This course is part of the FinTech: Finance Industry Transformation and Regulation Specialization

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FinTech: Finance Industry Transformation and Regulation SpecializationThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Our primary goal is to help you to understand FinTech and to become more confident and persuasive in your ability to analyze and make recommendations to executives within the finance industry regarding how to react to these changes.
This FIRST MOOC ON FINTECH IN ASIA-PACIFIC offered by HKUST presents the insight of several professors from the top business school in Asia as well as perspectives from industry professionals.  HKUST has been ranked for many years as the No.1 EMBA program in the world, as the number one Finance program in Asia, and as the top MBA program in Asia by multiple independent rating and review journals and surveys.  

This course "FinTech Foundations and Overview" offers the combined strengths of HKUST in Business, Finance, and Technology as one the world's leading academic institutions on an important area of technology and business innovations.  For learners from outside Asia, this also gives an insight into changes happening in the most advanced FinTech markets of the world, since Asia leads worldwide in FinTech adoption and creative innovations.

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Week1

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Introduction to FinTech

3 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 94 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

11 videos

1.1: Introduction to FinTech Foundations & Overview7m1.2: FinTech For Dinosaurs (Part 1)8m1.3: FinTech For Dinosaurs (Part 2)6m1.4: FinTech For Entrepreneurs (Part 1)11m1.5: FinTech For Entrepreneurs (Part 2)8m1.6: FinTech For Entrepreneurs (Part 3)6m1.7: FinTech For Investors (Part 1)7m1.8: FinTech For Investors (Part 2)10m1.9: FinTech For Consumers10m1.10: FinTech Case Study: Capital One10m1.11: What is FinTech? Summary6m

2 readings

Course Outline10mAssignment & Grading10m

1 practice exercise

Quiz - Week 130m

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

FinTech Business Applications

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.

3 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 129 min)

15 videos

2.1: FinTech Business Applications Overview3m2.2: Lending & Personal Finance (Part 1)11m2.3: Lending & Personal Finance (Part 2)8m2.4: Crowd-Funding and Business Financing (Part 1)9m2.5: Crowd-Funding and Business Financing (Part 2)6m2.6: Payments and Retail Transactions (Part 1)7m2.7: Payments and Retail Transactions (Part 2)8m2.8: Equity, Trading, and Investments (Part 1)9m2.9: Equity, Trading, and Investments (Part 2)7m2.10: Equity, Trading, and Investments (Part 3)5m2.11: Cryptocurrencies (Part 1)10m2.12: Cryptocurrencies (Part 2)12m2.13: Banking Infrastructure, Tools, and Logistics (Part 1)6m2.14: Banking Infrastructure, Tools, and Logistics (Part 2)7m2.15: FinTech Business Applications Summary12m

1 practice exercise

Quiz - Week 230m

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

The Tech of FinTech

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.

3 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 103 min)

12 videos

3.1: The Tech of FinTech Overview8m3.2: Identity, Privacy, and Anonymity (Part 1)9m3.3: Identity, Privacy, and Anonymity (Part 2)8m3.4: Blockchain and Encryption (Part 1)8m3.5: Blockchain and Encryption (Part 2)8m3.6: Big Data and Analytics (Part 1)8m3.7: Big Data and Analytics (Part 2)8m3.8: AI, DSS, and Automation (Part 1)8m3.9: AI, DSS, and Automation (Part 2)8m3.10: Smartphones & Customer Tech (Part 1)8m3.11: Smartphones & Customer Tech (Part 2)6m3.12: The Tech of FinTech Summary9m

1 practice exercise

Quiz - Week 330m

Week4

Week 4

7 hours to complete

FinTech Implications for Established Business

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.

7 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 71 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM FINTECH FOUNDATIONS AND OVERVIEW

by SMSep 25, 2019

Good foundational course , and the project at the end gives more insight into the larger fintech markets

by GCMay 10, 2019

I really enjoyed the effort to show different perspectives to the same issue, it helps to broaden the understanding of this very new and oftentimes complex topic.

by DSJul 21, 2021

Course is good to start with and covers most of the aspects related to fintech. Final project is also good from the perspective of learning

by ELFeb 5, 2022

Very interesting content, pertinent even in 2022. I wish there was a little more on the western economy to balance the APAC perspective, and have a global view of the subject.

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About the FinTech: Finance Industry Transformation and Regulation Specialization

Objective

This Specialization is intended for finance professional who are seeking to develop skills and understanding of FinTech. Through these four courses, you will cover FinTech foundations and overview, FinTech security and regulation (RegTech), FinTech risk management and FinTech disruptive innovation: implications to society, which will prepare you to become more confident and persuasive in your ability to analyze and make decisions regarding how to react to these changes. Key Benefits You will earn a FinTech specialization certificate offered by the HKUST and Coursera after completing all four courses. You can add to your resume and Linkedin profile which can benefit to your career in finance industry. Also you will gain knowledge and insights in FinTech for your current and future career development in Finance industry. Who is this Specialization for? Everyone who is interested in FinTech and wants to learn more is welcome and will benefit from this course, and is useful for finance executives, government officers, entrepreneurs, consumers and investors of FinTech. To know more... Find out more and watch the FinTech specialization promotional video on Youtube. https://youtu.be/MmqNLp4iuZE

FinTech: Finance Industry Transformation and Regulation

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