Financial technology (FinTech) (Taught)

Our MSc Financial Technology programme is perfect if you want to learn, work, and innovate in modern finance. Fintech combines technology, economics, regulation and change management in finance.

You'll learn Python and Power BI from scratch and learn how to use these tools on financial data. You will have the opportunity to achieve Microsoft Azure certifications and see how cloud and edge computing are transforming the business computing landscape. You'll also learn about marketing, regulation, economic policy and financial governance.

• Address gaps from the rapid growth of technology in financial services and markets.

• Understand the latest needs in risk, insight, and how technology benefits FinTech companies.

• Study blockchain, cryptocurrency, crowdfunding, regtech, insurtech, fintech lending and crime detection.

• Gain the expertise to develop disruptive FinTech innovations.

• Consider how digital innovation helps make financial services more inclusive, accessible, streamlined and better aligned with consumer values.

• Learn a range of established Big Data and analytics techniques to critically analyse information and propose solutions

This programme is for you if you're passionate and ambitious about starting a career in areas like data analytics, cloud technologies and machine learning in finance. It includes input from students and industry experts, focusing on practical teaching and learning.