CUHK FinTech Seminars Bring Together Academia And Industry Experts

Financial technology has been used to automate investments, insurance, trading, banking services, risk management and many related industries. Technological disruption precipitates change and opens opportunities for new strategies. In 2020, the CUHK FinTech Seminar Series, consisting of nine seminars on different Fintech topics, brought together more than 1,500 executives, regulators and academics. Distinguished speakers from the Hong Kong Insurance Authority, HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, DBS Bank, ZhongAn Virtual Finance, Ping An Technology and Bloomberg were invited to share their areas of expertise.
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Events In 2024

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30 January 2024 (Tue) Topic: Innovative Banking Solution To Meet SME Customers Need
Speaker: Mr. John Wong, Managing Director, Head of Global Payments Solutions, Hang Seng Bank.
27 February 2024 (Tue) Topic:  Innovation In Asset Management
Speaker : Ms. Brit BLAKENEY, SVP, Digital Strategy & Wealth Management – Asia, Franklin Templeton.
19 March 2024 (Tue) Topic: Emerging Market Trends In Digital Asset Applications
Speaker : Mr. Robert Lui, Hong Kong Digital Asset Leader, Capital Market Services Group Hong Kong Offering Services Leader, and Audit & Assurance Partner of Deloitte China, Deloitte
16 April 2024 (Tue)

Topic: The Role Of AI In Asset Management 

Speaker : Dr. Alfred Ma, Managing Director, CASH Algo Finance Group

15 October 2024 (Tue)

Topic: Innovating Together: Unlocking Value Through Fintech Partnerships

Speaker : Ms Nancy Cheng, Head of Partnership and Innovation, Hang Seng Bank.

19 November 2024 (Tue)

 Topic: Digital Assets – A Perspective from Venture Capital Investment

Speaker: Dr. Frank Tong, Managing Partner of QBN Capital.

17 December 2024 (Tue)

 Topic: Digital Innovation in Financial Services – What’s on the Horizon

Speaker: Mr. Kazimierz KELLES-KRAUZ, Head of WPB Digital Channels, Hong Kong. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

 

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Past Events In 2023

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17 January 2023 (Tue) Topic: Riding on Digital Innovation to Achieving Winning Position
Speaker: Ms. Jennifer Tan, Chief Executive, Alipay Financial Services (HK) Limited; and Executive Vice President – Strategy Development and Government Affairs, GBA of Ant Group
7 February 2023 (Tue) Topic: Sustainability initiatives: Challenges around Operational resilience, Cloud and ESG implementation
Speaker : Dr. Rajeev Chib, Asia Pacific – CAO Financial Institutions Sales & Solutions, Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited
14 March 2023 (Tue) Topic: FinTech Seminar Series – Capturing the Future of Virtual Assets
Speaker : Mr. Robert Lui, Hong Kong Digital Asset Leader and Audit & Assurance Partner Deloitte China
18 April 2023 (Tue) Topic: Application of Technology on Sovereign Credit Assessment
Speaker: Mr. Dan Chan, Director, Product Specialist Group (PSG), Fitch Solutions
23 May 2023 (Tue) Topic: Data Collaboration And Governance
Speaker: Ms. Charlotte Wong, Managing Director, Chief Information Officer Hong Kong, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
4 October 2023 (Wed) Topic: The Role Of AI In ESG Practices
Speaker: Dr. Rajeev CHIB, Asia Pacific –CAO Financial Institutions Sales & Solutions, Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited
14 November 2023 (Tue) Topic: Leveraging Data In Financial Market Transparency And Investment Decisions
Speaker: Ms Emily Chan, Bloomberg Analytics
5 December 2023 (Tue) Topic: Reshaping The Finance Industry With Pioneering AI Applications
Speaker: Mr. Derrick Loi, General Manager for International Business, Digital Technologies in Ant Group
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Past Events In 2022

