AMBS launches new Centre for Financial Technology (FinTech) Studies
Alliance Manchester Business School has launched a new specialist centre to accelerate research into financial technology.
The Centre for Financial Technology (FinTech) Studies will become a knowledge and research hub for digital advancements in finance, including cryptocurrency, blockchain and artificial intelligence. It will also collaborate with industry partners to provide theoretical insights and practical solutions to help businesses respond to the latest challenges they face in the sector.
As the FinTech industry continues to diversify, academic colleagues in the Centre will offer a range of specialist executive education courses, spanning topics such as green finance, non-fungible token analysis, and open finance.
The Centre will also act as a knowledge-sharing platform, bringing together FinTech firms and financial services institutions from across Manchester and the UK. It will host conferences and seminars, and also hackathons which set problem-solving challenges for some of the industry’s brightest minds.
To read the full announcement, check out the news article on the University of Manchester’s website here.