Asset managers Franklin Templeton and State Street are among the backers of what is being billed as the uk 's first comprehensive undergraduate degree course . students at the Glendwr University can study for a Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Management Technology over two or three years of study . Instead of simply teaching students about the technologies underpinning fintech , the new course will " teach them how to generate new innovative ideas and create their own start - up using the technologies available to them , " according to business leader Anna Sung .
Asset managers Franklin Templeton and State Street are among the backers of what is being billed as the UK's first fintech undergraduate degree course. Students at Wrexham Glendwr University can study for a Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Management Technology over two or three years of study. Instead of simply telling students about the technologies underpinning fintech, the new course will "teach them how to generate new business ideas and create their own start-up using the technologies available to them," according to course leader Anna Sung.