MSc Financial Technology (FinTech): Your Future from Ottawa, Canada
Build your understanding of the technologies reshaping financial services without leaving Ottawa. The MSc Financial Technology (FinTech) is offered online in an exclusive partnership between the University of Salford and Robert Kennedy College. It brings together academic theory and the flexibility to explore how financial innovation can be applied internationally.
Earn an internationally recognised British degree
Graduate with a British degree awarded by the University of Salford. For professionals in Ottawa with ambitions that reach beyond one city or country, an internationally recognised qualification can be a valuable way to demonstrate advanced study in a rapidly evolving field.
The programme gives you an opportunity to deepen your knowledge of financial technology while adding a university credential to your professional profile. Whether your next step is within a financial institution, a technology company or a globally connected organisation, that achievement can help you tell a stronger story about your expertise.
Complete your studies 100% online in as little as one year
You can complete the programme entirely online in as little as one year. There is no need to relocate from Ottawa or put your life on hold to pursue a postgraduate degree.
That focused path can be especially appealing if you are ready to build on your existing experience and bring new ideas to your work. You can keep progressing professionally while working toward a qualification aligned with the future of finance.
Study without fixed online attendance times
The programme does not require you to be online at specific times and dates. Instead of arranging your life around scheduled live attendance, you can engage with your studies at times that fit your responsibilities.
That freedom matters when workdays run long, priorities change or you simply do your best thinking at a different hour. From early mornings in Ottawa to evenings after a busy day, you can shape a study routine that works for you.
Take your learning wherever you go
Online study lets you continue learning from anywhere in the world. If your work or personal plans take you beyond Ottawa, your programme can travel with you.
Through the mobile app, you can download study materials and watch lectures offline. A journey, a trip abroad or time away from a reliable connection need not interrupt your momentum.
Show what you know through open-book assessments
Rather than relying on classical question-and-answer exams, the programme uses open-book assessments. This approach gives you room to work with resources as you develop and communicate your understanding.
For a subject shaped by changing technologies and complex decisions, open-book assessment can encourage you to connect ideas, examine evidence and make a reasoned case. It is an opportunity to practise the thoughtful analysis that matters beyond the classroom.
Learn from faculty with global academic experience
Your tutors and faculty bring educational backgrounds that include world-renowned institutions such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel and Washington University in St. Louis. Their varied academic journeys can add breadth to the perspectives you encounter throughout your studies.
Learning with experienced educators can help you question assumptions, strengthen your reasoning and approach financial technology with greater confidence. Their guidance supports an engaging postgraduate experience wherever you happen to be studying.
Join a genuinely international learning community
Students from more than 130 countries bring different professional experiences and perspectives to the learning environment. Studying alongside this diverse community can broaden how you think about the opportunities and challenges of financial technology across borders.
Alumni of the wider learning community work for organisations including Seneca College, Lakehead University, Manulife, the United Nations, Google, ICRC, The World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens and Sony. Their varied paths reflect the breadth of fields in which graduates can pursue their ambitions.
Plan your payments with interest-free instalments
The programme’s fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments. Spreading payments across the study period can make it easier to plan alongside your existing commitments.
Clearer payment planning lets you focus on what you want to achieve: developing your knowledge, contributing to discussions and making the most of your postgraduate experience.
Connect your ambitions to Ottawa’s opportunities
Ottawa’s concentration of technology companies, including those in the Kanata North technology hub, creates a setting for graduates interested in how software, data and digital infrastructure are transforming finance. Knowledge of financial technology can help you explore questions around digital platforms, innovation and the services people and businesses use every day.
As Canada’s capital, Ottawa is also home to public-sector organisations and policy-focused work. For graduates interested in the intersection of technology, financial systems and public trust, the programme’s internationally applicable theory can provide a foundation for thinking critically about digital change in complex organisations.
The city’s financial services, insurance and cybersecurity activity offers further directions to explore. Whether you hope to contribute to a financial institution, collaborate with a technology team or bring fresh ideas to your current role, studying FinTech online can help you prepare for conversations about the future of finance while continuing to build your life in Ottawa.
Ready to explore what your next chapter could look like? Request our course catalogue.