2020-21 Spring - FINA5260 - FinTech: The Future of the Financial Industry

Course

Description

This is an introductory course to Financial Technology (FinTech) which includes Insurance Technology (InsurTech) and Regulation Technology (RegTech). The student will have a solid understanding of the underlying information technology being applied in various innovative business models to disrupt the finance and banking landscape globally. The critical business, social/ethical, legal and technology issues and the related risks faced by corporate executives when planning FinTech projects using quant finance models, DLT, crypto-token, AI, big data and algorithms to drive innovations in banking and finance will be discussed in class. Live demos will be conducted to illustrate the proof-of-concept and their applications in real world scenarios. Key industry developments and the impact to stakeholders will be examined.
Course period1/02/2130/06/21
Course levelPG
Course formatLecture