The material of the course does not match neither the course title nor its description. 50% of the course is a very basic intro to finance, and the other 50% is a very lightly disguised marketing campaign for Goldman. I think it's a real shame that Coursera, having so many real nice courses, and usually so good at picking the courses, allows this one to be on its platform.

This was a very informative course focused on the instructor's decades long experience at Goldman Sachs. The lectures were shallow, rather than deep, but full of lots of potentially useful detail about the mechanics of financial markets and how software/information technology has changed financial markets over the past several decades. Blockchain/Bitcoin are mentioned, but barely discussed at any dept.

Having "Lived & Breathed" the industry myself, Marty is a fantastic instructor and seems like a really nice guy (which is sometimes hard to find on Wall Street)

Great insight and historical - also hysterical references about software in the finance world

Awesome!!!

Needs better pedagogical design- each section should begin with a description of what will be covered and should conclude with the key takeaways from that section. Vidoes whould be broken down into 15-20 mimute segments. Where selected companies are used as example, a ratinale should be given for their selection and the universe from which they were selected.

Sadly much of the courses sounded like a rather smug commercial for Goldman Sachs and its PSI, rather than an unbiased asessment of the forces created by the fintech industry that are impacting part of the finance industry.

The automation of the various trasnactions processing flows was interesting to someone who worked on Wall Street in the '80s.

This was a great course! The information that was provided by Martin Chavez was very informative to me. I am new to Finance and the aspects of software, computer science and math working together to move fintech forward were very interesting. On a side note, the information about APIs was useful to me in another business problem I was trying to solve at the time about how business teams teams share information.

My only wish is that I could have seen the videos of the guest lecturers, but it was stated upfront that Stanford policy did not permit that.

AI will eat up bankers, tellers and clerks at a bank narrowing down operational costs. This course outlines the current and upcoming changes to banks as they used to be in the 20th century

Initially technical, this was an insightful course regarding the future of personal finance and how financial institutions are marring customer relations with software to provide efficiency and value for all stakeholders. The investments being made by financial institutions to facilitate this highlight a level of creativity and a significant change in management and leadership style. Well done Dr. Martin "Marty" Chavez!

A panoramic view of the industry and trends....must watch for any professional in capital markets or fintech or any software professional...a very thought provoking course from a teacher who has lived through the evolution of the last 30 years.

I found it very useful in terms of giving an idea on the current fintech/crypto landscape Marty is the kind of tutor that understands the basis but is also integrating future trends into the industry. However I wouldn't advise it as a beginners course, as some of the terms are very advanced for students who might not be that familiar with financial technology.

Okay as an introductory course for basic concepts of investmetn banks and where software helps. Lack of some depth or emerging trends in fintech

How wonderful it was to learn from Dr. Marty Chavez who has not only a very engaging demeanor, but also a wealth of knowledge gained in the 'trenches' of real world finance. So many valuable insights to be found in the course content, and many excellent readings assigned, some of which I bookmarked for later reference.

100% recommended.

I am indebted to Marty for the invaluable insights into Financial sector evolution, introducing to myriad of technolgies, startups and key people in the business. The course helped to clarity my ideas and directions for work for blockchain based Technology solutions for sustainable finance.

Although a tough and challenging course to follow as a high school student going into university soon, I thoroughly enjoyed learning about financial technology and concepts such as Cryptocurrency and APIs that I wasn't able to completely wrap my head around before. I recommend this course!

The course combines traditional finance knowledge and modern computer knowledge. It shows many new cases of the trend that financing companies are becoming data/software-driven companies.

Curso muito interessante, que agrega bastante conhecimento a quem está visando aprender! Ótima a possibilidade de realizar o curso quando tiver disponibilidade, ajudou bastante.

helped me a lot on concepts and cases for better understanding of the history of finance, including tech; data, software, api, blockchain, bitcoin, fintech, etc.

very useful course for people in banking and fintech background amazing and very useful course in growing one's career graph professionally

hardcore paywall in the latter modules but great listening experience about the changes in finance in the last few years.

Very well designed course with an in-depth study of the paradigm shift that has been happening in the world of Finance.

Great course. Depth, pacing and subject matter are all excellent. Critical information for anyone in finance.