Financial Technology (Taught)

This interdisciplinary course will teach you to innovate and adopt new technologies to transform the financial industry, democratise finance, and accelerate financial inclusion.

The course was devised out of our Gillmore Centre for Financial Technology, a world-class, cutting-edge research hub focusing precisely on this subject.

You’ll first be trained in quantitative methods, data science, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, finance, and information systems. As your knowledge develops, we’ll be encouraging you to evolve your creative mindset by challenging and critically evaluating established paradigms within the field.

Not just another finance course with a couple of crypto or AI modules, our MSc Financial Technology provides an in-depth, specialised curriculum designed for the FinTech era.

Key benefits

• Acquire the skillset needed for a successful career at the intersection of technology, AI, and finance

• Exposure to presentations from leading FinTech practitioners and networking opportunities

• Study and work with the Gillmore Centre for Financial Technology

• Unique FinTech in Practice option to finetune the skills learned on the course in a realistic, situational format

• Gain expert insight taught by renowned faculty from our Finance and Information Systems Management & Analytics Group (ISMA)

• Candidates from diverse backgrounds welcome

This information is applicable for 2026 entry. Given the interval between the publication of courses and enrolment, some of the information may change. It is important to check our website before you apply.