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Master’s Degree in E-Banking and FinTech
Updated on 09/06/2025
Certification
Titre de niveau 7enregistré au répertoire national des certifications professionnelles
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The ESIIA Master’s degree in e-Banking and Fintech (e-Banking) is a qualification listed on the RNCP at Level 7, which, over a two-year period, trains experts capable not only of understanding how new technologies are reshaping the traditional banking sector, but also of leading the digital transformation of banks or creating the financial services of tomorrow.
This programme is perfectly suited to the needs of managers responsible for the management and digitalisation of online financial operations, who are seeking creative, passionate, curious and highly motivated professionals.
The ESIIA Master’s degree in e-Banking enables graduates to be highly operational from their very first professional experience. The programme includes courses, conferences, masterclasses and business games delivered by professionals who are experts in their respective fields.
Students also benefit from facilitated connections with our premium network of partner companies in order to complete their work-study programme.
Programme objectives
The ESIIA Master’s degree in e-Banking and Fintech (e-Banking) is a State-recognised Level 7 qualification designed to achieve the following objectives:
- Studying how Fintechs (financial startups) are replacing certain traditional banking services
- Mastering the operations of neobanks, crowdfunding platforms, and mobile payment systems
- Learning legal frameworks such as the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and anti-money laundering regulations (AML/CFT)
- Understanding the workings of blockchain, smart contracts, and the emergence of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)
- Using machine learning for credit scoring (risk assessment) or real-time fraud detection
- Learning how to protect banking transactions and data against cyberattacks
- Learning to use APIs to connect banking services to third-party applications
- Ensuring a seamless customer experience across mobile apps, web platforms, and physical branches
- Supporting traditional banks in evolving their operations and corporate culture
- Designing intuitive, user-centred banking interfaces
- Mastering customer acquisition and retention across digital channels
Prerequisites
RECRUITMENT LEVEL(S)
Bachelor’s degree / Licence and Bac+4
Prerequisites: The ESIIA Master’s degree in e-Banking and Fintech (e-Banking) is open to holders of a Licence/Bachelor’s degree or any other Level 6 qualification, and, for entry into the second year of the Master’s programme, to candidates who have completed Master 1 or have obtained an exemption from the certifying authority.
Admission is based on application review and, if necessary, an interview.
Career Opportunities
- e-Banking Product Owner
- Fintech Product Manager
- Customer Success Manager
- Fintech Business Developer
- Open Banking Manager
- Digital Transformation Project Manager
- Financial Innovation Manager
- Compliance Officer
- Investment Analyst
- Blockchain Business Analyst
- Fintech Strategy Consultant
- Digital KYC/AML Analyst
- Cyber-Financial Risk Manager
Teaching Methods and Assessment
Assessment Methods: Case studies and/or tests and/or essays and/or text analyses and/or multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and/or oral assessments and/or research projects / Continuous assessment / Work-study and competency evaluation (written + oral) / Thesis defence / Professional evaluation in the company
Programme Summary Documents: Course materials (PDF, and/or Word, and/or PPT formats), case studies and/or audio and video resources, and any exercises to be completed during the programme
Admission Procedures and Deadlines
ACCESS DEADLINES
Applications for the September 2025 intake are open from 1 March to 20 September 2025
Applications for the deferred January 2027 intake continue until 18 December
Modalities
Access to our programmes can be initiated:
By the employer,
By the employee with their consent,
By a student or their legal guardian
Work-study programmes are available from the third year onwards.
Once the application form has been completed, our school undertakes to respond within 72 hours.
If the programme requires prerequisites, we will then propose, regardless of the funding method you intend to use, a knowledge assessment and/or a positioning interview (by telephone or videoconference) and/or a review of your application file.
Duration of Studies:
DURATION OF STUDIES:
- 2 years for students holding a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification, and 1 year for students who have completed their first year of the Master’s programme.
- Work-study programme available from the third year onwards.
programme
FIRST YEAR
The first-year e-Banking programme, designed to develop managerial skills, is structured as follows:
Semester 1:
Corporate Strategy
Human Resources Management and Organisational Behaviour
Project and Innovation Management
Managerial Geopolitics
Corporate Finance and Cash Management
English
Business Challenges in a Globalised Economy
Business Law
Semester 2:
Innovation & Business Model
Management of Collaborative Tools
Globalisation and International Economics
Environmental Management and Sustainable Strategies
International Management
Introduction to Portfolio Management
Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Introduction to Financial Information Systems
Basic Financial Analysis
Business Game
Internship (Optional)
SECOND YEAR
The e-Banking specialisation year is organised around two (2) main areas:
AREA 1: SPECIALISATION SUBJECTS
Semester 1:
Emerging Issues in the Economy and Financial Institutions
Credit Analysis and Financial Risk Management
Artificial Intelligence and Fraud Management
Design Thinking and Interaction
Semester 2:
Compliance and Financial Regulations
Open Banking and Finance
Financial Markets and Derivative Products
Investment and Financing Policies
Business Game
Internship (Compulsory)
Professional Dissertation Writing
AREA 2: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Validation of competence blocks:
Block 1: Create and develop a digital entrepreneurship project with the support of AI
Block 2: Design a digital project using a UX Design approach while integrating AI
Block 3: Manage a digital project using agile methodology, developing its functional specifications and technical requirements
Block 4: Develop an e-marketing and communication strategy for a digital entrepreneurship project with the support of AI
Block 5: Conduct studies and produce reports in competitive intelligence and corporate strategy
Tuition Fees
Information regarding the cost of this programme can be accessed by clicking on the following link : https://esiia.fr/tarifs-et-financements/
Prix de la formation en alternance : 10500€ TTC/ an
Prix de la formation en initiale : 7500 € TTC / an
Frais d’inscription : 1000 € TTC
Salaire
La moyenne de salaire annuel en sortie de Mastere en Cybersecurite est de 28 K€.