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IFTA Asian Fintech Business Plan Competition Award Presentation

busd-admin2021-09-24T15:14:13+08:00

Congratulations to students from the Fintech class (offered by the Department of Finance and Decision Sciences to MSc in Corporate Governance and Compliance Program, with our Associate Director, Ms Queenie Lee, being the lecturer/mentor) for being the champion of the competition. Team Chain Green composed of Ai Xu, Kar Yan Yeung, Tsz Yan Ng and Chan Zheng put together a proposal with ESG focus, which is currently under consideration by IFTA to put in some funding. Please find enclosed video clip with an overview of the winning project from the team, comments on the role of universities in Fintech development in Hong Kong by Mr Darron Sun, Vice Chairman of IFTA and sharing from Mr Benjamin Wong, Founder of Transwap & one of the jurors on his view of the secret to success.

September 3, 2021

The developments of artificial intelligence

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Our adjunct professors Dr. Dorothy Chau and Mr. Jason Lau joined the conversation at the session titled “The Talent Deficit: When AI Demand Far Outstrips Supply” at the WSJ Pro Artificial Intelligence Executive Forum organized by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Themed “Unlocking value in the new normal”, the virtual forum was held on 31 March 2021.

April 1, 2021

Bitcoin: An investment and reserve currency?

busd-admin2021-04-08T10:54:01+08:00

Thanks to Mr Wilson Cheung, Conduct and Regulation at Deloitte and Mr Richard Hickling, Founder of Profitview to share with our students their views on Bitcoin from both the regulatory and trading angles. Lots of questions from our audiences are addressed.

February 9, 2021

“Having three industry leading experts explain the intricate landscape they have built their careers on was an important aspect of our ongoing class discussion. Sam, Saravana, and Johnson were patient with our questions and made sure to dive into the details of cybersecurity foundational practices. While our questions led the discussion the three industry experts made sure to cover specific topics that we had been taught in our coursework. This made us students understand the importance of our teachings in a completely new way.” Once again, thanks Sam, Saravana and Johnson from Crypto.com for enlightening our students.

The landscape of Cybersecurity

busd-admin2021-03-30T17:04:31+08:00

Having three industry leading experts explain the intricate landscape they have built their careers on was an important aspect of our ongoing class discussion. Sam, Saravana, and Johnson were patient with our questions and made sure to dive into the details of cybersecurity foundational practices. While our questions led the discussion the three industry experts made sure to cover specific topics that we had been taught in our coursework. This made us students understand the importance of our teachings in a completely new way.

Once again, thanks Sam, Saravana and Johnson from Crypto.com for enlightening our students.

January 28, 2021

Business Practices surrounding Privacy

busd-admin2021-04-08T16:43:02+08:00

According to a student, “the ever-changing landscape that is privacy of personal data needs not only powerpoints and readings to completely understand all facets. Having a discussion with Hong Kong’s Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data is where we were able to hear from the source the importance of business practices surrounding privacy.

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January 21, 2021

Cybersecurity under evolving new policies

busd-admin2021-04-07T17:34:33+08:00

“Mr. Yuen's presentation helped us understand how companies as large as Microsoft handle their cyber security and how it continues to evolve with new policies. It was also interesting to hear how a large international company operates while navigating through several different country’s privacy policies.

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January 14, 2021

Tokenization and beyond

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“Adrian's sharing on tokenization is consistent and up to date with the latest developments in the blockchain space. The real-life applications presented helped showcase the different practical facets which leverages the technology to its fullest potential. It is exceptionally useful for students who might not have the right exposure,” said one student.

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December 17, 2020

Hong Kong and China competitiveness in the Digital world

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Thanks to Prof Christos Cablois of IMD World Competitive Center to share with us the stories behind IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2020 of Hong Kong and China. Our students benefited a lot from the webinar.

December 9, 2020

China’s Fintech Rides on New-Gen Tech as Cashless Economy Slows

busd-admin2021-04-07T17:12:52+08:00

Thanks to the representative from Bloomberg Intelligence to share with our students their latest research on the Chinese Fintech market. A great review of the New-Gen Techs and the development of China into a Cashless Economy. New trends such as online wealth and a brief analysis on Ant Financials (who is going public soon) were also discussed. Our students benefit a lot from the sharing.

October 7, 2020

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