Today’s payments industry is dynamic and the future looks exciting. Payments is a short, but a fully packed course providing a broad understanding of each of the key players and their roles in the U.S. electronic payments value chain. You will learn the fundamentals about what drives revenue, cost and risk in the payments industry as well as gain insights regarding innovators and disruptors affecting trends in the payments industry today and in the future.

Payment Orchestration

Are you a merchant, a marketplace, a brand or a payment professional who wants to get an advantage over the competition? Maybe you have heard of the term "Payment Orchestration," but do you know what it is in detail and can you explain it to your colleagues or in a strategy meeting?

Understanding Common Card Processing Pricing & Fees

In this course, Miller would be sharing the basic things to consider in choosing an MSP and as the title of this course implies to understand common card processing pricing and what are the fees to expect.

PCI Compliance Crash Course

There are things that shouldn't be left out when doing business. Aside from the customers, profit, and loss, we should not miss being PCI compliant. Let's learn about the things that are important but we may have been brushing off.</p

This course is for students wishing to explore blockchain technology's potential use—by entrepreneurs and incumbents—to change the world of money and finance. The course begins with a review of Bitcoin and an understanding of the commercial, technical, and public policy fundamentals of blockchain technology, distributed ledgers, and smart contracts. The class then continues on to current and potential blockchain applications in the financial sector. 

MIT Blockchain & Money: Introduction

In this video, Prof. Gary Gensler provides an introduction to the course and to blockchain technology.

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies

There’s a lot of excitement about Bitcoin, but also a lot of confusion about what Bitcoin is and how it works. We’re offering this course focusing on the computer science behind Bitcoin to help cut through the hype and get to the core of what makes Bitcoin unique.

Business Applications of Blockchain

This course lays the foundation to gaining competitive advantage in the Blockchain space by providing an understanding of the competitive implications and business opportunities associated with how Blockchain is affecting global industries such as finance, real estate, retail, healthcare, arts & entertainment, government, legal, food, energy, hospitality, education, insurance and supply chain among others.

The purpose of the class is to expose undergraduate and graduate students to the mathematical concepts and techniques used in the financial industry. Mathematics lectures are mixed with lectures illustrating the corresponding application in the financial industry. MIT mathematicians teach the mathematics part while industry professionals give the lectures on applications in finance.

Idea to Impact: Strategy for Startups

This course provides a practical and systematic approach for strategy for start-ups. The course allows you to explore and evaluate the core choices that you need to turn ideas into a reality.

How to Lead

Ali Rowghani, YC Partner and CEO of the YC Continuity Fund, takes from his experience working with great leaders to share his three observations on leadership. To succeed in building a big company in the long-term, founders must become good at leading, motivating, and retaining great people.

How to Pitch Your Startup

For this course, Kevin Hale goes over how to package up your idea and communicate it to an investor. He shares his tips on how to craft your pitch in a clear and concise way that effectively grabs your audience's attention.

How to Find the Right Co-Founder

In this Startup School lecture, YC Partner Harj Taggar shares advice on how to find the right co-founder for your startup.

Understanding SAFEs and Priced Equity Rounds

For this course, Kirsty Nathoo gives the lowdown on several different ways to capitalize your company and how those impact founder equity and cap tables overall.

Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing

Ackman will take you through the founding of a lemonade stand to teach the basics, explaining how investors pay for equity, a word interchangeable with "stock." In the example, the owner starts with $750, with $250 of that coming from a loan. Learn more from this investment genius by taking this course.

SaaS Pricing Strategies for Startups

The course starts with defining what qualities to look for in a good pricing. It reviews elements of pricing and commonly used pricing models. Finally the course introduces PRICEP.