FinTech Career Guides

Finance as an industry has always been very receptive to new technologies. The sheer volume of transactions, the low tolerance for risk and the need for instant processing made computing technology and the internet a perfect force multiplier for banks. …

Blockchain is a fundamental technology that represents a seismic shift for businesses in general and finance specifically. Blockchain tech allows for applications such as cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, tamper proof record keeping, supply chain management, smart appliances, electronic identification, third party …

The FinTech sector is an amalgamation of two of the world’s largest industries – finance and tech. Companies and investors around the world are pouring billions into FinTech development efforts in order to get an edge over the competition. This …

FinTech has undoubtedly been one of the most disruptive forces to ever hit the mainstream banking and finance sector. Sure, there have been recessions and regulatory overhauls and even multi-billion dollar fines, but FinTech is what is really chipping away …

The tech revolution is everywhere – from agriculture to aviation and from finance to logistics. The word “revolution” is used here to illustrate that the changes are significant and rapid. In order to succeed in this rapidly evolving tech revolution, …

Python is a widely popular language used in the financial services industry. From the old banking conglomerates to the new FinTech age start-ups, everyone seems to be loving it. That’s not surprising given Python’s simplistic elegance, versatility and strong financial …

Data Science is a rather broad filed and includes all the processes, techniques and methods used to extract useful insights and information from raw data. Data analysis, programming, data visualization, predictive analytics using data, etc. are all examples of applications …

Cyber security is one of the fastest growing niches within FinTech. In a 2019 survey, CEOs ranked it as their #1 concern, which is why a lot resources are being poured into the field. I have written quite extensively on …

AI represents the next epoch in terms of how work is done. Millions of applications already use AI with varying degrees of complexity to perform mundane or repetitive tasks. Banks, FinTech startups and even government regulators use AI for applications …

Udacity has been around for a while and has gained quite a reputation for providing excellent courses in tech related fields. In fact, you’ll find Udacity as one of the top recommendations for several courses on this site. Compared to …

The majority of time that people spend online is now spent on mobile. This is thanks largely due to Google’s ubiquitous Android platform. Google revolutionized the mobile space with android and now almost everything we do and need online is …

Java is still one of the most in-demand languages in the world of tech development. For the banking and financial services sector specifically, Java competency is still one of the highest demand skills. Java has been around for over 20 …

A product is only as good as the customer’s perception of it. This is why the front-end experience is so vital to selling any good or service. Banks and FinTech firms know this better than anyone else and pour billions …

Good user interface design is a critical component of creating a successful app, tool or website. No matter how technically brilliants the app is, if it has to eventually be used by humans, it must be built with human design …

Scala is a rapidly growing programming language, but it is the finance and FinTech sector that it has taken by storm. A significant percentage of financial development jobs now list Scala as a skill requirement. The trend itself is not …

Is Blockchain a Good Career choice? Blockchain is usually associated with cryptocurrencies but it is much more than that. Blockchain is a fundamental technology like the internet, while cryptocurrencies are just one use-case sort of like how emails are an …

C++ is one of my favourite programming languages because I enjoyed learning it more than anything else. However, I am not the only one and C++ is also the favourite of many large corporations and banks whose entire core systems …

React is undoubtedly one of the most in-demand skills in mobile development today. The FinTech and financial services industry is especially loading up on React developers to meet the high demand for front end finance apps that can replace branch …

Raw Data is no good to anyone. In order to make meaningful business decisions, raw data has to first be processed into useful information and then presented in a format that is easily understandable by all stakeholder. The quality of …

Ethereum is one of the most promising applications of the blockchain technology. It is one of the largest general purpose blockchains out there with 200,000 active developers and over 1,400 projects. That is a lot of firepower and it is …

FinTech is here to stay and everyone from banks to technology giants and from governments to entrepreneurs is taking notice. Career opportunities in FinTech and related fields are ballooning, led by cyber security, payments, RegTech, robo-advisory, blockchain and so on. …

Blockchain is a foundational, revolutionary tech much like the internet. What I mean by foundational is that it is a bedrock technology over which other applications are built. Sort of like how email, the world wide web and google maps …

SQL is a rather versatile language that finds applications in most sectors of the economy. That should not come as a surprise given that SQL is essentially all about working with data and in the modern world, everyone generates data. …