Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland has introduced a new dedicated Masters degree course in fintech to help students sharpen their digital and finance skills.
Prospective students with a degree in any relevant subject, such as maths, computing and finance, or professionals with sufficient work experience can apply for the course.
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Dubbed MSc Financial Technology, the new course draws content from both the University’s Business School as well as the School of Computing.
Students will be taught subjects including financial management, data wrangling and transnational financial crime.
Edinburgh Napier dean of Business School Gail Boag said: “As the only Scottish University to offer undergraduate degrees in Financial Services developed with input from leading Scottish financial institutions, I am delighted to see our leadership in this area grow with an exciting new course that cuts across traditional academic boundaries.
“Fintech has evolved to disrupt and reshape commerce and in particular financial services, gaining significant momentum. We are well placed to support this growing digital sector in Scotland combining expertise in finance and computing with practice and application.”
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By GlobalDataEdinburgh Napier fintech programme leader David Potter stated: “The global phenomenon of Fintech is key to the successful future of all organisations, no matter what size and we’re delighted that Edinburgh Napier is investing in this area with the establishment of a new dedicated Masters course.”
