FINA 2730 — Fintech and Financial Innovation
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: T/FBostonLondonTraditional
Offers a broad overview of the world of fintech, from the perspectives of both large financial institutions and small startups. Evaluates the financial services industry, forces at play that may lead to disruption in the industry, startups that have already succeeded in bringing about change, the technological tools that may be used to make changes, and how both startups and established firms might respond to the continued pace of change.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 80 | 80 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 3 | 120 | 120 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 34 | 40 | 85% | 6.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 40% | 24.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 4 | 132 | 151 | 87% | 4.8 |
| Spring 2025 | 3 | 119 | 121 | 98% | 0.7 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 29 | 40 | 73% | 11.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 4 | 152 | 166 | 92% | 3.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 80 | 80 | 100% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 10% · T 74% · W 25% · Th 20% · F 74%
Common patterns: TF (59% of sections), WF (15% of sections), R (10% of sections), MTWR (10% of sections), T (5% of sections), async (1% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Alper Koparan (68% of students) · reviews
- Xiaochuan Tong (21% of students) · reviews
- Lingfei Kong (11% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Alper Koparan (62% of students) · reviews
- Xiaochuan Tong (25% of students) · reviews
- Lingfei Kong (13% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Alper Koparan (100% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Xiaochuan Tong (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (FINA course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All FINA courses · Plan it at numap.app