This major aims to train future engineers in all the innovative technologies that are essential for evolving and innovating in businesses that are reinventing financial professions.
This course is offered on the Paris campus.
A number of major legal and technical developments have radically changed the world of finance. Fintech companies have created a new industry that deploys technology to improve the financial sector.
Renowned research professor Cyril Grunspan helped ESILV become the first school to offer a comprehensive course on blockchain and bitcoin. The school also initiated the first academic research on the subject and is currently working on partner blockchain projects. ESILV’s fintech course has become a benchmark for all economic and institutional players in the field.
Blockchain developer, Blockchain architect, Cryptocurrency trader Data analyst, scientist, insurtech project manager, crypto assurtech, Cryptocurrency consultant, R&D engineer, Banking application developer, Security engineer and cryptography
BLOCKCHAIN
Asymetric Cryptography
Decentralized Finance
QUANTUM COMPUTING
Quantum Computing
WEB APPLICATIONS
Designing Distributed Systems
Advanced Web Development
CONSENSUS
Proof of Stake
Zero Knowledge Proofs
MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Architectures Cloud
Mobile Development
PROGRAMMING
Artificial intelligence for Fintech
Virtualization
BLOCKCHAIN
Cryptofinance
Lightning Network
Digital currencies
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XRPL Commons HAKS Hackathon 2025: ESILV Students Take Second Place with AetherPay 27 May 2025 Ali Ben Yezza and Eli Benbaruk, engineering students at ESILV and KRYPTOSPHERE® DeVinci members, were awarded second place at the HAKS Hackathon 2025 by XRPL Commons for their project AetherPay, a modular SDK designed for seamless XRPL payment integrations. Here’s a look back at a weekend of high-level innovation and teamwork at the intersection of [...]
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