Master's Degree in Financial Technologies: payments and digital banking
Develop skills to seize emerging opportunities in the Fintech industry
What can the Master offer you?
In response to the exponential growth that the Fintech industry is experiencing due to the adoption of disruptive technologies and the demand for customised products, the Master's Degree in Financial Technologies, Payments and Digital Banking has emerged as the ICAI's own degree, which addresses the digitisation of the financial sector and offers critical skills in the application of certain technologies (AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Algorithmic Trading, ...) in areas of the banking business such as mobile banking and digital payments.
The collaboration between the School of Engineering (ICAI), BBVA and NTT Data provides an illustrious faculty composed of the most prestigious professionals in the financial technology sector, in addition to the excellence of the teachers of ICAI and the Faculty of Economics and Business of ICADE.
- CentersEngineering (Comillas ICAI)
- LanguagesSpanish
- CertificationComillas master's degrees
- ModalityFace to face
- Duration(60 ECTS)
- Seats50
Any questions?
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What makes us different?
Internships
Supervised internship hours at top companies such as BBVA and NTT Data.
Employability
Employment rate of Comillas ICAI graduates
Alumni
Number of alumni registered at Comillas Alumni (in thousands).
Study Plan
El Máster de Tecnologías Financieras, Pagos y Banca Digital tendrá una carga total de 60 ECTS. Las asignaturas obligatorias cubrirán 48 ETCS, quedando 6 ETCS reservados a Prácticas y otros 6 ECTS al TFM.
Professional projection.
Digital Banking
Program Manager
Software Engineer
UX Analyst
Risk Manager
Risk Analyst
UX Analyst
You will master the new financial techniques that drive business in the digital age.
External Academic Internships
The master's programme offers the opportunity to carry out internships in the most prominent companies in the Fintech field. This experience will allow you to participate directly at the forefront of innovation in the financial industry, thus contributing to the development of this sector.
Admission process
Follow all the steps of our admission process and become a Comillas student.
Application for admission
Fill in the form with your details and provide the documents proving that you meet the entry requirements.
Validation
The Degree Certificates and Transcripts Service will review the documentation and you will be informed of the validation.
Interview
Candidates will be interviewed for admission.
Resolution
We will let you know if you have been admitted.
Enrolment
You will officially be a Comillas student.
- 01
Application for admission
Fill in the form with your details and provide the documents proving that you meet the entry requirements.
- 02
Validation
The Degree Certificates and Transcripts Service will review the documentation and you will be informed of the validation.
- 03
Interview
Candidates will be interviewed for admission.
- 04
Resolution
We will let you know if you have been admitted.
- 05
Enrolment
You will officially be a Comillas student.
- 01
Application for admission
Fill in the form with your details and provide the documents proving that you meet the entry requirements.
- 02
Validation
The Degree Certificates and Transcripts Service will review the documentation and you will be informed of the validation.
- 03
Interview
Candidates will be interviewed for admission.
- 04
Resolution
We will let you know if you have been admitted.
- 05
Enrolment
You will officially be a Comillas student.
- 01
Application for admission
Fill in the form with your details and provide the documents proving that you meet the entry requirements.
- 02
Validation
The Degree Certificates and Transcripts Service will review the documentation and you will be informed of the validation.
- 04
Resolution
We will let you know if you have been admitted.
- 03
Interview
Candidates will be interviewed for admission.
- 05
Enrolment
You will officially be a Comillas student.
Financial Information and Scholarships
Enrolment
1,944.60€Monthly fee
1,551€Instalments
8Total
14,353 €
- 10% reduction for former students.
- Paid internships.
More information
Professional and academic opportunities
Graduates of the Master's program in Financial Technologies, Payments and Digital Banking have a variety of career opportunities in the field of Fintech. These career opportunities span a broad spectrum, ranging from roles in financial analysis to the development of cutting-edge financial applications. In all these positions, graduates will be able to effectively apply the knowledge acquired throughout the different modules of the program. This involves the ability to perform financial data analysis, understand and apply disruptive business models, as well as master advanced technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence and blockchain.
- Chief Digital Banking, Chief Data Officer, Business Discipline Head: Master's graduates can work in the planning, development and execution of digital transformation strategies in financial institutions.
- Program Manager, Project/Product Owner, Technical Leader: graduates can work in fintech startups or in innovation departments within financial institutions, leading product development, data processing and management and fintech services.
- Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Data Engineer, IA Software Engineer: The graduate could work on the development of financial applications using blockchain technologies, digital payments and cryptography. You would use the tools and technologies learnt in competences such as Data, Artificial Intelligence...
- Discipline Manager, Business Analyst: In this position, the graduate would be responsible for analysing the financial statements and solvency of companies or individuals, as well as identifying investment opportunities and optimising financial processes. You would use analytical tools and disruptive business models, as well as big data, artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies.
- Risk Manager, Risk Analyst: This position would focus on identifying and managing financial risks to which companies or banks are exposed. It would use data analytics and risk modelling tools, as well as financial regulation and artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies.
- Front Manager, UX Analyst, Mobile Software Engineer, Front Software Engineer: graduates can work on planning and executing digital banking strategies, including improving customer experience and implementing technology solutions.
Comillas ICAI
Alberto Aguilera, 25
28015 Madrid
The tradition of the School of Engineering (Comillas ICAI) in the training of engineers began in Madrid in 1908. Today, Comillas ICAI is a polytechnic school whose academic activity focuses on Industrial and Telecommunications Engineering.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Because Comillas studies are in high demand and places are limited, the best candidates have to be selected through admission tests.
Each class has its own tutor, whose function is to integrate the student into the group and to pay attention to their academic performance. Furthermore, at Comillas, the teaching system is distinguished, among other characteristics, by the personalised attention and the fluid and permanent relationship between teachers and students.
The teaching system at Comillas is especially oriented towards the relationship with the reality of companies, institutions, organisations and professional practice. The Internship and Employment Office is responsible for providing students with internships related to their studies in order to enrich their training. In the 2017-18 academic year, 6,296 student internships were managed in companies.
In addition to these internships managed by the Internship and Employment Office, all degree courses have a significant number of compulsory external internships as part of their curriculums.The Internship and Employment Office informs, guides and collaborates in the insertion in the labour market of recent graduates or in the projection of the professional career of Comillas graduates, for which it has an online tool that puts candidates in direct contact with 5,078 companies with which Comillas maintains a relationship. During the 2017-18 academic year, 1,838 job offers were managed. Of the total number of graduates from the 2018 graduating class, 93.22% are employed, either working or furthering their studies, within six months of completing their studies.
Contact
Information and Reception Office
C/ Alberto Aguilera, 21 - 28015 Madrid
Tel.: 91 540 61 32
postgrado@comillas.edu
Responsible for the program:
Director: Antonio Macías Vecino
Coordinator: Cristóbal Cantos Sánchez de Ibargüen
