Overview

This Masters in FinTech Law from University of East London will present key alternative finance products and services such as mobile payments, crowdfunding, cryptoassets, private digital currencies, stablecoins, decentralized finance and the approaches to central bank digital currencies. These services have been facilitated by technologies such as distributed ledger technology (DLT) blockchain, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

You will also enhance your professional skills, awareness, and ability to locate, interpret, analyse and criticise laws, rules, policies and practices on international financing, financial markets and the impact of technology in the financial services industry.

This programme will also provide specialist knowledge of the key role that the law and technology play in facilitating international financial transactions such as syndicated lending and international bond issues.

Your future career

After completing this programme, you would be able to work in roles including: financial/FinTech compliance specialists; lawyers within financial/FinTech institutions and law firms that have finance practice areas (they would need to have qualified in their chosen jurisdiction of practice); financial regulators and policy makers within government departments such as the ministry of finance/ treasury.

Programme Structure

Modules include:

Financial Technology (FinTech) Regulation
Regulation of Financial Markets
Law of International Finance
International Law and Business
International Corporate Governance
Economic Integration in the Developing World

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-21 00:00:00 , International

More details

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Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

International Law Master of Laws (LLM) Financial Technology View 333 other Masters in International Law in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum 2:2 Honours degree in any subject.
We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
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Accidents
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Tuition Fee

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International

16740 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16740 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

12600 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12600 GBP per year during 12 months.

UK: Part time: £2100 Per 30 credit module

Living costs for London

1137 - 2157 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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