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Financial Technologies in Digital Economy

  • ‘Financial Technologies in Digital Economy’

    • Full-time
    • 2 years
    • 350 000

  • Entrance exams

    • Economic theory

Program description

Start your immersion in fintech and thrive in the digital economy!

A master's in financial technology is an obvious choice for those,

  • who understand that technology is an integral part in many areas of work and business in the world
  • who want to lead and be a part of this change.

The traditional world of banking and finance has been transformed with the advent of digital technologies and the development of new, faster, more flexible, and efficient ways of doing business. The financial services sector is being transformed as fintech and data analytics become the basic tools and methods for ensuring competitiveness in this area.

The new FinTech sector is transforming the global financial services industry, forming a new landscape that is characterized as a smart financial ecosystem. There is a growing demand for advanced skills and knowledge in data analysis, blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning.

The active introduction of digital technologies in the financial sector has created a huge need for specialists who possess both traditional financial competencies and their application with the help of new digital solutions and applications. Students are offered an innovative cross-industry approach that can give them a strong competitive advantage that meets new market needs.

If you master and understand finance digitalization, it will bring breakthrough solutions with a huge potential for innovation. This program examines the current aspects of finance, IT, and their regulation, which will allow you to navigate the best business practices of applying digital financial solutions.

The technical part of the master's degree program is designed to prepare you for the financial industry of tomorrow, and the business analytical part provides you with the data and business skills necessary to succeed in a reformatted world.

Our goal is for you to work on immediately applying what you are learning in a real work context. 

Accreditation and Partners

Program managers

Altukhova Natalia Faridovna

  • PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
  • Head of the Department of Financial Technologies of the Faculty of Finance
  • Head of the academic program “Financial Technologies in the Digital Economy", 38.04.01 - Economics. He has a degree in Economics-Cybernetics, an economist-mathematician. Honorary worker of higher education. The thesis for the degree of PhD in Economics was defended on the topic “Formation of a Comprehensive Methodology for Organization Project Knowledge Management", has the academic title of associate professor. Pays great attention to the development of the Business Informatics concentration of training, is a member of the Business Informatics section in the higher education system in an enlarged group of specialties and training areas in 38.00.00 “Economics and Management". He has more than 80 publications on the problems of information technology management and the knowledge management systems' development. Under the guidance of N.F.Altukhova, a series of textbooks on professional disciplines of the bachelor's and master's degree program “Business Informatics" has been prepared.

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to

  • Evaluate the use of financial technologies under economy digitalization to improve the decision-making efficiency in corporate and public finance management
  • Ensure coordination of the organization business and IT strategies when choosing FinTech tools
  • Apply and adapt tools and methods of working with data and information in the financial sector for business transformation

Key disciplines of the concentration

Effective Teamwork and Project Management


Predictive Analytics in Finance


Financial Products and Markets


Fintech in Traditional and Innovative Business Models


Modern Problems in FinTech


Blockchain and Digital Currencies


Corporate Governance and Ethics


Behavioral Finance


Career

Career opportunities upon completion of the master’s degree program:

  1. Financial Innovation Consultant
  2. Entrepreneur
  3. Financial Technology Analyst
  4. Fintech Solutions Delivery Manager
  5. Business Development Manager
  6. Product Manager 
Our tasks in preparing alumni for a successful professional career include:
  • providing alumni with a holistic set of skills, a cross-functional perspective
  • forming an entrepreneurial mindset
  • preparing alumni to build a successful career at the intersection of finance and IT, participate in business transformations, and lead organizations in this new digital paradigm.

Unique advantages of the program

Internships in large companies. The formed portfolio of leading Russian companies inviting our students for internships provides a unique opportunity to confirm competencies in their projects.

Reputable partners. We are proud of the fact that the master classes, conferences and seminars planned for the master’s degree students are supported by our partners ̶ banks, consulting companies, IT companies that create technologies

Unique teachers. Maximum involvement of existing practitioners and specialists in its implementation. More than 75% of academic disciplines will be implemented with the full or partial participation of our partners.