The next-generation internet is changing how we manage money, exchange value, and design financial ecosystems through tokenisation and digital assets.

This course on Finternet is a forward-looking learning experience created for fintech professionals, bankers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and curious learners. This course demystifies the concept of the Finternet, a unified, token-based, programmable, and user-centric financial architecture shaping the future of global finance.

Whether you're a student, policymaker, business leader, or product manager, understanding the Finternet will equip you with critical insights into tomorrow's digital financial infrastructure.

Please note: This is a strategic and conceptual course, not focused on programming, APIs, or technical integrations. It’s designed for non-tech professionals in fintech.

By the end of this course, you will:

• Gain a clear understanding of the Finternet, its vision, purpose, and why it's gaining traction now.
• Explore the power of tokenisation in redefining ownership, access, and settlement.
• Understand Unified Ledgers and how they bring together money, assets, and governance under a programmable framework.
• Differentiate between Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and tokenised commercial bank money.
• Examine the key building blocks of the Finternet: architecture, protocols, and governance structures.
• Learn core design principles such as security, interoperability, scalability, and user control.
• Discover how smart contracts enable compliant, secure, and automated financial interactions.
• Navigate various token types, NFTs, cryptocurrencies, utility tokens, governance tokens, and more.
• Explore real-world applications across sectors.
• Understand the regulatory, legal, and operational considerations of implementing the Finternet.
• Reflect on how this ecosystem can be scaled globally across sectors and regions.

Course Modules Include:

• Introduction to the Finternet: Architecture and Vision
• Tokenisation and the Evolution of Digital Value
• Unified Ledgers: From Concept to Implementation
• CBDCs and Tokenised Commercial Money
• Smart Contracts and Programmable Finance
• Identity, Compliance, and Data Privacy in Digital Finance
• Token Classifications: Fungible, Non-Fungible, Regulated, Bearer, and More
• Interoperability Protocols (e.g., UILP)
• Building Open and Inclusive Financial Infrastructure
• Finternet Use Cases: DeFi, RegTech, ESG Finance, etc.
• Legal and Regulatory Frameworks
• Global Challenges and Opportunities

Who Should Take This Course?

• Professionals in banking, finance, or digital innovation
• Policymakers, regulators, and researchers
• Fintech founders, startup teams, and business strategists
• Academics and students exploring the future of finance
• Anyone curious about how digital technology is reshaping money

Thanks

Team, Global FinTech Academy (GFA)