Financial Technology

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School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences · Business and management

Our MSc in Financial Technology (Fintech) brings together the current knowledge and skills of Fintech industry professionals as well as academics to provide a comprehensive programme with cutting edge technologies. We take an integrated approach to keep you well-informed in the fields of both finance and technology in a transdisciplinary fashion. The individual modules focus on answering the technical questions of what technological capabilities could achieve within the field of finance, acknowledging the robustness and speed at which these technologies evolve. You’ll have an opportunity to visit Canary Wharf in East London, the financial hub of the world, to interact with financial technologist to witness the rapidity at which financial technologies are evolving. You’ll also be able to tour the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to develop further understanding on how financial engineering impacted the financial markets. Study style The certificate stage modules provide a solid foundation so that you can appreciate what’s possible from adopting technology-based architectures as the basis of decision-making and implementation. The hands-on approach to coding and programming will build the necessary expertise for analysing large financial, social and business-related datasets. The diploma stage modules will help you understand the nature of existing and emerging challenges for the financial services industry specifically and businesses in general. At the masters’ level stage, you’ll have the choice between a dissertation and a business case analysis module. Apart from the traditional academic dissertation, you’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate originality in creating or developing solutions to live and emerging issues in industry.

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