visit the website.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cThe ideal candidate for this program is someone who thinks, \u2018There\u2019s got to be a better way to do this,\u2019 and wants to use technology to solve a problem,\u2019\u2019 says John Wilson, academic director of the program. \u201cIt offers a unique avenue for candidates who are invested in helping humanity with technology.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the aspects that will differentiate this program is its flexibility, and responsiveness to a field that is evolving rapidly,\u2019\u2019 Wilson says. \u201cIn addition to a core set of courses, students can take electives on a finance or technology path.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Jose Cruz, associate dean of graduate programs at the School of Business, says the program will fill a void in the business arena. New graduates with this expertise are being offered entry-level salaries up to $100,000 and many have multiple offers.<\/p>\n
The fintech field incorporates everything from blockchain and cryptocurrency to peer-to-peer lending, mobile payment systems, robo-advising, and automated insurance underwriting, as businesses redefine their offerings and consumer consumption of financial services. While disruption is often created by tech startups, more traditional enterprises are testing the waters and even traditional financial firms are rethinking the ways they conduct business, Cruz says.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw the opportunity to lead in this area, and while it is relevant worldwide, there is a tremendous demand in the Northeast, with biotech in Boston, insurance in Hartford, and financial services in Stamford and New York,\u2019\u2019 he says. \u201cWe sit at the hub of all of that. And while we are offering global reach and opportunity, our foundation is well-located.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cAt UConn, we excel in creating specialized master\u2019s degree programs in business that get results,\u2019\u2019 says Meghan Hanrahan, executive director of the program. \u201cOur portfolio includes graduate programs in financial risk management, business analytics, accounting and human resources.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cWe offer an engaging graduate experience that includes experiential learning, internships, consulting, international travel and other experiences that make our graduates stand out in the job market,\u2019\u2019 she says.<\/p>\n
This is the second innovative program launched by the School of Business in the last few months. In February, the School announced the creation of an Online MBA program which will begin in Fall 2021.<\/p>\n
The UConn School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), considered the \u2018gold standard\u2019 of accreditation, which assures applicants that the program fulfills a core set of strict educational metrics. Fewer than 5 percent of business programs worldwide receive that designation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From blockchain to mobile payments, the world of finance is changing, and UConn aims to make students ready for it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121,"featured_media":172146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2275,1862,2235,92,174],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[2105],"class_list":["post-172144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-affairs","category-busn","category-today-homepage","category-uconn-hartford","category-uconn-stamford"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-17 01:57:22","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/121"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172144"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172170,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172144\/revisions\/172170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/172146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172144"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=172144"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=172144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}