Financial Technology and Innovation

City, University of London

United Kingdom, London

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City, University of London

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

PSFINE

Campuses

Bunhill Row

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 12 month(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 33,100 / year

Next Intake September-2026

Financial Technology and Innovation

About

Overview

Financial Technology and Innovation MSc Who is it for?

Are you keen to learn about the challenges associated with the future of finance and banking, and interested in seeking technology-intensive solutions to the problems that characterise the traditional financial infrastructure?

At present, many Fintech initiatives compete and co-exist with financial institutions. Digitised routines drive the diffusion of advanced analytics in banking and finance. Blockchain technology offers the opportunity to rethink the way we design, use, and embrace financial services.

We offer an inter-disciplinary learning environment with core modules in finance, technology, law, coding and data science to deliver state-of the art knowledge and skills.

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Why choose this course?

Work directly with industry partners on projects as part of your rounded learning experience
Connect directly with the financial industry and fintech scene in and surrounding the City of London
Join us at Bayes, situated right by the square mile and London's financial district

Design and develop solutions while collaborating with peers from different areas of knowledge and expertise across programmes
Prepare for a wide range of careers for Finance – equipped with cutting-edge knowledge on digital finance, regulation and more.

Course objectives

We will walk through and contrast the traditional institutional processes and market infrastructure with emerging, IT-intensive solutions for finance and banking.

We offer state-of-the art academic knowledge in data science and its application to problems in finance and banking.

You'll gain an appreciation of the legal and regulatory context within which fintech innovation and adoption takes place.

Our content is focussed on financial innovation. You'll acquire practical knowledge of how to design financial services by applying principles of information systems management and requirements engineering.

Teaching staff

This new fintech course will be delivered by our expert Bayes academics. Our teaching staff all have many years of practical experience working in industry as well as being active researchers in their fields. This pairing of industry experience and active research provides a topical, hands-on learning environment.

Dr Zsofia Kraussl

Senior Lecturer in Finance and Technology

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

A UK upper second class degree or above, or the equivalent from an overseas institution, in a quantitative programme such as finance, economics, accounting, statistics, mathematics, physics, engineering or computer science
Work experience is not a requirement for this course, but if you have significant relevant work experience this will enhance your application.

English language requirements

If you have been studying in the UK for the last three years it is unlikely that you will have to take an English language test.

If you have studied in the UK at degree level for less than three years (e.g. 3+1, 2+1, 2+2, etc.) you will be required to provide the results of an approved English language test and possibly resit the test to meet our academic entry requirements.

Full list of approved English language tests/qualifications and minimum requirements.

English Program Requirements

If you have been studying in the UK for the last three years it is unlikely that you will have to take an English language test.

Full list of approved English language tests/qualifications and minimum requirements.

Career

Careers

Upon successfully completing the MSc Financial Technology and Innovation course, you can expect at least two different avenues toward the job market.

You may choose to continue your career in the financial sector, and steer institutional digital transformation as a business analyst, or as an innovation manager /service innovation specialist. Your degree allows you as well to take up more traditional roles, such as investment manager or data analyst or quantitative researcher and apply your forward-looking knowledge accordingly.

Or you might enter the FinTech sector and work for a start-up venture or an established finance/banking firm (e.g. a bank or a portfolio manager or a hedge fund) looking to become more technologically capable. You may also end up working for an IT firm or a consulting firm specialising in banking and finance, as they are always seeking for individuals with inter-disciplinary knowledge.

Last, but not least, this course may push you to develop your own technology-based financial service idea and bring a new venture to market.

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