Feature Stories

“People should look to work with technology and not to be afraid of it.” Charles D’HAUSSY, Head of FinTech, InvestHK Hong Kong’s FinTech sector is set to be a major game-changer in the world’s financial industry thanks to dedicated government team with offices in London and San Francisco. Biz@HKUST speaks to Charles D’HAUSSY, Head of FinTech at InvestHK, on ... Read More

“Entrepreneurs need the mindset and stamina to persevere through what can often be a very difficult journey.” Peter YAN, CEO, Cyberport Hong Kong “With more than 300 FinTech companies, Cyberport is confident that it is one of the largest FinTech communities in the city,” says Peter YAN, CEO of the government-owned company that runs the creative digital ... Read More

From left: Evgeny PETROV, Jiye BAEK, TANG Chao, Madeline ONG, Emilio BISETTI, LIU Jia, Emily WANG and NOZAWA Yoshio Our new faculty are young, diverse and dynamic, just like our school In the age of the global economy, it’s impossible for a modern business school to achieve excellent standards of teaching and research without promoting diversity in its ... Read More

“The Greater Bay Area presents Hong Kong with massive opportunities to innovate new financial solutions.” Helen KAN, Executive Director and Alternate CEO of China CITIC Bank International Helen KAN, Executive Director and Alternate CEO of China CITIC Bank International (CNCBI), and the bank’s Group Head, Personal and Business Banking Group, believes FinTech ... Read More

“We firmly believe that the high-quality development of the financial services industry requires the deep integration of finance and cutting-edge technology.”<>i/ Mike CHEN, CEO of China Everbright Bank, Hong Kong Branch FinTech has a key role to play not only as a disruptor of the financial services industry, but as a means by which traditional businesses ... Read More

“Mobile technology development, and the mass adoption of smartphones and tablets, have redefined the term ‘convenience’.” Angel NG, CEO of Citi Hong Kong and Macau Citi’s innovation strategy is “centered on its customers’ journey,” says Angel NG, CEO, Citi Hong Kong and Macau. “Any new technologies and innovations that we introduce have to meet clients’ ... Read More

“As data is the oil of the 21st century, we can see that there is an increasing demand for data scientists, who are knowledgeable and skillful in refining and transforming data into useful and meaningful insights.” ZHONG Xiangqun, Chief Operating Officer of Bank of China (Hong Kong) ZHONG Xiangqun, Chief Operating Officer of Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK) ... Read More

“RegTech refers to the use of technology to enhance the interface between financial institutions and the regulators or supervisors.” Arthur YUEN, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority While most people are in favor of greater efficiency and ease when it comes to shopping or investing, few want to put their hard-earned wealth at risk. In ... Read More

“Our rules are meant to be principles-based and technologically neutral. The challenge is how to apply consistent principles of investor protection and provide useful, detailed guidance on the use of innovative technology in this new, fast-moving environment.” Tim LUI, Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission Tim LUI recently took over as Chairman ... Read More

“These financial institutions [more than 70 of the world’s top 100 banks and 13 of the world’s top 20 insurers in Hong Kong] provide a substantive and ready customer base for FinTech companies which seek to work with incumbents and provide innovative FinTech solutions.” Paul CHAN, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR Government Hong Kong’s Financial ... Read More