This course aims to introduce you to several topics in financial technology (FinTech) and its applications in investment management. We will cover cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, innovations in the payment system, marketplace lending, and technology innovations in the insurance industry. The course will provide you a comprehensive understanding of the business models under these innovations as well as the challenges facing by FinTech firms, and the major concerns financial regulators have. The course not only provides necessary knowledge for those who are interested in a career in the FinTech industry, but it also helps you to understand how financial technology innovations affect our daily life. The course is prescribed elective for all banking and finance students and elective for all other NBS students.
| Academic Units | 3 |
| Exam Schedule | Not Applicable |
| Grade Type | Letter Graded |
| Department Maintaining | BUS |
| Prerequisites | |
| Mutually Exclusive | |
| Not Available to Programme | ACBS-2ndMaj/Spec(BAF) 2(2020), BUS(BAF) 2(2020) |
| Not Available to All Programme | (Admyr 2011-2019) |
| Index | Type | Group | Day | Time | Venue | Remark |
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0930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
BF2223
00445
SEM | ABS-SR6
BF2223
00446
SEM | //S4-SR4
BF2223
00448
SEM | S3-SR7
BF2223
00447
SEM | S4-SR19
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