MSc Financial Technology
Academics from the Gillmore Centre for Financial Technology teach on our MSc Financial Technology, as well as modules across our Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Executive Education courses. Examples include:
MSc Financial Technology
Devised by the Gillmore Centre, our is new for 2025 entry. The course will teach students to innovate and adopt new technologies to transform the financial industry, democratise finance, and accelerate financial inclusion. Students will first be trained in quantitative methods, data science, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, finance, and information systems. As their knowledge develops, we’ll be encouraging them to evolve their creative mindset by challenging and critically evaluating established paradigms within the field.
FinTech
Undergraduate - , and
The first half of this module focuses on blockchain technology, its derivative innovations and their applications, while the second half focuses on AI/machine learning and its application in the financial services industry.
Digital Ventures
Undergraduate – and
Digital Ventures explores the nature of digital start-ups from the beginning of the entrepreneurial project to the founders' exit.
Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence
Postgraduate –
This module equips students with fundamental knowledge on the effective use of enterprise, web, and IoT data to meet the needs of modern organisations in the digital age, and introduces technologies such as AI.
Cybersecurity in ÌÇÐÄTV
Postgraduate –
Cybersecurity in ÌÇÐÄTV looks at cyber security and attacks from the different perspectives of hackers, criminals, politicians, industry and regulators.
Digital Finance, Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
Postgraduate –
On this module students assess how recent developments in fintech, paytech, regtech and insuretech (e.g. open banking, blockchain and shared ledger technologies, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence etc) will affect the future of finance.
Platform Strategy
Executive Education –
Students will look at the nature of platform strategy and the specific challenges of launching a new platform business, as well as developing platform thinking in a traditional business.
ÌÇÐÄTV Impacts of Artificial Intelligence
Executive Education –
This module explores how AI can impact organisations now and in the future, in areas such as competition, strategy, regulation, and jobs and skills.
Please note that these modules may vary year-on-year. Please contact GillmoreCentre@wbs.ac.uk if you would like more information.
Explore our MSc Financial Technology program in detail by watching the webinar hosted by Ram Gopal and Moris Strub:
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