Financial Technology (FinTech) encompasses the latest software applications and technologies designed to automate and revolutionize financial services for both businesses and consumers. This field enhances and automates traditional financial services and extends to insurance technology (InsurTech), regulatory technology (RegTech), medical technology (MedTech), and real estate technology (PropTech). FinTech represents a comprehensive knowledge base applicable across various disciplines, forming a unified ecosystem. The University of Connecticut (UConn) offers three accredited Graduate Programs in FinTech, available either 100% online or in-person. Choose from an MS in FinTech, a Graduate Certificate in FinTech, or an Accelerated Business Program in FinTech. Join a diverse global student body and learn from expert faculty who are transforming the financial services industry.
UConn's Graduate Programs in Financial Technology (FinTech) address the talent shortages in the financial services technology sector by building core competencies and enhancing your innovation skills. Develop these competencies with the 36-credit M.S. in FinTech program. Gain foundational skills with the 12-credit Graduate Certificate in FinTech. Upon completing the Master’s in FinTech, graduates will be equipped to:
- Identify and gather relevant data to support strong inferences and predictions for better decision-making.
- Collect, organize, clean, integrate, transform, and summarize data from various sources using programming and scripting tools.
- Visualize complex datasets to and analysis, predictions, and decision-making for end-users.
- Perform association and causation analyses using modeling techniques, computational statistical learning methods, and industry best practices.
- Design and manage business processes with both established and emerging technologies.
- Develop solutions using Python and R programming languages.
- Implement Blockchain and Cybersecurity principles to safeguard infrastructure, processes, software, and data.
- Apply financial management principles and models within the FinTech landscape.
- Create software and process-based solutions to address real-world needs in the consumer and industry finance sectors.
