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MSc Financial Technology (FinTech)

University of Stirling

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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    University of Stirling

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    20-JAN-25, 22-SEP-25, 19-JAN-26

  • Duration

    12 months

Course summary

Overview

The MSc MSc Financial Technology (Fintech) provides the latest information in computing for the financial sector, financial theory, ethical and regulatory constraints, and business skills. It combines theory with hands-on activity. Fintech powers the banking and finance industry, and has applications in several other sectors. The way we handle money is changing - a new concept of digital identity is emerging with the key concerns being digitisation/data, automation and safety. New, exciting and potentially lucrative applications and markets are being explored, including crypto currencies, social tokens, automated market makers, smart contracts, and open banking services.

The whole industry is taking note - from international banks to backroom start-ups, and a new kind of multidisciplinary expertise is in high-demand. To do well in fintech, you need to understand technology, finance and business creation.

Our MSc Fintech is one of the first offered in the UK and provides you with the latest developments in blockchain technology, digital currencies, internet computing platforms, data analytics and machine learning, financial theory, ethical and regulatory constraints, and business skills. It’s an innovative course designed for those looking to enter a career in the fintech industry.

The course covers:

  • an introduction to blockchain technology;
  • digital currencies and smart contracts;
  • cybersecurity and data protection;
  • representing and processing data using Python;
  • bank theory, operations and strategy;
  • an introduction to corporate finance;
  • data analytics and machine learning;
  • fintech app development and banking APIs;
  • investment regulation and ethics;
  • heuristics and bias in behavioural finance;
  • innovation management and disruptive technology;
  • business start-up planning;
  • professionalism, regulation and ethics in banking.

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to give you the cutting-edge knowledge and skills required to work in the new and emerging fintech sector. Many fintech companies are small start-ups so business and entrepreneurial skills are important. Fintech is a disruptive technology, bringing great changes to the ways that banks and insurance companies operate, but also enabling new applications, business models and markets in various fields. You’ll be taught innovation management techniques to immediately make a difference in any organisation or company you work for.

Of course, fintech is also about technology. Being rooted in a computing department, the course enables our graduates to understand the role of software applications in fintech and contribute to their design and implementation, such as services exploiting the new open banking regulations, or disruptive applications supported by blockchain technology. You’ll also have the data analytics and machine learning skills required by new data driven models of financial services provision.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 22,900per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Stirling

  • University League Table

    53rd

  • Campus address

    University of Stirling, Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    37th out of 103 5

  • Entry standards

    / Max 227
    175 77%

    8th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    71.0 71%

    35th

    25
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.08 77%

    65th

    13

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