Students explore how currency has changed over time, from bartering to digital payments, and how value is determined in transactions. Through a hands-on bartering simulation, they connect these ideas to modern fintech and understand concepts like open-loop vs. closed-loop currencies. This track builds foundational knowledge of how money systems support today’s economy.

Students learn how hardware and software work together to power financial technologies like point-of-sale systems. By building and testing their own mock businesses, they gain hands-on experience with transactions, inventory, and reporting. This track highlights how technology enables businesses to process payments and make data-driven decisions. 

Students create interactive augmented reality experiences and explore virtual reality to understand how immersive technologies are used in fintech. They design AR advertisements and consider how these tools enhance customer engagement, training, and data visualization. This track emphasizes creativity while connecting emerging tech to real-world financial applications. 

Students investigate how cybersecurity protects financial systems and personal data, focusing on authentication methods and fraud prevention. Through hands-on activities like building a digital lock with Arduino, they apply concepts such as multi-factor authentication. This track develops awareness of digital security and practical skills for safeguarding information. 

Students collect, analyze, and visualize data through experiments, learning how fintech companies use data to make decisions. By testing and improving rocket designs, they compare accuracy and performance using multiple data sources. This track reinforces the importance of data-driven thinking and ethical data handling. 

Students explore how machines use data to make decisions and support financial services like fraud detection and customer insights. Through activities such as training models and creating AI-generated content, they examine the power and limitations of AI, including bias and accuracy. This track builds understanding of how AI enhances decision-making in fintech. 

Students design and build app prototypes that solve real-world financial problems for users and businesses. They focus on user experience, functionality, and collaboration while using tools for both front-end and back-end development. This track connects app design to fintech by showing how digital products improve financial services and decision-making. 

Students apply what they’ve learned across all tracks to design a real-world fintech solution using the Engineering Design Process. They collaborate to identify problems, prototype solutions, and present their ideas in a competitive setting. This track reinforces teamwork, innovation, and the practical application of technology in solving financial challenges.