Business and Financial Transformation in the Digital Age CW2 Report On FinTech Case Study

Assessment Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the current business and financial transformation landscape and critical awareness of the changes that influence the functioning of the financial industry and banking regulatory requirements particularly with the emergence of Fin Tech companies.
2. Critically review, consolidate and extend a systematic and coherent knowledge of existing banking regulations, theoretical discourses, methodologies or practices of the forefront of Fintech innovation and transformation within the financial services industry.
3. Develop critical thinking perspectives on the financial technology revolution with a focus on the role played by digital platforms.
4. Autonomously implement and evaluate appropriate advance business models in FinTech, drawing and recognizing differentiator factors.
5. Apply new and novel methods to under a critical analysis and evaluation of concepts relating to transformation, best practices in digital industries and how firms are embracing the new rules of competition.
6. This assignment is an individual coursework report based on a case study of a FinTech company or a traditional bank undergoing digital transformation, assessing the impact on the financial service industry.

Specific Tasks

Case study selection: Learner is to choose a case study from the following options:

• A FinTech startup disrupting traditional banking services.
• A traditional bank implementing digital transformation strategies.
• A regulatory body introducing new regulations in response to FinTech innovations.

Report: (2,500 words)

• Introduction: Introduce the selected case study, providing background information and context on the current and financial transformation and changes that influence the functioning of the financial industry and banking regulations with emergence of fintech companies.
• Literature Review and Analysis:

• Examine and critically the existing banking regulations, discourses, methodologies and drivers of transformation and disruption within the case study.
• Evaluate the financial technology revolution and its impact on traditional business models and financial service in view of digital platforms of the case study.
• Assess, implement and evaluate advanced business models in Fintech and its differentiator factors of the case.
• Critically analyse and apply new and novel methods of the digital platforms in transformation and the best practices and embracing of new rules of competition in regards to the case study.

• Conclusion: Summarize the findings and critically evaluate the broader implications for the financial service industry in the context of the case study in the digital age.

Assignment Guidelines

Structure

You have been asked to produce a report. It should contain the following:

• Appropriate coversheet (as attached in this document – please ensure appropriate coversheet is attached to your assessment brief)
• Title Page, including the given title in full.
• Contents Page
• Introduction
• Main body, which should also be organised under appropriate
• headings.
• Conclusion
• Appendices, which should be numbered.
• Make sure you refer your reader to them as required.

Layout

Your work should be word processed in accordance with the following:

Font style, Arial, font size 12

1.5 line spacing.

• The page orientation should be ‘portrait’
• Margins on both sides of the page should be no less than 2.5 cm
• Pages should be numbered
• Your name [should/should not – delete as required] appear on the script.
• Your student number should be included on every page.