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The School is pleased to announce that two of our fintech experts— Dean Professor TAM Kar Yan and Associate Dean Professor Allen HUANG, have joined the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Expert Group. The two experts in the field will shed light on the new electronic form of central bank money and contribute to Hong ... Read More

HKUST Business School and HSBC have worked together to complete a one-week Hypothetical e-HKD pilot . This collaboration represents the latest efforts of the academia and private sector in support of the exploration and experimentation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in Hong Kong under the purview of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. HSBC has for ... Read More

The HKUST Business School organized the Insurance Industry Dialogue: Insurtech Talent and the Real Game Changer to gather passionate industry leaders from traditional and virtual insurers, the regulator, and professional associations to discuss the talent needs arising from the latest trends and opportunities in the expanding insurance landscape and chart ... Read More

Fintech may still be an unfamiliar topic to many, which contributes to the difficulty in increasing manpower supply for the field. To help with solving the talent shortage in fintech and related sectors such as regulatory technology (regtech) and insurance technology (insurtech), the HKUST Business School launched the first innovative job portal in Hong Kong ... Read More

As Hong Kong is investigating the possibility of launching its own retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), HKUST Business School recently hosted the “Fintech Industry Dialogue: Retail CBDC in Hong Kong”, sponsored by HSBC. The event brought together the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), leading firms in the banking, payment and technology sectors, as ... Read More

The second module “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data” of the HKIB-HKUST Enhanced Competency Framework on Fintech (Professional Level) Program (ECF-Fintech) led by Professor Jean WANG, Associate Professor of Business Education, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management was launched last month. 19 participants ... Read More

Two “FinFluencer” Lectures were held in March, featuring Ms. Venetia LEE from Ant Group Greater China International Business and Mr. Brian HUI from HSBC. They shared with our students, their experiences, insights and enthusiasm toward their careers and the industry. (From left) Ms. Venetia LEE, General Manager, Ant Group Greater China International ... Read More

The fintech industry is rapidly growing. In addition to theoretical knowledge, practical experience would help students onto the road to success. Recently, a group of students participated in the "HKUST-WBB x MIT Node Fintech Academy" (the Academy), a two-week program using a project-based learning approach to provide students with insights on the latest ... Read More

Organized by the Center for Business and Social Analytics (CBSA) of HKUST Business School in partnership with Wisers Information Limited, the second Analytics Challenge @HKUST (the Challenge) has concluded with great success. Sixty teams comprising more than 200 participants joined the Challenge this year. These teams were not only asked to mine a dataset ... Read More

Following the recent release of two reports on the study of the regulatory technology (regtech) sector, HKUST Business School organized the “Regtech Industry Dialogue: Talent as a Fuel for Growth” on February 24 to discuss the talent needs this sector in Hong Kong. (From left) Prof. TAM Kar Yan, Dean of HKUST Business School; Mr. Arthur YUEN, JP, Deputy ... Read More