MSc Finance - Financial Technology at ICN Business School

The Financial Technology track of ICN's MSc Finance (Bac+5, state-approved, grade of master, RNCP level 7, CGE-accredited), taught in English at Paris La Défense or Berlin. It links quantitative finance with programming and new digital business models.

Faculty: ICN Business School  |  Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS), or 1 year with direct entry to year 2  |  Study mode: full-time; English; Paris La Défense or Berlin  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Nancy, Grand Est, France

What you will study

Years 1 to 2 share a common finance core (financial markets, instruments and digital assets, corporate valuation, governance and ethics, financial data analytics) and a Management by Innovation core with a two-part Capstone project, TOSA certifications and a research dissertation. Semester 3 covers derivatives and financial engineering, asset pricing and quantitative valuation, computational finance and financial risk management. Semester 4 covers algorithmic trading and financial analysis, Web3, DeFi and the future of capital markets, FinTech platforms and blockchain applications, and machine learning and AI in finance.

Career pathways

FinTech analyst, quantitative analyst, financial data analyst, algorithmic trading analyst, digital assets analyst, financial technology consultant.

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