Feature Stories

In this issue of Biz@HKUST , our faculty write articles expressing their opinions on FinTech and featuring the areas they have been studying. Meanwhile, Professor KC Chan, the third and fourth term HKSAR Government’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, and Mr Nelson Chow, Chief Fintech Officer at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, explain how ... Read More

Is Hong Kong Ready for a FinTech Revolution? Across the globe, FinTech promises to not only drive the creation of a wide range of new and more accessible financial services, but also promote more competition, improve customer experience and lower costs. All, potentially, very good news for consumers, but can Hong Kong claim a role as an international ... Read More

Which FinTech Future Should We Bank On? It seems clear FinTech will continue to drive radical change in the market for banking services. But one unanswered question is: will the application of these advances in digital technology open up a myriad of new opportunities for the established giants, or will it fundamentally disrupt the business model that has ... Read More

Putting Blockchain to Work at HKUST Vitalik Buterin is the 23-year-old co-creator and inventor of Ethereum, the blockchain-based platform for running smart contracts. Earlier this year, the Business School welcomed Buterin for an interactive dialogue and a workshop that took students through the process of developing a simple contract on Ethereum. Where is ... Read More

FinTech: Observations of a Skeptic The year is 1967. Everyone is talking about the Hollywood movie The Graduate , especially about this dialog: Mr McGuire: Are you listening? Benjamin: Yes, I am. Mr McGuire: Plastics. Benjamin: Exactly how do you mean? Mr McGuire: There's a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it? Fast forward 50 ... Read More

FinTech Wave Revolutionizes Financial World You have heard the word “FinTech” on various occasions: TV, social media, or even friends’ parties. Is it just a buzzword floating around nowadays? The answer is likely no. More and more people are starting to believe that FinTech is a new wave of digital revolution that could fundamentally change the financial ... Read More

As well as teaching many of the skills the new breed of entrepreneur will need, the HKUST Business School also serves as an incubator for real-world ideas and a place where creative relationships and teams can be formed. Former and current Global Business (GBUS) undergraduate students, Johannes Jaeger and Sandra Sobanska, met at HKUST. In May this year, the ... Read More

For anyone without the backing of an established company, having a good idea is just stage one in the process of producing a profitable new product or service. In addition to devising a solid business plan, and building a team that can successfully deliver on the concept, some capital is almost always essential to put together prototypes and research the ... Read More

As the China-led One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative continues to draw world-wide interest, the HKUST Business School along with event partner United Overseas Bank (UOB) have launched a series of investment seminars, featuring prominent business leaders and scholars to provide a range of insights on how Hong Kong businesses and investors can seize the ... Read More

Embracing the ever-changing financial industry, the 10th anniversary of the Master of Science in Global Finance (MSGF) program jointly offered by the HKUST Business School and the New York University Stern School of Business (NYU Stern), celebrates how the program has gone from strength-to-strength during the last decade. To celebrate the program’s 10-year ... Read More