Like many areas of the economy, the financial sector is experiencing seismic technological transformations. These changes are particularly significant for Hong Kong given the importance of finance to the economy of the city, the South China Morning Post reported.
Financial technology, or fintech, is the use of technology such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing or ‘Big Data’, to improve activities and processes in the finance sector. Universities in Hong Kong are offering a variety of postgraduate fintech programmes developed by different departments, each with their own nuance, the report added.
Read the full report: SCMP.
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