This specialised degree prepares you for an exciting career in the rapidly evolving FinTech industry, where emerging technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrencies are revolutionising the banking and finance sectors. You’ll develop in-depth knowledge of financial markets, digital finance, banking systems, automated trading, blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, cybersecurity, impact investing, and more.
At Waikato, you’ll learn from internationally experienced lecturers, with course content regularly updated to reflect the latest industry trends and innovations. Over the past decade, the digitisation of financial systems has fuelled the explosive rise of technologies such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Explore how these innovations are reshaping how people exchange money and data—enabling seamless mobile payments, fund transfers, peer-to-peer lending, and app-based investments through platforms like Sharesies.
