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External events, career & learning opportunities

Fintech Student Ambassador Hall of Fame

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Fintech Student Ambassador Program

The Fintech Student Ambassadors work closely with the Fintech and Green Finance Projects of the HKUST Business School to organize innovative educational activities to promote fintech and provide fintech and green finance-related learning opportunities to the HKUST community and the public; connect with industry practitioners to explore further the knowledge and skills needed in this fast-changing industry.

Publications

We conduct influential and practical research that is highly relevant to Hong Kong’s fintech ecosystem and policy deliberations, providing insights from in-depth research studies that will help Hong Kong enhance its fintech capabilities to achieve the status as a leading global fintech hub.

This report presents the findings of a two-phase survey study that investigates the attitudes of the Hong Kong population towards virtual assets. It provides invaluable insights into the public’s awareness, understanding and general perception of virtual assets, as well as their experiences with virtual assets, their interests in investing in virtual assets, and their views on virtual asset regulations.

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This report presents findings from a comprehensive study on the insurtech talent development in Hong Kong, encompassing an industry-wide manpower survey, in-depth literature review and an industry dialogue involving key stakeholders from the insurance domain. The report delves into key areas of Hong Kong’s insurtech development and talent landscape, including the regulatory environment, challenges to insurtech innovation, training opportunities, specific talent needs and preferred training and talent recruitment approaches. The report also explores the direction to create a winning insurtech talent development strategy for the sector, drawing upon the observations of two other major insurance hubs, namely the UK and Singapore.

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This report focuses on the talent development of regtech in Hong Kong, which is considered a significant barrier to Hong Kong’s regtech development. We examined the manpower situation and talent development strategy of regtech in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and Singapore, identified talent development opportunities based on insights drawn from our focus group studies with industry practitioners, and made recommendations for tackling the issue of talent shortage. This report is intended to be read in conjunction with “Regtech Development in Hong Kong: Challenges and Recommendations" for a more comprehensive discussion on the overall regtech development in Hong Kong.

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This report summarizes the findings of our four focus group studies with Hong Kong regtech practitioners in July 2022. The focus groups, consisting of regtech users and service providers, addressed the overall challenges and specific problems faced by the regtech sector. This report includes recommendations for Hong Kong to facilitate the healthy growth of the regtech industry. This report is intended to be read in conjunction with “Regtech Development in Hong Kong: Talent as a Fuel for Growth” which focuses on the regtech manpower situation in Hong Kong.

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About Fintech and Green Finance Projects

The Fintech and Green Finance Projects of HKUST Business School aims at nurturing the next generation of talent with interdisciplinary knowledge and mindset, and to promote and educate students and the public on fintech and green finance knowledge. Through collaboration with industry stakeholders, our project team drives a wide range of talent development initiatives and student learning opportunities, including competitions, mentorship programs, internship placements, sharing from industry experts, and various talks and workshops, in order to enrich and expand Hong Kong’s fintech and green finance talent pool.

Assisting the scholars at HKUST to bring positive impact on Hong Kong’s fintech and green finance development through influential and market-relevant research, we work closely with stakeholders across the government, industry, and academia to facilitate intellectual exchange, produce practical Proof-of-Concepts and prototypes, and provide policy recommendations. Our mission is to deliver useful research outcomes that can further enhance Hong Kong’s fintech and green finance capabilities and help strengthen Hong Kong’s position as the world’s premier financial center.

About Fintech and Green Finance Projects

The Fintech and Green Finance Projects of HKUST Business School aims at nurturing the next generation of talent with interdisciplinary knowledge and mindset, and to promote and educate students and the public on fintech and green finance knowledge. Through collaboration with industry stakeholders, our project team drives a wide range of talent development initiatives and student learning opportunities, including competitions, mentorship programs, internship placements, sharing from industry experts, and various talks and workshops, in order to enrich and expand Hong Kong’s fintech and green finance talent pool.

Assisting the scholars at HKUST to bring positive impact on Hong Kong’s fintech and green finance development through influential and market-relevant research, we work closely with stakeholders across the government, industry, and academia to facilitate intellectual exchange, produce practical Proof-of-Concepts and prototypes, and provide policy recommendations. Our mission is to deliver useful research outcomes that can further enhance Hong Kong’s fintech and green finance capabilities and help strengthen Hong Kong’s position as the world’s premier financial center.