BSc Finance (FinTech)
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UCAS code
N360 -
A level offer
ABB -
Year of entry
2026/27 -
Course duration
Full Time: 3 Years
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Year of entry
2026/27 -
Course duration
Full Time: 3 Years
Prepare for a fast-paced career in finance, and develop specialist skills in financial technology, with our BSc Finance (FinTech) degree.
FinTech is a rapidly expanding sector within the financial industry. You’ll study the core concepts and practises of financial technology and learn how technological advances have necessitated change throughout the industry.
Develop the knowledge and skills to navigate these changes, as you acquire a deep understanding of finance and financial services. You’ll also gain expertise in programming and financial applications, and learn how to apply your technological skills to real-world problems.
Choose BSc Finance (FinTech) at Henley Business School
is recognised as one of the top institutions in the UK for finance. We are:
- top 30 in the UK for overall subject (ranked 30th in The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 for Accounting and Finance).
- top 15 in the UK for graduate prospects (ranked 13th in the Complete University Guide 2026 for Accounting and Finance).
All of our finance degrees are affiliated with the . Within this partnership, a number of scholarships are available, offering students a partial fee reduction on their CFA exams.
Flexible study options
After the first year of your BSc Finance (FinTech) degree, you’ll have the option to transfer to any of our other specialist pathways:
Each pathway is designed to help you understand particular challenges within finance and how to respond to them.
You could also transfer to the general BSc Finance course, where you’ll be offered a wide range of optional modules in your second and final years – allowing you to tailor your learning to your individual interests.
All of our degrees are available as four-year options, with either a placement year or study year abroad in the third year.
Dedicated industry facilities with BSc Finance (FinTech)
Put your understanding of financial systems and capital markets into practice in the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Centre’s dealing rooms, the largest non-investment bank facilities of their kind in Europe.
Here you can learn the secrets of trading, build your own asset portfolio, develop your financial analysis skills by processing complex data, and gain useful exposure to a real-life market setting.
You’ll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, practical workshops, and self-guided study. This will provide the opportunity to discuss subject materials in an in-depth way with your lecturers and fellow students.
Experts from Henley Business School will introduce you to the:
- fundamental principles of accounting, finance and economics
- quantitative techniques of finance
- role of finance in business and society
- ethics required to work in the finance industry.
As your studies progress, you’ll explore the key concepts of financial technology, including:
- the management of information systems
- programming for finance
- digital business
- cryptocurrencies.
A focus on employability
We are passionate about developing your personal skills alongside your business acumen.
Our focus on self-development aims to prepare you for the external market – from internships and placements to full-time employment. The skills required to secure and succeed in future roles are embedded into the curriculum.
For example, you will undertake a group project on portfolio management in your second year. Within this project, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- put your quantitative skills and knowledge of investment analysis into practice
- gain new experiences
- open yourself up to new ways of thinking.