Overview

The curriculum has been created following the input and guidance from key experts in the financial and fintech sectors who have a first hand view of the competencies and knowledge required. This Impact Finance and Fintech Management programme from ESDES Business School will give students a visionary learning experience through practitioner and research led teaching in the fields of impact finance and fintech.

About Impact Finance

Impact finance is the intentional use of financial capital to bring about a measurable and positive social and/or environmental change.

Impact finance includes a range of capital investments, that seek a market-rate financial return alongside a social/environmental impact.

Career Opportunities:

Students who follow the MSc in Impact Finance and Fintech Management will be eligible for all investment and asset management professions, including complementary extra-financial expertise linked to the transformation of finance professions in the sector. Such positions include, but are not restricted to:

Extra-financial analyst

Impact investor, private equity investor

Impact finance strategy consultant (in rating agencies or “Big Four”)

Compliance officer

Investment and risk manager

ESG Manager

ESG investor relations

Fintech-based fund management

Accreditation

ESDES Business School is proud to be ranked 100th among the top global business schools by the Financial Times. Additionally, ESDES is a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE), an elite association of the top higher education institutions in France.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Climate Change Risk Modelling for Impact Investment

Green Finance and Green Bons Structure

Building an ESG Profile

Impact Assessment & Investment Management

Eco-Innovation and Design Thinking

AI and Predictive ESG Modelling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 13 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

The starting date and application deadlines are indicatives, for more precise information, please contact the International Team at join@esdes.fr

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lyon, France

Disciplines

Finance Strategic Management Financial Technology View 90 other Masters in Finance in France

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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

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Other requirements

General requirements

The candidate must:

be finishing or have already completed a four-year degree (equivalent to 240 ECTS) or 3 years bachelor and 5 years working experience, in France or abroad ; candidates must have followed a course in fundamentals of finance in their undergraduate degree.

have at least a B2 level in English (5.5 IELTS]

Native English speakers or candidates who have been studying in English for at least two years will be exempt from the English requirement.

Applicants will also be invited to a personal interview online and in English, as part of the admission process.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

14500 EUR / year

≈ 14500 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

14000 EUR / year

≈ 14000 EUR / year

Living costs

Lyon

France

550 - 900 EUR / month

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

Funding

Excellence Scholarship for International Students

Esdes Business School students come from all over the world and offers an excellence scholarship to support its students.

To promote these exchanges, an excellence scholarship is offered, the amount of which varies between 10% and 30% of the tuition fees of the first year.

This excellence scholarship is awarded to students who have a good academic standing and who are motivated to become Esdes ambassadors during their studies.

Early bird discount for International Students

A special discount is available for students who register before the end of March. For all the details, please join the school directly.

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

About Impact Finance

Career Opportunities:

Accreditation

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Living costs

Lyon

Funding

Excellence Scholarship for International Students

Early bird discount for International Students

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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