LE/EECS 4486 (3.00)

Technological Countermeasures to Financial Crimes

Description

Financial technology is an emerging industry that aims to replace or enhance traditional financial services with technological solutions. While financial technology aims to make financial services more accessible to the general public, it is also a crucial component in the fight against financial crimes. The rapid advancement of technology and digital transformation has contributed to the growth and complexity of financial crimes. This course provides an overview of financial crimes and examines key technologies used to combat them. * Students gain a broad view of financial crimes including history, definitions, methodologies, financial intelligence units, regulations, and financial crime investigation. Various concepts such as Know Your Customer, Customer Due Diligence, Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, regulatory reporting, and risk assessment will be covered. * Students study current and emerging key technologies employed to identify and combat financial crimes such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, big data analytics, distributed ledgers, virtual currency, and privacy enhancing technologies. * Students apply the technologies to solve real-world problems via case studies and projects. * Students benefit from many experiential education opportunities via guest lecturers from industry, and case studies and projects suggested and mentored by volunteer professionals currently working in the field. This course is suitable for students who intend to pursue a career in banking, accounting, finance, financial technology, anti-money laundering, fraud management, corporate security, law enforcement, compliance, policy making, and cyber-security. Prerequisites: Cumulative grade point average of 4.5 or higher over all major EECS courses; LE/EECS 2101 3.00 or LE/EECS 2011 3.00.

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