Introduction to Supply Chain Finance & Blockchain Technology (Coursera)

Introduction to Supply Chain Finance & Blockchain Technology (Coursera)

What is Supply Chain Finance? How does Blockchain apply? In this course, you’ll learn about an emerging set of solutions within trade finance implemented by financial institutions, leading corporate buyers and their trading partners all over the world known as Supply Chain Finance. You’ll learn about the key enablers in Supply Chain Finance and recognize the key challenges in the current market that are responsible for the growing interest in Supply Chain Finance.

Class Deals by MOOC List - Click here and see Coursera's Active Discounts, Deals, and Promo Codes.

You’ll cover the concept, attributes, and metrics of working capital in great detail and review the four main products and solutions in Supply Chain Finance. The course will wrap up with a brief introduction to Blockchain and the basic concepts of Blockchain Technology. By the end of this course, you’ll have learned about the options to enter into the Supply Chain Finance market and how to identify the best solutions for your organization. There is no prerequisite knowledge required to participate in this course, but general business and financial acumen are helpful in understanding the full details of Supply Chain Finance solutions.
Course 1 of 4 in the Supply Chain Finance and Blockchain Technology Specialization.

What You Will Learn

  • Recognize the various means to improve the working capital of your company or your corporate client.
  • Recognize the process to implement and manage a Supply Chain Finance program.
  • Identify the main players, competitors, and enablers in global Supply Chain Finance.
  • Recognize the impact of new technologies in Supply Chain Finance and how to apply them.
Go to Class
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Related Courses

Information Systems Auditing, Controls and Assurance (Coursera) Coursera
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - HKUST

Information Systems Auditing, Controls and Assurance (Coursera)

Information systems (IS) are important assets to business organizations and are ubiquitous in our daily lives. With the latest IS technologies emerging, such as Big Data, FinTech, Virtual Banks, there are more concerns from the public on how organizations maintain systems’ integrity, such as data privacy, information security, the compliance to the government regulations. Management in organizations also need to be assured that systems work the way they expected. IS auditors play a crucial role in handling these issues.

Aug 10th 2026
4 Weeks
Finanzas personales (Coursera) Coursera
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Finanzas personales (Coursera)

Este curso dotará a sus participantes con las herramientas que le permitirán llevar a cabo una planeación financiera personal y entender la necesidad de salvaguardar su patrimonio y recursos financieros, así como los requerimientos mínimos que se deben considerar para tomar buenas decisiones financieras.

Aug 10th 2026
3 Weeks
Web3 and Blockchain Fundamentals (Coursera) Coursera
INSEAD

Web3 and Blockchain Fundamentals (Coursera)

There is a lot of hype around Web3 and blockchain. As with any disruptive technology, there are many competing sources of information. But if we look beyond the hype and mania—not to mention the fear, uncertainty, and doubt—we see something profound happening. We are witnessing one of the largest transformations of wealth in human history—from paper-based analog assets to digital ones. Blockchain represents the first native digital medium for value, and is foundational to the next generation of the Internet—also known as Web3.

Aug 17th 2026
1 Week
Contratación y mercado digital. Aspectos legales y otras cuestiones de interés (Coursera) Coursera
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Contratación y mercado digital. Aspectos legales y otras cuestiones de interés (Coursera)

¿Te has preguntado alguna vez si existen normas en internet? ¿Te has planteado cómo se pueden solucionar los conflictos que puedan surgir entre las personas cuando interactúan en el mercado digital? ¿Has considerado cambiar de profesión o darle una nueva perspectiva a tu desarrollo laboral? Si es así, bienvenido a este curso en el que te proporcionaremos las claves para entender, analizar, evaluar y responder a todos los interrogantes que te hayas planteado.

Aug 10th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Finance for Everyone: Debt (Coursera) Coursera
McMaster University

Finance for Everyone: Debt (Coursera)

In Debt, we take on one of the most challenging financial questions that remains unresolved: How much to borrow? We start by demonstrating why using debt has always been and continues to be a great temptation, particularly when borrowing costs are historically low. We identify conditions for selecting the optimal amount of debt for a corporation looking to maximize its value. You’ll become fluent in related concepts like norms and benchmarks.

Aug 17th 2026
4 Weeks
Private Equity and Venture Capital (Coursera) Coursera
Università Bocconi

Private Equity and Venture Capital (Coursera)

The course deals with the analysis of the private equity and venture capital business. Over the course, students will be provided with a deep understanding of the mechanism underpinning the creation and/or development of a firm and the financial support it can get from the financial system through venture capital investment. The course tries to discover how special financial intermediaries (called private equity investors) finance through equity companies belonging to different stages of their life-cycle, starting from the very beginning (startup and early stage) to a more mature phase (i.e. expansion, mature age, etc.) or also staying into crises and decline.

Aug 10th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Corporate Finance Essentials (Coursera) Coursera
IESE Business School

Corporate Finance Essentials (Coursera)

Corporate Finance Essentials will enable you to understand key financial issues related to companies, investors, and the interaction between them in the capital markets. By the end of this course you should be able to understand most of what you read in the financial press and use the essential financial vocabulary of companies and finance professionals.

Aug 10th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Risks to Crop Production in Agriculture (Coursera) Coursera
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Risks to Crop Production in Agriculture (Coursera)

Learners will be able to describe the crop production cycles of agriculture for annual and permanent crops, explain the financial characteristics and risks of food production, discuss the various types of land ownership and rental agreements for the use of agricultural land, and describe personal, external, and food production risks that influence decision-making in agriculture.

Aug 17th 2026
5-12 Weeks