Yossi Leon ,
MBA

  • Adjunct Professor

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Yossi

Yossi is a seasoned R&D leader with experience ranging from early-stage to late-stage tech firms. He has over 20 years of product management, product design and operations experience. He is currently a CTO at FIA Tech, a FinTech company specializing in traded derivatives product solutions.

Education

B.Sc. in Computer Science and an MBA from Tel Aviv University

Current Courses

FinTech: Finance Industry Transformation - The course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the latest technological advancements in the finance industry. No previous technological background is required. The course will cover topics such as decentralized finance, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, financial crime, RegTech, and algorithmic trading. Students will learn how these technologies are revolutionizing the finance industry and explore their practical applications in financial institutions. The course will also focus on the potential risks associated with these technologies and how to mitigate them.

Course Syllabus:

  1. Networks, APIs and fintech banking platforms – How technology is decentralizing finance. Final project assignment overview;
  2. Disruption and disintermediation – How financial innovation and cloud computing gave birth to the fintech revolution; 
  3. Artificial intelligence and automation in fintech – AI and machine learning in practice; 
  4. Financial crime, cybersecurity, and risk management – Pitfalls and opportunities in fintech; 
  5. Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrencies – The applications of distributed ledger technology in finance; 
  6. Digitizing the price mechanism – The impact of automation and social media on financial markets; 
  7. Guest lecturer (CEO/CTO/COO of a FinTech company) discussing “Use Cases in financial crime”;
  8. Regtech and regulatory compliance – Financial regulation in a fintech context; 
  9. “Run the Bank-Change the bank” – how financial institutions deal with new technology and innovation;
  10. Guest lecturer;
  11. Behavioral economics and experience design – How to optimize user engagement; 
  12. Electronic trading and algo trading;
  13. Looking to the future – Optimization, decentralization, and personalization; 
  14. Final project presentation;
  15. Final project presentation