Improving the Effectiveness and Demand for Educational Programs in Financial Technologies

¹ Financial University under the Government of The Russian Federation, Department of Insurance and Social Economy, Moscow, Russia
² Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Association of financial market participants «Council for professional qualifications of the financial market», Department of Insurance and Social Economy, Moscow, Russia
³ FinTech Association, Moscow, Russia
⁴ Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Mortgage Housing Lending and Financial Instruments of The Real Estate Market Department, Moscow, Russia

^* Corresponding author: tsyganov@list.ru

Abstract

The research purpose is to develop proposals for improving the quality of education in the field of innovative financial technologies.Methods. The following methods were used in the research: theoretical methods, including review and analytical study, comparison and generalization methods, as well as empirical methods, such as expert assessments (questionnaire survey), and statistical methods (statistical observation). Conclusion. Analyzing the respondents’ assessment, the data were obtained that allowed revealing that in practice, the development of the labor market associated with digitalization faced certain problems. In particular, it was revealed that, despite the potential value of improving the quality of education in the field of financial technologies, increasing the level of knowledge and competencies, there was a problem associated with reducing jobs, which in turn increased an opportunity for developing the labor market. Based on the results obtained, conclusions were formulated demonstrating the relationship between the quality of training of labor forces and innovative changes in the economy within the educational process and educational programs.