Fintech

“Fin(ance)&Tech(nology)-->FinTech”

Objectives

This concentration aims to nurture students’ ability to employ intelligent trading, big data analysis, blockchain technology, and artificial intelligence algorithms for financial investment and decision-making.

Highlights

Fintech represents a profound integration of finance and technology, which, in essence, is a financial innovation fueled by technology. Leveraging the technological advantages of the Key Laboratory of Brain-Machine Intelligence for Information Behavior (Shanghai Municipality and Ministry of Education) and the faculty teams composed of professors from the Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Computational Finance (SBM, SISU), Institute of Fintech and Behavioral Economics (SBM, SISU) and experts in the fintech industry, SISU MBA-Fintech provides students with comprehensive education, spanning from cutting-edge theories to hands-on practice. In contrast to traditional finance professionals, fintech talents have emerged as coveted candidates for recruitment by financial institutions, internet finance firms, and financial regulatory authorities. They rank first in terms of salary, outcompeting employees in conventional finance and computer internet sectors.

Curriculum

• Artificial Intelligence and Finance

• Big Data Analysis and Decision

• Application of the Blockchain and Digital Currency

• Quantification Technology and Program Trading

This concentration will adopt various teaching arrangements including lectures, corporate visits, industry elites sharing and business case analysis to cultivate students holistically. Through these approaches, students will develop an understanding of the trend of finance and technology convergence, and master cutting-edge skills such as big data analysis and quantitative trading, empowering them to apply technological solutions to challenges in financial operations. This will enhance their ability of innovative thinking and equip them to navigate the changes and development within the financial industry. By engaging in multi-module, multi-dimensional, and diverse learning experiences, students will delve deeply into the distinctive characteristics of the new era of financial technology shaped by artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, blockchain and other technologies. In this way, students can actively establish strategies for digital transformation and build their core competitiveness in the new ecosystem of financial technology.

Career Development

In recent years, with the continuous advancement of science and technology, there has been a gradual increase in the mutual application of finance and technology. As fintech is experiencing rapid development, improving finance with technology has become a national strategy. The report to the 20th National Congress of the CPC highlighted the need to “accelerate the development of the digital economy, and further integrate it with the real economy”, which marks a new stage of high-quality development for fintech in the future. Fintech has become pervasive across the society, reshaping the entire financial industry. Technologies such as mobile payments, digital currencies, blockchain, financial big data, machine learning, and cognitive computing have infiltrated the financial sector. At the same time, the technology-driven and rapidly evolving financial service industry is placing higher demands on talents. The fast growth of fintech spells high demands for financial talents. However, fintech is a relatively new field, emerging only recently, and an all-around and matured talent cultivation system for fintech hasn’t been established. Based on and supported by technology, fintech falls into the category of management science and engineering. Therefore, offering fintech courses closely aligned with social demands is imperative.