Suggested preparation: Basic business or finance knowledge is helpful.
About this course
Explore how technology changes financial services, from open APIs and customer channels to lending and insurance. MIT classroom discussions connect technical trends with business models and market structure.
Topics and lesson examples
- Class 2: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning
- Class 4: Open APIs & Marketing Channels
- Class 5: Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrencies
- Class 7: Credit & Lending
- Class 11: Coronavirus Crisis & Finance
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Intermediate — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 12 |
| Video duration | 13h 55m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Basic business or finance knowledge is helpful.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: FinTech and Digital Financial Services | Intermediate | Class 2: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning · Class 4: Open APIs & Marketing Channels · Class 5: Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrencies | 13h 55m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Blockchain Technology and Digital Money | Intermediate | 1. Introduction for 15.S12 Blockchain and Money · 6. Smart Contracts and DApps · 12. Assessing Use Cases | 29h 15m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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