Aspiring Product Managers
You want to enter fintech and need a strong foundation in how financial products work.
Fintech Product Management Program
Build the Product Skills to Shape the Future of Fintech.
A practical program for those who want to understand how financial products work across markets. Learn the systems, payment rails, regulatory considerations and product decisions that shape financial products across Nigeria, Africa and global markets.
- Next Batch: October 15th – December 24th, 2027
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Format: 100% Online | Live Sessions | Practical Learning
- Cohort Size: 20 participants
Why Fintech Product Management
Fintech isn’t just tech. It’s
trust, regulation, and money.
You can be a good Product Manager and still struggle with fintech.
You know how to write user stories.
You understand discovery.
You can work with designers and engineers.
But when someone starts talking about: settlement, reconciliation, KYC, AML, payment failures, ledgers, fraud, risk, authorization, APIs or transaction lifecycles, you suddenly realise there is another layer to Product Management.
- Users
- Whose money, trust and livelihood is involved in every decision.
- Technology
- Complex infrastructure, APIs, integrations and real-time data flows.
- Data
- Transactions, behaviour, risk signals and growth metrics.
- Business
- Unit economics, monetisation, regulatory requirements and margins.
- Trust
- The most fragile and most essential element of any financial product.
- Financial Experiences
- From onboarding to payment to statement every moment matters.
That’s what this program is designed to help you understand.
Who this program is for
This program is for you if...
Entry-Level Product Managers
You understand Product Management but need the fintech knowledge to confidently work on financial products.
Practicing Product Managers
You already work in Product and want to deepen your understanding of payments, financial services, risk, compliance and fintech operations.
PMs Transitioning Into Fintech
You're moving from another product space into fintech and want to understand the environment before stepping into the role.
Professionals Working Around Fintech
You work in technology, operations, banking or related areas and want stronger product thinking within a fintech context.
Who this program is not for
This may not be the right program for you if…
- You're looking for a general Product Management course.
- You want a purely theoretical fintech course with no practical application.
- You're looking for a course that teaches software engineering or financial engineering.
- You're not willing to participate in live sessions, practical exercises and group activities.
- You're looking for a quick course you can complete in a few days.
This is an intensive learning experience for people who want to understand fintech and actually apply what they learn.
Program Format & Commitment
Learn → Apply → Build Evidence.
01
8 Weeks of Learning
Each week focuses on a major area of fintech product management. Live facilitator-led sessions, practical exercises, case studies, product teardowns, group activities and assignments.
02
2 Weeks of Capstone
Bring your learning together through a practical fintech product challenge. Work through a real product problem, apply fintech and Product Management principles, and present your solution.
03
Your Commitment
Live sessions + practical activities + weekly assignments + group collaboration + capstone work. This is an intensive program for serious-minded and intentional individuals.
04
Format
Cohort: 20 participants · Duration: 10 weeks · 100% online · Start Date: October 15, 2026.
Curriculum
What You'll Learn
A comprehensive 10-week program engineered to transform product managers into technical, domain-expert leaders in fintech.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain what fintech is and how it differs from traditional financial services.
- Understand the major areas of financial services, including payments, banking, lending, savings, investments, insurance, and financial infrastructure.
- Identify the major players in a fintech ecosystem and understand how they interact.
- Understand what makes building financial products different from building other digital products.
- Identify different types of fintech products and the problems they solve.
- Understand the different Product Management opportunities that exist within fintech.
Practical Activity
Map a Fintech Ecosystem
You will select a fintech company and map its:
- Customers → Product → Financial Service → Partners → Infrastructure → Revenue
Evidence / Deliverable
Fintech Ecosystem Map + Company Teardown
Learning Outcomes
- Understand how digital wallets and stored-value products work.
- Understand the basic lifecycle of cards and card-based products.
- Understand how digital banking and account-based products work.
- Understand the fundamentals of lending and credit products.
- Understand the basic lending lifecycle from application to repayment.
- Understand products such as BNPL and other digital credit products at a foundational level.
- Compare different fintech products based on their customers, value proposition, business model, and risks.
- Identify the key product considerations for different financial products.
Practical Activity
Conduct a Fintech Product Teardown
You will select one fintech product:
- Digital wallet
- Digital bank
- Card
- Lending product
- BNPL product
Then break down how it works.
Evidence / Deliverable
Fintech Product Teardown
Learning Outcomes
- Understand why fintech and financial services are regulated.
- Understand the role of licensing in financial products and services.
- Understand the basic concepts of KYC, KYB, AML, fraud prevention, and customer protection.
- Understand the relationship between regulation, compliance, risk, and product development.
- Identify where compliance and risk considerations appear within a user journey.
- Understand how fraud and financial risks can affect fintech products.
- Recognize when you need to involve compliance, legal, risk, or regulatory teams.
