Fintech and Finance (Taught)

This MSc is a FinTech programme grounded in finance, focusing on cryptoassets, digital platforms and machine learning, aimed at careers across fintech and technology-enabled financial services.

FinTech is no longer an emerging add-on to finance; it is now a distinct technological paradigm shaping how financial services are designed, delivered, and regulated. This programme treats FinTech as a system-level discipline, combining financial theory with cryptoasset technologies and machine learning data-driven financial systems.

Students will critically assess the design, operation, risks, and opportunities of fintech systems, including cryptocurrencies, tokens, digital-only banks, payment infrastructures, and technology-enabled exchanges, seeing how they enhance existing financial systems. Alongside this, you will gain hands-on experience with Python programming, data analytics, and machine-learning techniques used across the global fintech sector.

This programme is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), offering exemptions from up to four ACCA papers. This provides an additional professional pathway for students seeking careers that combine finance, technology, and professional practice.

What you should know about this course

• You will build a strong financial foundation to critically evaluate and design fintech products, platforms, and services

• You will gain in-depth knowledge of cryptoassets, including cryptocurrencies, tokens, NFTs, and their role within modern financial systems

• You will develop a detailed understanding of fintech banks, digital exchanges, and platform-based financial services

• You will acquire hands-on skills in data analysis, visualisation, and machine learning using Python, applied directly to fintech use cases

• Your FinTech Project provides an opportunity to develop a substantial applied or analytical piece of work, with support for entrepreneurial outcomes where appropriate

All degree courses are made up of modules – individual units of study on different topics. Some modules are compulsory; others can be chosen from a list of options. Our website has full details of your degree structures, module content, and how each module is assessed. The direct link to this course on our website, can be found at the bottom of this page.

Students are assessed through a combination of assessment methods depending on the modules chosen. Some courses may also include 'practice' assignments, which help you monitor progress and do not count towards your final grade. Our website has full details of your degree structures, module content, and how each module is assessed. The direct link to this course on our website, can be found at the bottom of this page.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS