MMBA Associate Certification - Blockchain Finance

Certification Overview

The MMBA Associate-Blockchain Finance Certification provides foundational expertise in how blockchain technology is revolutionizing financial markets, investment infrastructure, and capital formation. This entry-level credential equips university students and early-career professionals with essential knowledge to understand digital assets, tokenization, decentralized finance (DeFi), and blockchain-based payment systems—preparing them for careers at the forefront of financial innovation.

No prior experience with blockchain, cryptocurrency, or digital assets is required. This certification is designed for anyone seeking to build core finance competency in blockchain and digital asset markets, whether you're a student preparing for a career in finance or an early-career professional expanding into FinTech and digital finance.

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At a Glance

Format

Self-paced, online, asynchronous

Duration

6-8 hours (4 courses)

Exam

100 questions, 90 minutes

Prerequisites

None required

Passing Score

70%

Ideal For

Students & entry-level professionals
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What You'll Learn

Through this comprehensive 4-course series (6-8 hours total), you'll gain practical, career-ready skills across four critical domains:

Course #1: Blockchain's Disruption of the Financial Markets

  • Understand how and why blockchain will disrupt financial markets and legacy infrastructure
  • Explore the need for alternatives to traditional financial systems
  • Learn the "Better, Faster, Cheaper" value proposition of digital assets for transactions
  • Examine how blockchain and security tokens will transform the investment industry
  • Understand digital adoption trends and exponential growth patterns
  • Analyze real-world case studies: Carlsberg A/S supply chain finance
  • Evaluate how events like COVID-19 accelerate blockchain technology adoption
  • Explore the benefits blockchain brings to the financial industry
  • Understand decentralized finance as the big picture transformation
  • Assess legacy ways of doing business and why change is inevitable

Course #2: The Rise of Digital Assets

  • Classify the framework of digital assets: payment tokens, utility tokens, and asset tokens
  • Discover core concepts of tokenization and security tokens
  • Understand how tokenization will overhaul financial services infrastructure
  • Explore how tokens provide digitized ownership certificates with blockchain agility
  • Learn how tokenization impacts traditional assets: stocks, real estate, bonds, intellectual property, derivatives
  • Examine benefits of tokenization: process automation, continuous trading, faster deal execution, asset interoperability, fractional ownership, increased liquidity and market depth
  • Analyze real-world tokenization examples: Britain's Royal Mint (gold), St. Regis Aspen Resort (real estate), World Bank Bond-i (fixed income)
  • Understand how tokenization democratizes investing across geographies and investor classes
  • Explore regulatory and compliance considerations for security tokens
  • Participate in blockchain simulation tracking assets from seed-to-store

Course #3: Digital Currencies and Payments

  • Understand fundamental elements of blockchain transactions: cryptography, digital identity, digital wallets
  • Learn how blockchain transactions are created and linked together
  • Discover how blockchain transfers not just cryptocurrencies but also fiat currencies
  • Explore stablecoins as cryptocurrencies designed for reduced volatility
  • Understand how stablecoins representing fiat currencies enable digital forms of global currencies
  • Learn about Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and their implications
  • Examine the creation of cashless societies using mobile payments powered by blockchain
  • Analyze case studies: Facebook's Libra, Ant Financial and mobile payments in Asia
  • Understand how blockchain provides better, faster, cheaper methods for commerce
  • Explore use cases showing how blockchain can improve financial transactions

Course #4: DeFi: The Future of Obtaining Financing

  • Understand how Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is transforming lending markets
  • Learn the basics of digital lending and how it works on blockchain
  • Explore smart contracts and their role in facilitating automatic value exchange
  • Understand oracles and their function in smart contract execution
  • Examine smart contract benefits and real-world applications (AXA's flight delay insurance)
  • Learn about digital borrowing and lending, including earning interest on crypto
  • Understand how blockchain will improve individual and commercial lending for mortgages, auto loans, equipment financing
  • Analyze blockchain-based mortgage solutions: Figure Technologies and Provenance Blockchain
  • Explore the suite of DeFi offerings for lending and borrowing crypto assets
  • Understand historical context: lessons from the 2007 mortgage crisis
  • Assess DeFi's future impact on financial services
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Learning Outcomes