- Design a simple product flow while considering regulatory and risk requirements.
Practical Activity
Design a KYC/KYB Product Flow
You will work through a fintech onboarding scenario and determine:
- Where should verification happen?
- What information is required?
- What happens when verification fails?
- How does this affect the user experience?
Evidence / Deliverable
Compliance & Risk Journey Map
Learning Outcomes
- Understand your role as a Product Manager in fintech.
- Apply product discovery and problem-solving principles to fintech products.
- Identify and prioritize customer problems within a fintech context.
- Balance customer needs, business goals, technology, operations, risk, and regulation.
- Understand how fintech PMs work with Engineering, Design, Operations, Compliance, Risk, Legal, and external partners.
- Define a fintech product problem and develop an MVP solution.
- Create a simple product plan from problem discovery to launch.
Practical Activity
Solve a Fintech Product Case
Scenario: A fintech company wants to increase successful transactions among small businesses.
You will:
- Understand the problem
- Identify users
- Analyse the current journey
- Identify pain points
- Propose solutions
- Prioritize features
- Define success metrics
- Consider risk and compliance
- Present your recommendation
Evidence / Deliverable
Fintech Product Brief
Learning Outcomes
- Select and define a fintech problem.
- Identify and define your target customer.
- Conduct basic problem discovery and research.
- Develop a clear problem statement.
- Analyse the existing experience or product.
- Map the user journey.
- Analyse competitors and alternatives.
- Define the product opportunity.
- Define your MVP scope.
- Identify relevant financial, operational, regulatory, and risk considerations.
- Define success metrics.
Practical Activity
Capstone Discovery & Product Definition
Evidence / Deliverable
Problem Statement + Research + User Journey + Product Opportunity + MVP Scope
Learning Outcomes
- Explain how a basic digital payment works from initiation to completion.
- Understand different payment methods and payment product categories.
- Identify the key players involved in a payment transaction.
- Understand the basic role of payment gateways, processors, switches, banks, and payment networks.
- Understand basic concepts such as authorization, clearing, settlement, and reconciliation.
- Identify common reasons payments fail and how you can investigate them as a Product Manager.
- Map a simple end-to-end payment flow.
Practical Activity
"What Happens When I Click Pay?"
You will map the journey of a payment and identify where things can go wrong.
Evidence / Deliverable
End-to-End Payment Flow Diagram + Payment Failure Analysis
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the basic infrastructure that powers fintech products.
- Understand the role of ledgers in financial products.
- Understand how transactions are recorded and tracked.
- Understand the importance of reconciliation and settlement in financial operations.
- Understand the role of APIs and third-party integrations in fintech.
- Understand why fintech companies rely heavily on banking, payment, technology, and infrastructure partners.
- Understand your role as a Product Manager when managing technical and business partnerships.
- Identify common operational challenges that can affect fintech products.
Practical Activity
Investigate a Transaction Problem
Scenario: A customer was charged, but the merchant says they haven't received the money.
You will investigate the possible journey of the transaction and identify where the issue could have occurred.
Evidence / Deliverable
Transaction Flow + Operations Problem Analysis
Learning Outcomes
- Understand how fintech companies make money.
- Identify common fintech revenue and business models.
- Understand the difference between product, business, operational, and risk metrics.
- Identify important metrics across payments, wallets, banking, and lending products.
- Understand how transaction volume, revenue, retention, success rates, default, fraud, and other metrics can indicate product performance.
- Analyze basic fintech data to identify product problems and opportunities.
- Turn data into actionable product insights.
Practical Activity
Turn Fintech Data Into Product Insights
You will work with a simple fintech dataset or dashboard.
For example:
Payment attempts increased by 30%, but successful transactions dropped by 15%.
You'll investigate:
- What happened?
- Why might it have happened?
- What would you investigate?
Evidence / Deliverable
Fintech Metrics Analysis + Product Insight
Learning Outcomes
- Understand emerging fintech models and how they are changing financial services.
- Understand the basic concepts behind embedded finance and open banking.
- Understand how fintech products can be delivered through APIs and platforms.
- Understand the basics of cross-border payments and multi-currency products.
- Understand the role of stablecoins and blockchain in modern financial products at a foundational level.
- Understand how AI is being applied across fintech products and operations.
- Identify opportunities and challenges created by emerging fintech technologies.
- Evaluate an emerging fintech opportunity from a Product Manager's perspective.
Practical Activity
"Should We Build This?"
You will assess an emerging fintech opportunity such as:
- Embedded finance
- Open banking
- Cross-border payments
- Stablecoin payments
- AI-powered financial products
Using:
- Problem → Users → Opportunity → Business Value → Risks → Feasibility → MVP
Evidence / Deliverable
Emerging Fintech Opportunity Assessment
Learning Outcomes
- Develop a product solution to a fintech problem.
