While FinTech has spawned a plethora of new career opportunities, it is becoming increasingly difficult for FinTech disruptors to find suitable candidates who can keep pace with the demand for talent and the growth rate of the industry. Investments in FinTech have been increasing globally at a steady pace with the industry receiving USD 17.4 billion in investment in 2016 and a whopping USD 31 billion in the following year. With the industry projected to grow exponentially in the foreseeable future, talented FinTech professionals will quickly be snapped up for their unique skills and capabilities.
Among suitable candidates are individuals who are proficient in areas like blockchain, cybersecurity, software development, mobile application development, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence and deep learning.
Five in-demand positions across the broad FinTech spectrum is listed here:
Data Scientists: While data-gathering could be a junior-level task, at the mid-level, a data scientist may be responsible for building machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to automate or streamline processes. At a senior-level, data experts such as scientists,…
