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TECHNOLOGY

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OVERVIEW
Financial Technology is an important emerging area that has been developing rapidly in recent years. It refers to the application of cutting-edge technologies and advanced analytics on various financial services, such as mobile banking, peer-to-peer lending, digital payments, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies, aiming to improve service efficiency, promote financial innovations, and increase end-user satisfaction.
MISSION
Financial Technology Thrust (Fintech) nurtures creative minds to explore frontiers in Financial Technology by employing advanced technologies to improve financial services, promote financial innovations, and establish more efficient financial systems.
FOCUS AREAS
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  • Blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital currencies
  • Robo advising, quantitative investing, and risk management
  • Machine learning, artificial intelligence, and Big data analytics in finance
  • Technological innovations for financial services
  • Regulatory issues and challenges in FinTech
  • Digital economy and financial inclusion
Ning Cai
Professor & Acting Head
Financial Technology Thrust, Society Hub
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HEAD'S MESSAGE
FinTech, short for financial technology, is a burgeoning interdisciplinary field where novel technologies and financial innovations are employed to improve traditional financial services. Its rapid development has changed and will continue to change the global financial system as well as our lives profoundly, and the whole world has been witnessing growing needs for people with FinTech-related expertise. Located in Nansha, the geometric center of the Greater Bay Area, HKUST(GZ) has a unique advantage to develop the FinTech field because both finance and technology are strategically important in the Greater Bay Area. By drawing on the interdisciplinary expertise of our strong faculty, the FinTech Thrust of HKUST(GZ) aims to conduct original and influential research in various areas of FinTech and nurture outstanding researchers, practitioners, and policy makers in the FinTech field, thereby contributing to the economic development of the Greater Bay Area and playing an important role in shaping the future of the FinTech field.
COMMUNITY
Research Advisors from Industry
XU Xiaohong
Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Zhuhai Defen Financial Technology Co.
MA Jian
Executive Director of Quantitative Research, J.P. Morgan
MA Henry
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, WeBank
JIA Hongrui
CEO, SPDB International
CHENG Rocky
General Manager of Information Technology Department, Bank of China (HK)
XIAO Jing
Professor of Practice
Chief Scientist, Ping An Group
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YANG Yimin
Professor of Practice
yiminyang@ust.hk
Sr. Executive VP, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Credit Officer, Loyal Trust Bank
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QI Lei
Professor of Practice
leiqi@ust.hk
Co-Founder and CEO, Wizard Capital Research Ltd.
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GUO Jian
Professor of Practice
guoj@ust.hk
Assistant President and Chief Scientist of AI Finance & Machine Learning, Assistant President and Chief Scientist of AI Finance & Machine Learning
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