Georgia FinTech Academy
Fintech is the technology that makes it possible to electronically transfer money to your friends. It allows you to invest, insure, and bank from your mobile device without ever having to step foot in a building. This is a high demand career area. Did you know Georgia is home to a large concentration of companies in the fintech space? More than 70% of all credit and debit card transactions in the United States are processed by companies located in Georgia. It has truly earned the name “Transaction Alley”! The highest demand career areas in fintech are information technology, cybersecurity, data science, and business.
Fintech in Georgia:
- $72 billion+ annual revenue in Georgia
- 160+ financial technology (fintech) companies
- 70% of all U.S. payments processed run through a company located in Georgia
- 50,000 employees+ in fintech in Georgia
- 15 million+ global card-enabled merchants rely upon Georgia companies
Gordon State College is proud to begin offering online courses in Spring 2020 so that students wishing to persue a Bachelor's of Science in Management and Administration can take courses specifically designed for a track in Financial Technology.
If you are interested in getting more information about this degree and the courses that will be offered, please call the Innovative Education and Strategic Initiatives office at 678-359-5128 or visiting the Georgia Fintech website on the button below: