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Course Overview

The rapid evolution of financial technology, or FinTech, has transformed how consumers and institutions interact with money, making services faster, more accessible, and increasingly digital. However, this innovation also introduces complex cybersecurity challenges, as financial data becomes more exposed to potential breaches and fraud. Understanding the fundamentals of cybersecurity specifically tailored for FinTech is essential for professionals aiming to protect sensitive financial operations, build secure platforms, and navigate regulatory expectations. This course offers a deep dive into the intersection of finance and technology from a security-first perspective.

This course begins with an exploration of the FinTech landscape, highlighting its evolution, the driving role of technology, and key security challenges through architecture reviews. You’ll then move into the foundations of cybersecurity, examining vulnerabilities, threat modeling, and the design of secure FinTech architectures. The third section addresses practical aspects of deployment, emphasizing secure coding practices, risk management, and incident handling. The course concludes with legal and compliance aspects, covering essential regulations like GDPR, PCI DSS, and ISO27X, and guiding learners in building a legally sound FinTech environment.

Gain a strong foundation in securing FinTech systems, from design to deployment, while understanding critical regulatory and risk management frameworks.

What You Will Learn

  • Fintech Ecosystem (Payment, Lending/Funding, Capital markets) with gaps and challenges.
  • How technology like Cryptography, Blockchain, 5G, Cloud Computing, AI addressing Fintech solutions and security challenges.
  • Secure Fintech architecture with deep dive on security controls for cloud infrastructure and application security.
  • Data flow with Threat modeling and Risk Management Framework.
  • DevSecOps Implementation strategy, What and where to inject security controls in coding.
  • Addressing regulatory compliances for KYC, AML, and guidelines on GDPR, PCI/DSS with security controls of ISO27001.
  • Designing of sandboxing environment and what best legal practices to adopt.

Program Curriculum

  • What and Why of Fintech?
  • Fintech Ecosystem Overview
  • How Fintech is Changing Traditional Finance?
  • Reinventing the Wheel
  • The Role of Technology
  • Security Gaps in the Use Cases with Architecture Review
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Security Fundamentals
  • Understanding Public Cryptography
  • Fintech Architecture Vulnerabilities and Attack Vectors
  • Data Flow with Threat Modeling
  • Designing Fintech Security Architecture for Mitigating Risk
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Assessing Fintech Development Lifecycle
  • Security Checkpoints in Coding
  • Fintech Security Solution
  • Fintech Risk Management Framework (DevSecOps)
  • Fintech Incident Management
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Fintech Legal Guidelines and Controls (GDPR, PCISS, ISO27X)
  • Fintech Compliance Check
  • Regtech Focus Areas for Fintech
  • Designing Fintech Sandbox
  • Considerations for Solid Legal Foundation
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Instructor

Taha Sajid

Eng. Taha Sajid is a 5G Solutions and Security Architect with Comcast (USA), Chief Blockchain Consultant with Limar Global Tech (KSA - Hyperledger Member), Chief architect of Fintech startups Smart-Mobile POS and MenarQ, Blockchain training alliance (USA) certified Instructor and solution architect. Previously, he was associated with Coding dojo (USA) as the lead fintech instructor and Huawei Technologies as a technical director and security lead. He is ranked by Thinkers360 among TOP 10 Global Thought leaders in Blockchain, Fintech, 5G for Influencing, Consulting, Mentoring, and Entrepreneurship expertise. Along with his engineering and master’s degree in Blockchain, to his credit, he has over 15+ international certifications from top-ranked INTL organizations like PMI, ISC2, AWS, IBM and Huawei.

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