Postgraduate Course: Fintech Infrastructures and Innovation (CMSE11696)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Financial markets have been radically transformed in the last decade through developments in financial technology (FinTech). This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to critically assess (1) the economic, social, and political implications of novel financial technologies and (2) the role of policy and regulation in shaping financial innovation. |
| Course description |
This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to critically examine the social, political, and technological impacts of FinTech innovations and the role of government policy and regulation in shaping their direction of development.
The course addresses this topic through an interdisciplinary lens. While the course draws on the economics literature on financial innovation, it also draws on concepts and theories from strategic management, political economy, economic sociology, and science and technology studies. Theoretically, the course approaches the study of fintech innovation through an infrastructural lens, rather than a focus on discrete technologies: that is, one that focuses on the interconnected systems/assemblages of practices, routines, standards, and devices that underpin the day-to-day operation of financial markets and fintech products. Lectures develop main concepts and ideas while seminars draw practical lessons from practical case studies to shed light on the possible consequences of ongoing developments in FinTech.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 16,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
74 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% Individual |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Exhibit a critical understanding of different concepts and theories used to understand financial innovation and its consequences
- Understand the major features of the FinTech landscape and the role of policy and technological change in shaping its development.
- Make sophisticated use of relevant concepts and theories from the academic literature on financial innovation to assess the consequences of new financial products and technologies on financial markets, institutions, and broader society.
- Understand the priorities and mandates of financial regulators and the complex trade-offs they face in fulfilling those mandates, particularly considering recent developments in FinTech
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Taylor Spears
Tel: (0131 6)51 1057
Email: Taylor.Spears@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Joanna MacPherson
Tel:
Email: Joanna.Macpherson@ed.ac.uk |
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