The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

FinTech Foundations and Overview

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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(508 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
Approx. 15 hours
Learn at your own pace
93%
Most learners liked this course

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This course is part of the FinTech: Finance Industry Transformation and Regulation Specialization
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There are 4 modules in this course

In this module (week one), students will gain a multi-dimensional perspective on what FinTech means from the perspective of large firms (and older participants in the industry - e.g. dinosaurs), entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers. Examining what FinTech is, or is not, provides a foundations upon which students can build for better understanding of opportunities and changes.

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11 videos2 readings1 quiz3 discussion prompts

The Business Applications of FinTech are essentially the Fin part of the FinTech world, and in this module, we will examine applications across six categories of FinTech, including lending and personal finance, crowd-finding and business financing, payments and retail transactions, equity, trading and investment applications, various types of cryptocurrencies, and banking infrastructure and tools.

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15 videos1 quiz1 discussion prompt

The Technology enabling and supporting FinTech is important to understand, and this module provides a brief introduction to each of the areas of technology that enable FinTech business changes, including identity and privacy technologies, blockchain and encryption, big data analytics, AI and automation, and consumer tech innovations. This introduction is designed to be at a level appropriate for business managers or students of business, and is not intended to excite or engage tech geeks.

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12 videos1 quiz2 discussion prompts

Building on our understanding of FinTech market applications and FinTech technologies, we move in this module to examine the implications of FinTech changes and challenges for existing financial services companies, and we look at current and future trends in FinTech world-wide. This module concludes, after the final quiz, with a final course project in which students will present their recommendations for senior managers of a large, established Asia-Pacific bank to take advantage of and respond to FinTech challenges and opportunities.

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8 videos1 reading1 quiz1 peer review2 discussion prompts

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 Theodore Henry King CLARK
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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