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Finance, digital platforms and regulation for the next generation of banking
Online or on campus
Financial technology is reshaping how money moves, risk is priced and customers bank. Frontier's MSc Fintech unites capital markets literacy with digital products, data science methods and regulatory competence. You will analyse payment rails and open banking, build quantitative credit and fraud models, evaluate distributed ledger applications with sober engineering and legal scrutiny, and design fintech products with unit economics that survive regulation. Graduates leave able to speak both the language of the trading floor and the product engineering room.
Modules reference UK FCA, PSD2/open banking, and Basel-aligned risk thinking without reducing the degree to a compliance checklist. Guest practitioners from payments, challenger banks and market infrastructure firms join seminars. Capstone projects may partner with fintech firms under data governance agreements.
Faculty spotlight
Dr. Priya Sharma teaches ML for credit risk; Professor Daniel Mensah specialises in payment systems and financial inclusion technology.
Complete your MSc Financial Technology fully online from anywhere in the world with faculty-led modules and flexible scheduling.
Attend seminars and access facilities in person at Frontier Innovation University.
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FT501 | Financial Markets, Institutions & Fintech Landscapes How traditional finance and fintech interact across market structure.
| 3 |
| FT502 | Corporate Finance & Valuation for Digital Assets Discounted cash flows, SaaS metrics and valuation under network effects.
| 3 |
| FT503 | Programming & Data Analysis for Fintech Python, SQL and statistical foundations for financial data work.
| 3 |
| FT504 | Payments Systems, Banking & Open Finance Cards, rails, wallets, open banking APIs and settlement concepts.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FT505 | Blockchain, Distributed Ledgers & Tokenisation Technical architectures and industrial applications with critical evaluation.
| 3 |
| FT506 | Machine Learning for Finance & Credit Risk Predictive modelling for credit, fraud and customer risk with fairness awareness.
| 3 |
| FT507 | Cybersecurity, Fraud & Operational Resilience Threat models, fraud rings and operational resilience for financial firms.
| 3 |
| FT508 | RegTech, Compliance & Financial Regulation Conduct, prudential and RegTech automation design principles.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FT601 | Fintech Product Strategy & Venture Economics Roadmaps, moats, go-to-market and capital strategy for fintech products.
| 3 |
| FT602 | Ethics, Inclusion & Sustainable Finance Technology Inclusion, bias, climate data and ethical design in digital finance.
| 3 |
| FT603 | MSc Fintech Capstone Project Integrative product, analytics or infrastructure project with risk and compliance annex.
| 6 |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 24 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Frontier. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.
Online awards at Frontier Innovation University are published at about $600–$900 in total, paid by semester ($200–$400) after you accept an offer. The online application fee is $0. Exam and administrative charges may apply. See Fees for the current table.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Frontier Innovation University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@frontuni.com.
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