Oxford Fintech Programme

Lead in the future of financial services

  • Start date: 3 September 2025
  • Duration: 7 weeks (1 week orientation, 6 weeks of modules)
  • Location: Online
  • Cost: £2,200

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Fintech innovations like blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), open banking and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are reshaping financial services. Understanding the latest innovations and their implications is essential to maintaining a competitive edge.

The Oxford Fintech Programme equips executives, managers and entrepreneurs with a strategic approach, an advanced knowledge of emerging financial technologies and the ability to apply fintech innovations within their own organisation or sector.         

This programme blends insights from regulators, policymakers, entrepreneurs, banks, investors and the latest research from leading Oxford faculty, providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of fintech's transformative impact on the financial industry.  

Attending the programme allows you to be a part of the Oxford fintech community and its dynamic entrepreneurship ecosystem, which has nurtured groundbreaking digital finance ventures such as Accomable, Banco Mare, Funding Circle, Onfido, Seedrs and Zoona. With deep-rooted connections to leading financial institutions and technology pioneers, ensuring the programme stays at the forefront of industry developments.

Through live sessions, real-world case studies and interactive content, you will examine how organisations are responding to emerging financial technologies, adapting to new regulations and navigating digital disruption.  

 

Who is this programme for?

You and your peers will be executives, managers or entrepreneurs who recognise the disruptive potential of fintech and want to apply these innovations within their organisations.  

Over seven weeks, you will deepen your understanding of fintech and how technology and finance intersect in complex ways to have a transformative impact on the financial industry.  

 

What you’ll gain

  • Advanced knowledge of the fintech landscape: An understanding of fintech's transformative impact on the financial industry and the interplay between regulators, policymakers, entrepreneurs, banks and investors  
  • Practical innovations and ideas for your organisation: Real-world case studies of how organisations are responding to digital disruption, inspiring ideas for action in your role and sector  
  • Access to the Oxford entrepreneurship community: the bedrock for many successful fintech ventures and proud to include some of the most influential women in fintech
  • A global perspective: Exposure to a network of peers and thought leaders from around the world, allowing you to gain a nuanced, international viewpoint on fintech innovation

Introduction to the programme

Why choose Oxford?

Recognised as the best university in the world for nine consecutive years (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025) Oxford shapes business leaders who make a lasting impact.  

Saïd Business School offers a powerful combination of academic rigour and industry connections packaged into a manageable 7-week programme that is purposefully designed with busy professionals in mind. Access modules virtually from anywhere and collaborate with a diverse cohort of like-minded professionals across the globe.  

Blending the University’s long-standing tradition of academic excellence with practical, experiential learning, you will join live sessions with subject matter experts, plus faculty-led sessions.  

You will gain insight and personal feedback from industry-leading tutors, many of whom are consultants to globally renowned organisations; and can chat with fellow participants via the Pronto app.  

You will have the opportunity to engage in live sessions and group discussions designed to stimulate critical thinking and meaningful conversations. The programme also has a dedicated support team to ensure you receive tailored feedback and have everything you need to succeed.   

The programme opened up my perspectives on disruptive possibilities of technology across industries such as PropTech, InsurTech, EduTech and touching every aspect of human lives.

Ravindra Meshram

Saïd Business School elumnus

Further information

Read more about how the programme is delivered, answers to common questions and the programme’s terms and conditions.

Contacts

If you have any questions, please contact us at OnlineExecEd@sbs.ox.ac.uk or +44(0)1865 288805.

Outline

Orientation

This module aims to prepare you for the rest of the programme and will:

  • familiarise you with the online campus
  • provide you with an overview of the programme handbook
  • introduce you to the programme team
  • cover some introductory course material including pre-reading materials, basic definitions and a glossary

This will stand you in good stead as you embark on the rest of your programme.

Module 1: Context

Introduction to disruptive change and opportunities in fintech and financial innovation.

Module 2: Policy and regulation

Views from policy makers and regulators: understand how new regulation is being created or adapted to support the growth of fintech innovation ecosystems.

Module 3: Incumbents

Views from incumbents: appreciate the complex challenges traditional financial institutions face as they digitally transform into nimble, digitally-enabled operations.

Module 4: Entrepreneurs part I

Views from entrepreneurs: garner insights into startup successes and their challenges in a highly competitive, fast-moving industry.

Module 5: Entrepreneurs part II

Continuing our exploration of fintech from an entrepreneur’s view, we investigate peer-to-peer lending; digital identity; AI in finance and more.

Module 6: Investors, academia and the future

Views from investors and academia: acquire perspective from Venture Capitalists (VC) around investment trends; VC filters and techniques.

Faculty

The programme is led by professors Nir Vulkan and Pinar Ozcan, who are world-leading authorities on fintech, algorithmic trading, AI in finance, open banking and market design. Pinar also serves as the Director of the Oxford Future of Finance and Technology (Fintech) Initiative.

They are joined by a wide range of expert contributors from diverse industries, including financial services, banking, fintech, startups, technology, regulation and compliance, academia, research, government and the public sector, ensuring you gain the latest industry insights to apply directly to your role.

Watch: The role of data and AI in finance with Pinar Ozcan

Industry expert contributors

The thinking behind the programme

The University of Oxford’s extensive array of fintech entrepreneurs exemplify the coming together of research with the practical skills required to launch successful fintech ventures. This programme is based on exploring how academic frameworks can influence business practice in a highly disrupted sector. 

You will also access insights from the Oxford Future of Finance and Technology Initiative, a research collaboration exploring global changes in business, policy and society in relation to technology disruption in the financial sector. 

Benefits

  • Immediately apply your learnings to your role and navigate the digital disruption in financial services
  • Sharpen your strategic approach and senior influence to apply fintech innovations within your own organisation or sector
  • Study anywhere while balancing your professional and personal commitments
  • Learn from the world’s leading university and thought leaders  
  • Join a global cohort and broaden your perspective on the current fintech landscape 

 

Your certificate 

On successful completion of this programme you will be awarded an official digital certificate of attendance in your legal name from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course orientation module.

The CPD Certification Service 

This programme is certified as a provider of continuing professional development (CPD) by The CPD Certification Service. It may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies.

CPD has certified the programme to have 59 hours of learning.

Elumni

Participants who complete an Oxford Saïd Executive Education online programme are automatically part of the Oxford Saïd Business School elumni community.

The Elumni Community

Our thriving community comprises more than 37,000 ambitious professionals hailing from 177 countries and representing diverse sectors like finance, law, marketing, healthcare, and energy. A significant number of these individuals proceed to undertake additional online or on-campus programmes, including short courses, executive diplomas, or MBAs.

Oxford Saïd Elumni Network

The Oxford Saїd Elumni Network is a virtual hub specially crafted for elumni. Acknowledging that the journey of professional growth doesn't cease with programme completion; the platform is devised to motivate, encourage, and provide support to elumni as they pursue their career ambitions. It offers elumni an avenue to engage with Saïd Business School faculty, gaining access to expert opinions, research insights, and thought leadership. Furthermore, the network facilitates purposeful global networking, enabling collaborative endeavours for sharing ideas, expertise, and tackling challenges collectively.

You will also gain access to the official Oxford Executive Education Elumni group on LinkedIn. 

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Participant experiences

'Being a part of Oxford elumni, you will see the world differently and the world will see the difference in you.'

As well as making lifelong friends, Ravindra Meshram shares his biggest accomplishments in the three years that have followed completing both the Fintech and Executive Leadership programmes at Oxford Saïd.

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