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18 January 2022 (Tue) Topic: Financial Technology and the Evolving Landscape of Banking
Speaker: Dr. Rajeev CHIB, Asia Pacific – COO Financial Institutions Sales & Solutions, Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited
15 February 2022 (Tue) Topic: A Glimpse At FinTech 2025
Speaker : Mr. Nelson Chow, Chief Fintech Officer, Fintech Facilitation Office, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
15 March 2022 (Tue) Topic: The Impact of Technology on the Credit Rating Industry
Speaker : Mr. Dan Chan, Director, Product Specialist Group, Fitch Solutions
19 April 2022 (Tue) Topic: Future Of Money – How Web3, FinTech And Tokens Are Re-Inventing The World
Speaker: Mr. Peter Dingle, Ecosystem and Partnerships lead, Venture Investment, Asset Management Group Asia, HSBC
17 May 2022 (Tue) Topic: How to make reading data less terrible – a beginner’s guide to leveraging financial data for decision making
Speaker: Ms. Emily Chan, Solution Specialist, Bloomberg
19 July 2022 (Tue) Topic: Fintech-Banking Collaboration Using Open API – A Glimpse At Mainland And Hong Kong
Panellists:
Mr. Terry Chan, Senior Manager, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
Mr. Alan Cheung, Senior Director, Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI)
Mr. Andrew Lim, Head of IT, Hang Seng China
7 December 2022 (Wed) Topic: Fintech In Algo Trading And Asset Management
Speaker: Dr. Alfred Ma – Managing Director, CASH Algo Finance Group
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2021 Event Highlights

Early Glimpse Of CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) – Are Asian Countries Ready For It?

Central banks in many Asian countries are working on the possibility of introducing Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The public’s preferences concerning the usage of CBDC for paying and saving are important determinants of the success of CBDC. The potential adoption of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a topic of increasing interest. What are some hurdles and challenges of implementing a CBDC? What are the implications of CBDCs to traditional banks and virtual banks? How do CBDCs work with global payments network?

In this seminar, we have invited leaders from the regulator, traditional bank, virtual bank and technology developer to explore these topics with the participants.

Role Of API And Data In FinTech Ecosystem

Further to the roles of API and data in FinTech Development and HASE’s data collaboration with HKSTP, The fireside chat has also include, how the industry leverage Open Innovation, how to prepare the mindset and skillset for open innovation and HASE as showcase of Open Innovation, and share its vision.
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Transparency In Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence might sound abstract and technical, especially for those without relevant background. Aiming to resolve the issue, IBM has developed a new tool, AI FactSheet to enhance its transparency and governance. In this Webinar, John Richards from IBM Research has introduced their powerful tool, and explained on how it works and how it can help.
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About CUHK FinTech Seminar Series

Co-organised by the Asia-Pacific Institute of Business (APIB) and the CEFAR Academy, the CUHK FinTech Seminar Series aims to promote financial technology education in town. It provides a platform for productive discussions, encourages the exchange of ideas, and promotes future collaboration opportunities. CUHK students also benefited from widening their exposure and gaining insights into their career development.

Past Events In 2020

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Jan 14, 2020 (Tue) Topic: Virtual Banking – a FinTech’s Perspective
Speaker: Mr. Ken Lo, Founding member of ZhongAn Virtual Finance Ltd.
Mar 25, 2020 (Wed)

Topic: The Digital Evolution of Private Markets and Their Importance for Innovation-Driven Growth Economies

 

Speaker: Dr. Florian M. Spiegl, Co-Founder & COO, FinFabrik

Event Highlights

 

May 6, 2020 (Wed)

Topic: Cyber Identity and Digital Assets in a Roller Coaster Market

 

Speaker: Ms. Frankie TAM, International Technology Lawyer

Jul 21, 2020 (Tue)

Topic: Open API in Commercial Banking

 

Speaker: Mr. Cliff L. Chan, Director, Digital & Channels, Commercial Banking, HSBC

Sep 22, 2020 (Tue)

Topic: Banking Solutions using Modern Technologies

 

Speaker: Mr. Eugene Huang, General Manager, Ping An Technology(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Oct 6, 2020 (Tue)

Topic: The Backbone of Financial Markets – Data and Related Technologies

 

Speaker: Ms. Emily Chan, Corporate and Commodities business, Bloomberg

Oct 20, 2020 (Tue)

Topic: Agile Transformation at Enterprise Level – A Case Study

 

Speaker: Mr. Nike Kong, Chief Information Officer, Hang Seng Bank

Nov 17, 2020 (Tue)

Topic: Insurtech Development Amid Covid-19

 

Speaker: Mr. Erwin Chak, Policy and Development Division, Insurance Authority

Dec 1, 2020 (Tue)

Topic: FinTech Trends And Opportunities In APAC Region

 

Speaker: Ms Brit Blakeney, Executive Director, Innovation and Ecosystems, Consumer Banking Group, DBS Bank

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