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FinTech: Finance Industry Transformation and Regulation Specialization

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

FinTech: Finance Industry Transformation and Regulation Specialization

Develop your knowledge and skills in FinTech. Equip yourself to FinTech disruptive innovation, business opportunities and challenges ahead.

Instructors: Theodore Henry King CLARK

Included with Coursera Plus

Learn more

4 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.7

(642 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 month at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Earn a career credential

Share your expertise with employers

4 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.7

(642 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 month at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Earn a career credential

Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

Objective

This Specialization is intended for finance professional who are seeking to develop skills and understanding of FinTech. Through these four courses, you will cover FinTech foundations and overview, FinTech security and regulation (RegTech), FinTech risk management and FinTech disruptive innovation: implications to society, which will prepare you to become more confident and persuasive in your ability to analyze and make decisions regarding how to react to these changes. Key Benefits You will earn a FinTech specialization certificate offered by the HKUST and Coursera after completing all four courses. You can add to your resume and Linkedin profile which can benefit to your career in finance industry. Also you will gain knowledge and insights in FinTech for your current and future career development in Finance industry. Who is this Specialization for? Everyone who is interested in FinTech and wants to learn more is welcome and will benefit from this course, and is useful for finance executives, government officers, entrepreneurs, consumers and investors of FinTech. To know more... Find out more and watch the FinTech specialization promotional video on Youtube. https://youtu.be/MmqNLp4iuZE

What’s included

Shareable certificate

Add to your LinkedIn profile

Taught in English

17 practice exercises

Advance your subject-matter expertise

Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
Earn a career certificate from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Specialization - 4 course series

FinTech Foundations and Overview

Course 115 hours4.7 (559 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

Our primary goal is to help you to understand FinTech and to become more confident and persuasive in your ability to analyze and make recommendations to executives within the finance industry regarding how to react to these changes.

This FIRST MOOC ON FINTECH IN ASIA-PACIFIC offered by HKUST presents the insight of several professors from the top business school in Asia as well as perspectives from industry professionals. HKUST has been ranked for many years as the No.1 EMBA program in the world, as the number one Finance program in Asia, and as the top MBA program in Asia by multiple independent rating and review journals and surveys. This course "FinTech Foundations and Overview" offers the combined strengths of HKUST in Business, Finance, and Technology as one the world's leading academic institutions on an important area of technology and business innovations. For learners from outside Asia, this also gives an insight into changes happening in the most advanced FinTech markets of the world, since Asia leads worldwide in FinTech adoption and creative innovations.

Skills you'll gain

FinTech, Payment Systems, Blockchain, Strategic Partnership, Innovation, Technology Strategies, Big Data, Emerging Technologies, Banking, Financial Regulation, Consumer Lending, Business Technologies, Market Trend, Entrepreneurship, Mobile Banking, and Financial Services

FinTech Security and Regulation (RegTech)

Course 214 hours4.7 (308 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

This course "FinTech Security and Regulation (RegTech)" help you to understand RegTech and to become more confident and persuasive in your ability to analyze and make recommendations to executives within the finance industry regarding how to react to these changes, e.g. Regulations to cryptocurrencies like BitCoin & Initial Coin Offering (ICO). It presents the views of several professors from the top business school in Asia as well as perspectives from industry professionals.

Skills you'll gain

Financial Regulation, Fraud detection, FinTech, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Cybersecurity, Financial Regulations, Financial Services, Insurance, Mobile Banking, Information Privacy, Data Security, Bank Regulations, Financial Industry Regulatory Authorities, Regulatory Requirements, and Blockchain

FinTech Risk Management

Course 315 hours4.7 (212 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

This course “FinTech Risk Management” help you understand risk management and corporate governance in finance industry with the disruption by FinTech and RegTech. You will become more confident to analyse and make recommendations to develop business strategies balancing the risks in operation, reputation and the stability of finance firms.

You will learn about new challenges of compliance with financial requirements and government regulations and how you can deal with these changes, strategies in analysing FinTech risk and how operation risks increase in finance industry in this changing environment. As tech firms are now becoming more like finance firms such as Alibaba, Apple, and Tencent etc., you will learn about the importance of IT compliance and assurance and practical skills in dealing with these changes.

Skills you'll gain

Change Management, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Planning, Internal Controls, Risk Analysis, Operational Risk, IT Management, Governance, Compliance Management, Information Assurance, Business Risk Management, Financial Regulations, Risk Management, and Financial Services

FinTech Disruptive Innovation: Implications for Society

Course 412 hours4.8 (101 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

This course “FinTech Disruptive Innovation: Implications for Society” help you understand how disruptive innovations create opportunity in finance industry and its impact to society especially your career. You would be able to examine and analyse how FinTech innovations would affect companies that relates to FinTech services and how it might affect your career in finance.

Skills you'll gain

FinTech, Innovation, Emerging Technologies, Banking Services, Financial Services, Business Transformation, Digital Transformation, Lending and Underwriting, Cultural Diversity, Market Trend, Workforce Development, and Market Dynamics