EAE Business School Barcelona, part of ‘Planeta Formación y Universidades’, has announced a collaboration with Spanish leading FinTech ID Finance to incorporate a practical module on Fintech into the academic offer of the Masters in Finance & Fintech.
The Masters at EAE Business School Barcelona, one of the 30 best business schools worldwide according to the América Economía ranking, is aimed at professionals from the world of finance and technology and designed to provide students with a broad understanding of financial sector management, while delving into the technological innovations that are revolutionising the sector. Through the collaboration with ID Finance, EAE Barcelona’s Masters will bring the experience of this renowned Spanish Fintech company to its students.
“As a business school we seek to anticipate and adapt to the needs of the labour market with practical and student-centred programs. We are in constant contact with companies to detect trends and opportunities and this collaboration with ID Finance reinforces our commitment to remain at the forefront of financial and technological education”, explained Dorina Nicoara Popescu, Director of the Masters in Finance & Fintech at EAE Business School Barcelona.
For her part, Carla Guerrero, Head of Growth at ID Finance, added: “We are very excited to be able to contribute our experience as a leading company specialising in Fintech to the students of EAE Business School Barcelona. We believe this collaboration will allow students to have a unique and valuable perspective on the financial and technological world, preparing them to be leaders in this field.”
The program will address topics such as financial management, artificial intelligence applied to finance, blockchain or cryptocurrencies, among others. In addition, students will have the opportunity to participate in practical classes taught by ID Finance managers.
This leading Fintech in Spain, founded in 2015, has an instant credit platform in this market and in Mexico. In 2021, it launched the financial wellness app Plazo, which offers its customers in a single commission-free account a free Mastercard debit card, subject to an attractive rewards program, and financing options tailored to the client.
Registration for the Masters in Finance & Fintech is now open, and the course will begin in October 2023.
ABOUT EAE BUSINESS SCHOOL:
EAE Business School is an international business school, belonging to Planeta Formación y Universidades, with a cutting-edge and innovative vision to address the challenges of the twenty-first century. More than 80,000 students of more than 100 different nationalities have been trained at EAE. It has a faculty of 500 teachers (35% international) who, for the most part, combine their professional and academic activity. The school has international alliances with prestigious institutions such as Babson College, or U.C Berkeley Extension, among others.
In its commitment to the professional development of its students, EAE Business School has managed more than 2,000 job offers this year, thanks to a network of collaborating companies. These data have allowed EAE to increase the insertion rate of its students and the ROI of its master’s degrees, for which it has been recognized in the Bloomberg and QS international rankings. Planeta Formación y Universidades, Grupo Planeta’s international higher education network, has twenty-two educational institutions in Spain, Andorra, France, Italy, North Africa, the United States and Colombia. Every year, more than 120,000 students from 114 different nationalities are trained through its business schools, universities, specialized colleges, and vocational training centres.
