgesamt 20 Minuten
Module quiz•20 Minuten
3 Plug-ins•Insgesamt 65 Minuten
Case studies: Rise and Robinhood•30 Minuten
Design as leverage point •20 Minuten
AI guardrails and their purpose •15 Minuten
Review, reflect, and demonstrate your learning
Modul 5•3 Stunden abzuschließen
Moduldetails
In the final module, you’ll consolidate your learning and apply key concepts in a capstone assessment. You’ll revisit your reflections, explore the real-world implications of AI and data-driven finance, and design a fictional but plausible intelligent financial product. This final project invites you to connect data, design, and impact, demonstrating how Open Data, AI, and embedded delivery can be aligned with ethical, inclusive, and transparent financial innovation.
Das ist alles enthalten
1 Video4 Lektüren1 peer review
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1 Video•Insgesamt 2 Minuten
Final thoughts •2 Minuten
4 Lektüren•Insgesamt 55 Minuten
Course summary and reflection •15 Minuten
Bibliography and further reading•10 Minuten
Written assignment information•20 Minuten
Next steps•10 Minuten
1 peer review•Insgesamt 120 Minuten
Written assignment submission•120 Minuten
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