Minor in Financial Technology (Fintech)

What is fintech? WPI’s new minor in financial technology gives you the information you need to prepare for a career path in FinTech. Undergraduates who want to expand their knowledge of the fintech industry will find the 6-course FinTech minor offers information to complement their technical degrees. You’ll learn how the business issues around changing technology and the financial world intersect.

This is an excellent minor if you’re interested in real-world financial technology project work at WPI’s Wall Street/FinTech Collaborative Project Center.

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Curriculum

The financial tech minor consists of six courses.

Fintech minor requirements include:

three courses in accounting and finance
one course in database technology
one FinTech-related elective course
one capstone course

2020-2021 Catalog Supplement

Application Process for the Financial Technology Minor

To declare a Financial Technology minor, first fill out the Minor Declaration Form and submit electronically to business-prog-office@wpi.edu. We will forward the completed form to the Registrar’s office.

The Minor Completion Form should be completed by October 1st of senior year, regardless of completion of courses. Please submit the form electronically to business-prog-office@wpi.edu. We will forward the completed form to the Registrar’s office.

For more information, contact Laurie Stokes, 508-831-4887, lmstokes@wpi.edu

Minor Declaration Form (PDF)

The Business School

Minor Completion Form (PDF)

Project Based Learning

Earn a Financial Technology Certificate

Are you a graduate student or working professional interested in learning more about the world of finance? Check out WPI’s certificate in financial technology which explores analytical and management tools for leadership decisions. A fintech certificate program is the first step toward gaining the necessary business foundation that can elevate your career in helping develop impactful financial solutions.

Facts & Figures

Explore What Majors Complement a FinTech Minor

Wondering what major pairs well with a FinTech minor? WPI’s bachelor’s degree in computer science is a great major to add a financial focus. Maybe you’re interested in pursuing mathematical sciences with a minor in finance?

Research

See Why WPI’s Bachelor’s in Data Science Is a Good Major for a FinTech Minor

WPI’s bachelor’s in data science benefits from the key components in a FinTech minor. If you’re majoring in data science, a FinTech minor will expand your financial technology focus.

Faculty Profiles

Earn Your Mathematical Sciences Degree with Expertise from a FinTech minor

Do you want your bachelor’s in mathematical sciences to a focus on Wall Street issues? A FinTech minor lets you explore how technology impacts the financial world.

Getting Involved

What can you do with a Minor in Fintech?

Whether you’re interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, a minor in fintech can help provide a strong foundation. Our STEM-focused finance minor provides students a real-world intersect between financial tech and business needs.