Techfoliance Team | On 23 February 2017

You want to know more about Fintech? You are searching for Fintech related courses from top universities? This article is made for you.

The banking industry has moved very fast over the past years with the rise of the so-called Fintech start-ups. As a result, many universities started to add Fintech related courses or lectures to their programmes to educate their students - or at least prepare them - to the huge transformation happening in finance.

There is no doubt that the next generation of finance students could decide to choose one specific on- or off-line school because of the quality of its Fintech programme.

Techfoliance is introducing you its list of top Fintech courses, lectures and sessions available in universities across the world to both students and/or executives.

Global Fintech Programmes

Please keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive list. We invite you to add more universities or programmes to complete our existing list in the comments below:

Last update: 23 February 2017

Logo	Name	Description	Type	Language	Country
	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	This MIT-backed online certificate course in fintech and future finance is designed to demystify the disruption by enabling students to understand, experience and build the future of transactions and commerce.	Online course	English	World
	University of Cambridge	The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is a multi-disciplinary research institute established within Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.	Offline research programme	English	United Kingdom
	The Wharton School	Wharton Fintech offers speaker series, hands-on projects and panel discussions to engage students and professionals with the latest ideas, trends and developments in FinTech.	Lectures	English	United States
	The University of Hong Kong (HKU)	This course provides students with the empowering and practical knowledge on FinTech enabling them to understand some of the FinTech changes taking place currently in the financial services industry and, most importantly, the trends that will impact the industry in the future.	Offline course	English	China
	ESCP Europe	The course aims to bring together experts, CEOs and top-tier professionals, and senior Faculty to discuss leading edge Finance disruptions, digital innovations and solutions, followed by real-life experience and innovations. In collaboration with The FINTECH Circle	Offline course	English	United Kingdom
	Vlerick Business School (VBS)	The FinTech bootcamp was the first of its kind ever held at Vlerick, aiming to study the impact of digital disruptors like PayPal and TransferWise on traditional banking models.	Bootcamp	English	Belgium
	Oxford Said Business School	The lectures series are curated by Huy Nguyen Trieu, CEO of The Disruptive Group and Resident Expert of the Entrepreneurship Centre at Oxford Saïd Business School.	Lectures	English	United Kingdom
	Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley)	The finance group at Berkeley-Haas reflects the Bay Area at large; it strives to be the global center of finance, technology, entrepreneurship and impact.	Offline course	English	United States
	NYU Stern	NYU Stern School of Business, known for its academic strength in finance, prepares students for future jobs in FinTech as the finance industry faces one of the most significant disruptions in its history.	Offline course	English	United States
	The Open University	The online training course, FinTech 101: Understanding Financial Technologies, offers 50 hours of module-based learning and examines the origins of FinTech and its role in transforming the financial services landscape since the economic crash of 2008.	Online course	English	United Kingdom
	The University of Strathclyde	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.	Offline course	English	United Kingdom
	University College London (UCL)	The module introduces tools and techniques appropriate to starting a new venture in the Fintech (financial technology) industry.	Offline course	English	United Kingdom
	National College of Ireland (NCI)	This interdisciplinary course will appeal to graduates of finance, computing and business seeking to enter the area of FinTech; and industry practitioners seeking to gain insightful experience and exposure to the FinTech domain and its associated areas.	Offline course	English	United Kingdom
	Brandeis University	The 30-credit Digital Innovation for FinTech program provide students with a focused education surrounding fundamental topics in the field, while electives build upon specific professional skillsets and allow students to enrich and round out their studies.	Online course	English	World
	USC Marshall School of Business	Through this programme, students dissect emerging business models in alternative lending, equity raising, blockchain technology, payment solutions, as well as wealth and financial management services.	Offline course	English	United States
	Columbia Business School	In this course, students will study innovation and entrepreneurship in the financial services industry in general, with a special focus on Financial Technology (FinTech), Private Equity, and Venture Capital.	Offline course	English	United States
	Tsinghua University	The Fintech Lab is the first research entity dedicated to leading best practices, promoting interdisciplinary innovation, and encouraging entrepreneurship in the field of fintech through scientific research and innovative project incubation.	Education Lab	English	China
	Duke University's Fuqua School of Business	This is not simply a course exploring transactions in bitcoin. The idea of the course is to understand a disruptive technology and to assess its implications on how business is conducted in the future.	Lectures	English	United States
	ESILV	ESILV is the first school in France that have launched a Fintech course to educate its engineers to financial technologies (Blockchain, payments, security, etc.)	Offline course	French	France
	University of Luxembourg	Over the course of the 2016-2017 academic year, it will feature three speakers from each of the three disciplines carrying out FinTech research at the University of Luxembourg – information technology, finance and law.	Lectures	English	Luxembourg
	Singapore Management University	This course aims to help the candidate understand what innovation is about and how to cultivate an innovative mindset and discovery of skills through hands-on exercises.	Offline course	English	Singapore
	Unow	The Fintech MOOC is the first 4-weeks online course dedicated to Fintech to help people better understand the digital transformation of the banking industry. In collaboration with the french organization Pole Finance Innovation.	Online course	French	France
	Wake-up	The first Fintech School in France to educate financial executives to the challenges and practices of the Fintech industry taught from top entrepreneurs.	Offline course	French	France
	Fintech University	Fintech University brings light on the opportunities and challenges of the financial services industry. Created by the spanish bank BBVA.	Offline course	English	World
	University of Nicosia	The course is designed to provide an introductory understanding of decentralized digital currencies (cryptocurrencies) such as Bitcoin.	Offline course	English	Cyprus
	The Certificate in Finance Technology (CFT)	The CFT's constantly evolving, industry-led program makes it a great career tool that equips technology professionals with the skills and confidence to innovate and flourish as leaders.	Online course	English	World
	Udemy	Fintech Basics is a simple and short guide for fintech beginners uncovering basic fintech stuff.	Online course	English	World
	Blockchain University	Blockchain University combines robust academic instruction led by the most influential minds in the blockchain ecosystem with solution-oriented design thinking and hands-on experiential training.	Offline course	English	United States
	Fintech School	The FinTech School offers online courses taught by industry experts for entrepreneurs and financial professionals. Courses focus on specific fields such as the Blockchain, Alternative Lending (P2P), Crowdfunding, and more.	Online course	English	World

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