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HKU Introduction to FinTech Course Syllabus (as of Aug 2020)

Module 1: What is FinTech?


1.1 Module 1 Introduction
1.2 FinTech Transformation
1.3 FinTech Evolution 1.0: Infrastructure
1.4 FinTech Evolution 2.0: Banks
1.5 FinTech Evolution 3.0 & 3.5: Startups and Emerging Markets
Industry Collaboration between Financial Institutions and Startups (The
Showcase FinTech Association of Hong Kong)
1.6 FinTech Typology
1.7 Emerging Economics: Opportunities and Challenges

1.8 From Too-Small-To-Care to Too-Big-To-Fail

1.9 Introduction to Regulation

Industry The Future of RegTech and Six Technologies Impacting It (Thomson


Showcase Reuters)

Module 2: Payment, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain


2.1 Module 2 Introduction
2.2 Individual Payments
2.3 Developing Countries and DFS: The Story of Mobile Money
2.4 Developing Countries and DFS: Regulation of Mobile Money
2.5 RTGS Systems
2.6 The ABCDs of Alternative Finance (Parts 1 & 2)
2.7 Building a New Stack
2.8 Cryptocurrencies
Industry Introduction to Digital Asset Market (Gatecoin)
Showcase
Industry Stablecoins (Feron Labs)
Showcase
Industry Legal and Regulatory Implications of Cryptocurrencies (King & Wood
Showcase Mallesons)
Industry Behavior Analysis and Valuation of Cryptocurrencies (Santiment)
Showcase
2.9 What is Blockchain?

Industry The Benefits from New Payment Stacks (Applications of Ripple for
Showcase Standard Chartered Bank)

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Module 3: Digital Finance and Alternative Finance


3.1 Module 3 Introduction
3.2 A Brief History of Financial Innovation
3.3 Digitization of Financial Services
3.4 FinTech & Funds
Industry How AI is Transforming the Future of FinTech (Microsoft)
Showcase
Industry How Will AI Transform Financial Analysis? (MioTech)
Showcase
Industry AI and Finance (Huawei)
Showcase
Industry Ensuring Compliance from the Start: Suitability and Funds
Showcase (Investment Navigator)
3.5 Crowdfunding – Regards, Charity and Equity
Industry What is Equity Crowdfunding? (AngelHub)
Showcase
Industry What are the Differences between Seed/Angel, Venture Capital and
Showcase Private Equity Funding Rounds? (AngelHub)

3.6 P2P and Marketplace Lending


3.7 The Rise of Chinese TechFins – New Models and New Products
3.8 ICOs
Industry Collaborative and Contextual Banking (WeBank)
Showcase

Module 4: FinTech Regulation and RegTech


4.1 Module 4 Introduction
4.2 FinTech Regulations (Parts 1 & 2)
4.3 Evolution of RegTech
4.4 RegTech Ecosystem: Financial Institutions
4.5 RegTech Ecosystem: Startups
4.6 RegTech Startups: Challenges
4.7 RegTech Ecosystem: Regulators
Industry Payments and the Regulatory Landscape in Asia Pacific (KorumLegal)
Showcase
Industry The Application of AI in Smart Regulation (Mindbridge)
Showcase
4.8 Regulatory Sandboxes

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HKU Introduction to FinTech Course Syllabus (as of Aug 2020)

Industry Balancing Innovation and Regulation Challenges in Hong Kong


Showcase (Charles Mok)
4.9 Smart Regulation
4.10 Redesigning Better Financial Infrastructure: India Stack

Module 5: Data and TechFin


5.1 Module 5 Introduction
5.2 History of Data Regulation
5.3 Data in Financial Services
Industry Application of Data Analytics in Finance (vPhrase)
Showcase
Industry How Startups are Transforming the Asset Management Landscape in
Showcase Hong Kong (MioTech)
Industry Digitization of Financial Services – A DBS Approach (Parts 1 & 2)
Showcase (DBS)
5.4 European Big-Bang: PSD2 / GDPR / MiFID2
Industry PSD2: Open Banking API for Startups (Gini)
Showcase
Industry Methods of Data Protection: GDPR Compliance and Personal Privacy
Showcase (Exate Technology)
5.5 Digital Identity
5.6 Change in Mindset: Regulation 1.0 to 2.0 (KYC to KYD)
5.7 AI and Governance
5.8 New Challenges of AI and Machine Learning
5.9 Data, Metadata and Differential Privacy
5.10 Data is the New Oil: Risk of Breach
Industry Cybersecurity Industry Update (Microsoft)
Showcase

Module 6: The Future of Data-Driven Finance


6.1 Module 6 Introduction
6.2 Case Study 1: Revolut
6.3 Case Study 2: Alibaba
6.4 Case Study 3: Aadhaar
6.5 Case Study 4: Credit Karma
6.6 Case Study 5: Digibank
6.7 Conclusion to Case Studies
6.8 FinTech Big Trends – Looking Forward
Industry Next Generation Digital Financial Services (Part 1) (Huawei)
Showcase

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Industry The Next Big Opportunities in FinTech (Charles Mok)


Showcase
Industry The FinTech Landscape in China – What’s Next? (Charles Mok)
Showcase
Industry Research and Development (R&D) and Interactions with Industries
Showcase (Charles Mok)

NEW Series in 2020


Looking Back, Looking Forward
Episode 1 Looking Back, Looking Forward (JAN 2020)
Episode 1 begins
Episode 2 Looking Back, Looking Forward (FEB 2020)
AI in Finance
Episode 3 Looking Back, Looking Forward (MAR 2020)
Crises, Epidemics & Digital Finance
Episode 4 Looking Back, Looking Forward (APR 2020)
After Bitcoin and Libra: Central Bank Digital Currencies
Episode 5 Looking Back, Looking Forward (MAY 2020)
Covid-19 Implications
Episode 6 Looking Back, Looking Forward (JUN 2020)
Digitization of Finance and Market Integrity: The Future of AML/
KYC/CDD
Episode 7 Looking Back, Looking Forward (JULY 2020)
Strategies for FinTech Innovation

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