Gillmore Centre for Financial Technology

Academics from the Gillmore Centre for Financial Technology teach on our MSc Financial Technology, as well as modules across our Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Executive Education courses. Examples include:

MSc Financial Technology 

Devised by the Gillmore Centre, our MSc Financial Technology is new for 2025 entry. The course will teach students to innovate and adopt new technologies to transform the financial industry, democratise finance, and accelerate financial inclusion. Students will first be trained in quantitative methods, data science, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, finance, and information systems. As their knowledge develops, we’ll be encouraging them to evolve their creative mindset by challenging and critically evaluating established paradigms within the field. 

FinTech

Undergraduate - BSc International Management, BSc Management and BSc Accounting & Finance

The first half of this module focuses on blockchain technology, its derivative innovations and their applications, while the second half focuses on AI/machine learning and its application in the financial services industry.

Digital Ventures

Undergraduate – BSc Management and BSc International Management

Digital Ventures explores the nature of digital start-ups from the beginning of the entrepreneurial project to the founders' exit.

Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence

PostgraduateMSc Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation

This module equips students with fundamental knowledge on the effective use of enterprise, web, and IoT data to meet the needs of modern organisations in the digital age, and introduces technologies such as AI.

Cybersecurity in Business

PostgraduateMSc Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation

Cybersecurity in Business looks at cyber security and attacks from the different perspectives of hackers, criminals, politicians, industry and regulators.

Digital Finance, Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies

PostgraduateMSc Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation

On this module students assess how recent developments in fintech, paytech, regtech and insuretech (e.g. open banking, blockchain and shared ledger technologies, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence etc) will affect the future of finance.

Platform Strategy

Executive EducationWarwick Executive Diploma in Digital Leadership

Students will look at the nature of platform strategy and the specific challenges of launching a new platform business, as well as developing platform thinking in a traditional business.

Business Impacts of Artificial Intelligence

Executive EducationWarwick Executive Diploma in Digital Leadership

This module explores how AI can impact organisations now and in the future, in areas such as competition, strategy, regulation, and jobs and skills.

Please note that these modules may vary year-on-year. Please contact GillmoreCentre@wbs.ac.uk if you would like more information.