Upon earning this certification, you will be able to:

✓ Explain how blockchain technology is disrupting traditional financial market infrastructure
 ✓ Classify different types of digital assets (payment, utility, and asset tokens)
 ✓ Understand the tokenization process and its benefits for traditional assets
 ✓ Evaluate how security tokens democratize access to investment opportunities
 ✓ Describe fundamental elements of blockchain transactions and payment systems
 ✓ Compare stablecoins and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
 ✓ Analyze how DeFi is transforming lending and borrowing markets
 ✓ Explain smart contracts and their applications in automated financial services
 ✓ Assess real-world use cases of blockchain in financial markets
 ✓ Identify career opportunities in digital asset finance and FinTech innovation
 ✓ Recognize how blockchain creates "better, faster, cheaper" financial solutions

Certification Requirements

Course Completion:

Certification Exam:

  • Complete all 4 courses in the Blockchain Finance Course Series
  • Pass 3 Review Checkpoints within each course
  • Pass the Final Assessment for each course (70% minimum required)
  • 100-question multiple-choice exam
  • 90-minute time limit
  • 70% passing score required
  • Flexible navigation: skip and return to questions as needed

Time Commitment:

Prerequisites:

  • Course study: 6-8 hours (1.5-2 hours per course)
  • Self-paced, online, asynchronous learning
  • Complete at your own pace
  • None. No prior accounting, blockchain, or digital assets experience required.

Who Should Earn This Certification

This certification is ideal for:

University Students:

Early-Career Professionals:

  • Finance, economics, or business majors seeking expertise in digital asset markets
  • Students interested in FinTech, cryptocurrency, or financial innovation
  • Those preparing for careers in investment banking, asset management, or capital markets
  • Students wanting foundational blockchain finance knowledge before pursuing advanced certifications
  • Junior analysts at investment firms, banks, or asset managers
  • Entry-level roles in FinTech companies or cryptocurrency platforms
  • Financial advisors beginning to work with clients holding digital assets
  • Commercial banking associates exploring blockchain lending solutions
  • Treasury analysts at companies considering blockchain payment systems
  • Recent graduates entering finance roles in the digital economy
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Career Applications

This certification positions you for roles including:

  • Investment Banking: Junior analysts evaluating tokenized securities and digital asset offerings
  • Asset Management: Entry-level portfolio analysts working with digital asset funds
  • FinTech: Finance roles at cryptocurrency exchanges, DeFi platforms, or blockchain startups
  • Commercial Banking: Lending associates exploring blockchain-based loan products
  • Capital Markets: Trading assistants and operations roles in digital securities markets
  • Treasury & Payments: Corporate treasury analysts implementing blockchain payment solutions
  • Financial Advisory: Client-facing roles advising on digital asset allocation
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital: Analysts evaluating blockchain and FinTech investments
  • Regulatory & Compliance: Entry-level roles ensuring digital asset regulatory compliance
  • Blockchain Consulting: Junior consultants supporting financial services transformation
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Why This Certification Matters

Financial markets are undergoing their most significant transformation since digitization began. Blockchain technology will tokenize trillions of dollars of real assets, create new DeFi lending markets, and enable instant global payments through digital currencies. This certification provides:

  • Career differentiation in a competitive finance job market where blockchain expertise is increasingly valued
  • First-mover advantage as financial institutions rapidly expand digital asset capabilities
  • Foundation for advancement to professional-level finance certifications (CBFP™)
  • Future-ready skills for a finance industry being reshaped by decentralization
  • Practical knowledge of real-world blockchain applications transforming capital markets
  • Versatility across finance sectors: banking, investments, payments, and lending

Traditional financial infrastructure is being disrupted. Position yourself among the finance professionals equipped to lead this transformation rather than be displaced by it.

Pathway to Professional Certification

The MMBA Associate-Blockchain Finance certification serves as a foundation for the CBFP™ (Certified Blockchain Finance Professional). Students who complete this Associate certification gain comprehensive preparation for advanced professional-level finance credentials in the blockchain space.

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