A new Masters in Financial Technology (Fintech) is launching at the
University of Strathclyde, to support the digital transformation of
Scotland's financial sector.
The MSc in Financial Technology will give students the financial,
programming and analytical skills needed to help companies
accelerate transactions and enhance security - and further
establish Scotland's position as a leader in financial
innovation.
The intensive, 12-month programme, starting in September 2017, will
combine a rigorous, core academic curriculum with the
entrepreneurial and innovative elements of Fintech, including
financial method, data analytics, regulation, and the applications
of technologies such as blockchain and distributed ledgers.
Daniel Broby, Director of Strathclyde's Centre for Financial
Regulation and Innovation, said: "Fintech is developing rapidly,
utilising software and programming code in innovative ways.
It is driving efficiency up and costs down and the
digitalisation of transactions is now a cross- disciplinary
science".
"The Scottish financial sector needs to capitalise on Fintech or
miss out. Our new course will equip students with the essential
skills and knowledge for a career in this field; it combines
theory, intensive practice and industrial engagement.
The new course is being run by Strathclyde Business School,
recently named the UK's Business School of the Year.
A new Masters in Financial Technology (Fintech) is
launching at the University of Strathclyde, to support the digital
transformation of Scotland's financial sector.
The MSc in Financial Technology will give students the
financial, programming and analytical skills needed to help
companies accelerate transactions and enhance security - and
further establish Scotland's position as a leader in financial
innovation.
The intensive, 12-month programme, starting in September 2017,
will combine a rigorous, core academic curriculum with the
entrepreneurial and innovative elements of Fintech, including
financial method, data analytics, regulation, and the applications
of technologies such as blockchain and distributed ledgers.
Daniel Broby, Director of Strathclyde's Centre for Financial
Regulation and Innovation, said: "Fintech is developing rapidly,
utilising software and programming code in innovative ways.
It is driving efficiency up and costs down and the
digitalisation of transactions is now a cross- disciplinary
science".
"The Scottish financial sector needs to capitalise on Fintech or
miss out. Our new course will equip students with the essential
skills and knowledge for a career in this field; it combines
theory, intensive practice and industrial engagement.
The new course is being run by Strathclyde Business School,
recently named the UK's Business School of the Year.