Awards

We are pleased to announce that our program has received the prestigious Diamond Award in the Honorary FinTech Education & Talent Development category at the IFTA FinTech and Innovation Awards 2022/2023.

This remarkable achievement showcases our program's unwavering commitment to excellence in the intersection of finance and technology. The Diamond Award serves as a testament to our dedication in shaping the future of the FinTech industry and nurturing exceptional talent.

Simultaneously, we are immensely proud to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of four of our exceptional HKBU students: Miss Lee Yuk Ching, Mr. Liu Junkang, Mr. Nunayon Medeba Samuel, and Miss Ayazhan Kadessova. They have been honored with the esteemed Star in the Making awards at the IFTA FinTech and Innovation Awards 2022/2023. Their remarkable achievements highlight their dedication, hard work, and exceptional talent in the FinTech field.

Join us in celebrating this momentous occasion and stay tuned for more updates on our continued endeavors to shape the future of finance and technology!

We are thrilled to announce that one of our outstanding students, Mr. Demirtas Fatih, has been awarded the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Westin Scholar Book Award for the academic year 2022-23.

The IAPP Westin Scholar Book Award is a highly respected accolade that recognizes exceptional talent and achievement in the field of privacy and data protection. This award is a testament to the dedication and hard work of Fatih, who has demonstrated exceptional skills and knowledge in this important area. We are immensely proud of him and his accomplishments.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the IAPP for offering this award, which highlights the importance of privacy and data protection in today's digital landscape. We are grateful for IAPP's commitment to promoting excellence and innovation in this field and for their support of our students.

Please join us in congratulating Fatih on his outstanding achievement. We wish him all the best for his future endeavors and look forward to seeing his continued success in the field of privacy and data protection.

We are delighted to announce that the MSc in Finance (FinTech and Financial Analytics) Programme has received a Bronze Award at the QS-Wharton Reimagine Education Awards 2022 under the category of Digital Readiness Award. Reimagine Education is a global conference and competition, open to educational innovators from all around the world. The Digital Readiness Award was given to the company or institution that offered the best program or approach to supporting digital readiness now and in the future.

The programme has received the “Diamond Award” in Honorary FinTech Education & Talent Development category from the IFTA FinTech and Innovation Awards 2021/2022. The award is to recognizing corporates, start-ups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), non-profit organisations (NPOs) such as schools, professional bodies, charities, social enterprises, etc, as well as individuals in providing public FinTech education to the community.
The award ceremony was held on 29 September 2022. Prof. Aris Stouraitis, Programme Director, and Ms Queenie Lee, Associate Programme Director, represented the programme to receive the award during the ceremony.

The MScFin (FTFA) programmes is happy to announce that Ms Jolly CHAN Wing Yan has received the IAPP Westin Scholar Book Award 2022. The Award is to honor the top student’s achievement for the best individual assignment submitted for the Cybersecurity, Privacy and RegTech class.

“It's my honor to receive the IAPP Westin Scholar Book Award from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). It means so much to me. I would like to recognize my school, Hong Kong Baptist University, on whom my success rides. I owe my success to the rich learning environment at HKBU and all my professors who were there to guide me on my path. Without the faculty and staff's support and resources, I am confident I could not have flourished as I did. It was gratifying to learn much in the lecture classes through these rough times with a global pandemic. I am grateful for being recognized, and I intend to live up to the level of success this award demands. Starting my career at HKBU was the best choice I've made. Sincerely and humbly, I want to say thank you to the IAPP for believing and empowering young students to follow their passion and dreams.” Ms Jolly CHAN Wing Yan said.

The IAPP is the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource. Founded in 2000, the IAPP is a not-for-profit organization that helps define, promote and improve the privacy profession globally.

SlowMist Technology offers "SlowMist Cybersecurity Award" for the students of MSc in Finance (FinTech and Financial Analytics) since 2020-21 academic year. The award includes a cash prize of USD 2,000. This year, Ms CHAN Wing Yan Jolly conducted the best individual assignment for “FIN7900 Cybersecurity, Privacy and RegTech” and obtained the award.

"Thank you for awarding me the SlowMist Cybersecurity Award. I am honored to receive this award. It means so much to me. I am thankful for my professor, Mr. Brian Yap, who was there to guide me on my path. It was an honor to be a part of your class. I am also grateful to be part of the HKBU. It was gratifying to learn a lot in this cybersecurity class through these rough times with a global pandemic. Starting my career at HKBU was the best choice I’ve made." Ms CHAN Wing Yan Jolly said.

SlowMist Technology is a company focused on blockchain ecological security and also a top international blockchain security company, serving many well-known projects, and was in the first batch of domestic units that was listed in the “2018 China Blockchain Industry White Paper” by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Congratulations to David K.T. Ho (BBA Entrepreneurship and Finance, 2020). Supported by the program, he was honoured with the ‘Star in the Making’ award by the Institute of Financial Technologists of Asia (IFTA) in the FinTech Achievement Awards 2020. He was one of the only two awardees in the category this year.

The ‘Star in the Making’ award recognizes students for innovative projects or ideas that could positively transform the FinTech industry. In 2019, Ho teamed up with two other HKBU business graduates to come up with the FOODCHAIN idea to offer financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, a much-needed service, especially during the pandemic.