Overview
A self-paced asynchronous online programme for senior policymakers and regulators.
Next cohort: 20 October to 30 November 2025
Duration: 6 weeks
Language: English
Time commitment: 2 hours per week, self-paced learning
Fee: $1,250
Explore the programme
Overview
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), together with Cambridge Judge’s Executive Education division, offers this CFTRI Accelerator course that provides a deep dive into the essentials of financial and regulatory innovation driven by technology.
This 6-week course aims to give you the knowledge and skills to understand the innovative technologies used by fintech firms, recognise the different business models in the fintech sector and see how regulations and policies can vary across regions. You will also learn to evaluate different regulatory approaches to see what fits best with your organisation’s goals and capabilities.
Additionally, the course will help you understand the links between gender, sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) topics, explore how including women in financial systems support global development goals and climate resilience and assess how fintech can promote gender equality within regulatory frameworks.
You will gain:
- practical tools to support financial innovation
- foundational and practical knowledge of key innovative technologies and business models of fintech firms
- access to the global Regulator Knowledge Exchange community platform
- Practical development guidance on the most impactful innovation proposals
- a prestigious Certificate of Completion issued by Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education
What the course covers
- Module 0: Introduction: Welcome
- Module 1: Innovation and Regulation
- Module 2: Deconstructing Banking & Open Finance
- Module 3: Payments & Digital Assets
- Module 4: Digital Lending & Capital Raising
- Module 5: Regulatory Innovation Initiatives
- Module 6: Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion
- Innovation Proposal Submission
Who should attend
The course has been designed for financial regulators and policymakers from around the world working in strategy, policy, authorisation, licensing, enforcement, technology, legal or research to ensure multidisciplinary cohorts.
Please get in touch with us for more details on whether this course is right for you to apply.
Academic insight
The programme is overseen by leading experts and academics from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School and draws on insight from global Fintech experts from the industry.
For information regarding payment terms, cancellation rights, transfer policies and fees, please see our terms & conditions document:
Download the CFTRI-A terms & conditions
Registration closes at midday 2 working days before the programme start date.
Terms and conditions updated February 2025.