- Create an end-to-end product flow.
- Define key product features.
- Create basic wireframes or prototypes.
- Define success metrics.
- Identify technical and integration dependencies.
- Consider risk and compliance requirements.
- Develop your product strategy.
- Present and defend your product solution to a panel of fintech professionals.
Practical Activity
Capstone Solution & Presentation
Evidence / Deliverable
Fintech Product Case Study / Portfolio Project
A complete piece of product work that demonstrates how you approached a real fintech problem-from problem discovery and research to product definition, solution, strategy and presentation.
Program Details
What You Need to Know Before Applying.
- Duration
- 10 Weeks
- Format
- 100% Online
- Structure
- 8 Weeks Learning + 2 Weeks Capstone
- Learning Style
- Live Sessions + Practical Activities + Assignments + Capstone
- Level
- Beginner to Intermediate
- Cohort Size
- 20 Participants10 of 20
- Prerequisite
- No prior fintech experience required
Learn with guidance
Learn From People Who Understand Product Management Beyond the Theory.
Get guidance, feedback and practical context from Product professionals who understand what the work looks like beyond frameworks and textbooks.
Obonganyanga Joshua
Lead, Technical Product Manager, Wema Bank
4+ Years of Experience
Adenike Olatunbosun
Technical Product Manager, Remita
4+ Years of Experience
Gladys Akinyemi
Product Manager/Polaris Bank Limited
8+ Years of Experience
Seyifunmi Olafioye
Senior Product Manager, Renmoney
6+ Years of Experience
Oluwatosin Adetifa
Product Manager, Interswitch
4+ Years of Experience
Mary J. Odey
Product Manager (Frontend Channels)/ Renmoney
6+ Years of Experience
Career Pathways
Where this knowledge can take you.
Fintech PMs encounter product challenges that don't exist anywhere else. Payments that fail. Users who can't pass KYC. Transactions that hang. Wallets that don't convert. The program explores the product thinking behind these moments.
- Fintech Product Management
- Digital Banking
- Payments & Transfers
- Lending & Credit Product
- Financial Platforms
- Digital Financial Services
- Product Strategy
Pricing
Invest in the fintech expertise
you can take with you.
Pay once
RecommendedBest Value
₦300,000
8 weeks of fintech learning
2-week capstone project
Live sessions & practical exercises
Product teardowns & Fintech case studies
Assignments & Cohort collaboration
Capstone project
Student support
Certificate of completion
Pay in 3 installments
Split your tuition into three payments
₦110,000
Total: ₦330,000
Full program access
Three flexible instalments
Pay in 2 installments
Split your tuition into two payments
₦150,000
Total: ₦300,000
Full program access
Two flexible instalments
What you leave with
Outcomes that matter.
By the end of the program, you should be better placed to:
Understand
How financial products are built, regulated, measured and grown.
Analyse
Customer behaviour, transaction data and product performance in fintech contexts.
Collaborate
More confidently with engineering, design, compliance and business teams.
Decide
Make stronger product trade-offs in complex, regulated environments.
Build
Portfolio-ready work demonstrating real fintech product thinking.
Grow
Pursue fintech product opportunities with greater clarity and confidence.
FAQ
Everything You Need to Know.
No. The program is designed to take participants from little or no fintech knowledge to a stronger understanding of financial products, fintech ecosystems and fintech Product Management.
No, but the program is primarily designed for aspiring, entry-level and practicing Product Managers, particularly those interested in fintech.
No. You will learn how the technology, infrastructure and financial systems behind fintech products work at a Product Management level. You are not expected to become a software engineer or financial engineer.
You'll analyse and tear down fintech products and work through realistic fintech scenarios, product problems and case studies throughout the program.
The capstone gives you the opportunity to bring together what you've learned and apply it to a practical fintech product challenge. You'll work through the problem, users, opportunity, product solution, risks, business value and more.
This is an intensive program. You should be prepared to attend live sessions, complete weekly practical activities and assignments, participate with your cohort and dedicate additional time to the capstone.
The cohort is limited to 20 participants.
Yes, participants who successfully complete the program will receive a ProductPointers certificate of completion, subject to the program's completion requirements.
You can choose: ₦300,000 once ₦150,000 × 2 ₦110,000 × 3
You can contact the ProductPointers team and we'll help you understand whether the program is the right fit for your goals.
Still have a question?
You can contact the ProductPointers team and we'll help you understand whether the program is the right fit for your goals.
Send MessageYou're already building products. Now understand the financial systems behind them.
Your next opportunity in fintech could start with understanding what's happening behind the button.
ProductPointers Fintech Product Management Program 10 Weeks | 100% Online | 20 Participants | Starts October 15, 2026
