ITBA launched a master’s degree dedicated to the training of Fintech leaders

As Del Río pointed out, the fintech industry In our country, two of the three unicorns that exist at the moment belong to this industry, in which some 300 companies work and 20,000 people work. “It offers great possibilities for those who are trained in these issues”, highlighted the journalist.

Within this framework and taking this context into account, one of the central themes of the meeting was the need for talent in the Fintech sector and how the financial industry is transforming. “Key in this sense is the exercise of leadership in the new context, decision-making with the new factors presented by the digital generation. Mastery has a lot to do with that”, Simonelli summarized regarding the challenges that lie ahead and the ITBA proposal.

Argentina, a technological hub

“The financial industry is multiplying in a big way and the Argentina is on the way to becoming a technology and financial inclusion hub for the rest of the region because of the know-how of the professionals we have”, pointed out Corral. To which Demarco added that “you have to think about how to take advantage of local talent for the development of a sector that is growing a lot.”

The Fintech sector covers many edges, from digital payments, credit, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain, among others. That is why it requires a wide variety of talents and there is a lot of demand and competition when it comes to getting them. “The technology industry needs good developers and there is a lot of competition because there are large companies that have their headquarters in the country and offer very good salaries,” Corral told Ámbito.

In this sense, he stressed that salaries in the technology sector are up to six times the salaries paid by companies in other areas. And, in the Fintech case in particular, finding talent becomes more complex because the need for technological knowledge is added.

A highly demanded sector with high wages

Likewise, there is a variable, which is the fact that there is much greater demand than supply And, in the case of Argentina, the question of costs is added because a salary of $3,000 is very good, while in other countries, such as Brazil, it is a normal salary, for example. That is why “it is necessary to train more people who can complete this demand and for Argentina to become a knowledge hub in this sense,” as Corral said.

That is why It is very important that the academic offer grows in this sense., since, until now, technology careers used to be very heavy or long, but it is important to develop the trades that surround the Fintech world to become professional in technological issues from different areas. “There are many kids who know a lot without having studied, and this type of career allows them to broaden and validate that knowledge,” observed Corral.

Complete professionals for management

For his part, Demarco highlighted the importance of training leaders with balanced knowledge, that combine technology with business, Compliance tools, for example. That is why, for the careers, we summon industry leaders who are prepared in the subject that they are going to give based on experience and with an academic background as well.

And finally, Simonelli stressed that “it is very important to train more people who can work with traditional financial tools but combined with the technology part, combined with Security and Compliance”. This happens in a scenario in which electronic payments have been growing strongly.

And thus, the development and combination of hard data talents and skills with management and decision-making is very necessary in a context in which the training of professionals is not going as fast as the needs of the market. Thus, he indicated that it is important that those who make decisions know about financial issues, but that they also have a combined knowledge of technology.