FROM THE DIRECTOR
The Master of Science in Digital Financial Technologies places special emphasis on hands-on learning in each course and involves several key industry players. By collaborating with companies like Unqork, UL Solutions, and U.S. Bank/Elavon, you’ll tackle real industry problems by designing, developing, and building your own high- quality solutions. By pushing forward into the emerging fintech industry – specifically in the area of digital payments – this program is actively working to address the skill gap that exists in that market. Fintech may be exploding around the world, but Georgia is definitely one of the hotspots. Thanks to our proximity to a major fintech hub in Atlanta, our increasing number of students learning to be tomorrow’s fintech leaders, and our growing body of academic research on the subject, this program aims to play a major role in fintech’s future in Georgia and beyond. Who knows, in a few years Georgia could be known more for digital payments than for peaches. That’s the goal, anyway! I hope to personally welcome you in our program in the future.
S ince 2019, Georgia has been building its reputation in three main areas: 1) its championship baseball and soccer teams, 2) its thriving film and television business, and 3) its exploding financial technology (fintech) industry . If you didn’t know about No. 3, it’s time you changed that. The market for fintech is forecasted to reach $161.2 billion by 2026, with an expected compound annual growth rate of 8.7 percent from 2021 to 2026. Georgia is very much at the epicenter of fintech. Over 70 percent of all U.S. electronic transactions are handled by Georgia-based payment processing firms . Speaking strictly about numbers, the state is home to more than 200 fintech companies that generate an annual revenue of over $72 billion. Equifax, Global Payments, Fiserv, FIS Global, and NCR are just some of the fintech businesses operating in Georgia.
Sincerely,
Dr. Nick Suppiah Fintech Program Interim Director Professor of Information Systems
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