Find out why this University of Hong Kong-designed online course in Financial Technology remains the most popular FinTech MOOC on edX platform, with over 119,000 learners.
We currently have 19,000+ verified learners from MENA member countries (World Bank definition) as of September 2023 data.
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Nouran Youssef, senior financial expert at the Arab Monetary Fund, highlights the significant growth of the Fintech industry in Arab countries, focusing on digital wallets, digital banking, and open finance. She emphasizes the development of regulatory frameworks, institutional structures, and Fintech hubs, along with the importance of digital financial education.Prof Douglas Arner (HKU)
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The future of sustainable development in Saudi Arabia and the wider region will depend on digital financial transformation, in particular on digital financial infrastructure including digital identity, interoperable electronic payments and mobile internet to underpin inclusion, access, empowerment and innovation. Learn what is driving finance technology, its fundamentals and applications with Douglas Arner, Kerry Holdings Professor in Law at the University of Hong Kong and Course Instructor for the HKU-edX’s “Introduction to FinTech” course.Brian Tang (LITE Lab@HKU)
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Watch Brian Tang, one of the core speakers in the Introduction to FinTech course, as he discusses how the field has evolved. While FinTech has become more mainstream, he believes it's crucial to return to first principles to truly grasp its intricacies. Additionally, the emergence of ESG Tech and Climate Tech, new subcategories of FinTech and RegTech, highlights the importance of balancing innovation and investor protection through regulatory measures.esgtech, climatetech
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Consumer data-sharing is key to the region's transformation. With Saudi Arabia’s series of changes to the Kingdom’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), including more business-friendly data transfer mechanisms, learn from Australia’s experience as to how data sharing will transform finance with Ross Buckley, KPMG Law, King & Wood Mallesons Professor of Disruptive Innovations at UNSW Sydney and Course Instructor for the HKU-edX’s “Introduction to FinTech” course, now available in Arabic!Huy Nguyen Trieu (CFTE)
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Discover what is propelling Saudi Arabia to become one of the most influential fintech ecosystems in the MENA region with Huy Nguyen Trieu, Co-founder of the Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) and Course Instructor for the University of Hong Kong-edX’s “Introduction to FinTech” course, now available in Arabic! اكتشف ما يدفع المملكة العربية السعودية لتصبح واحدة من أكثر النظم البيئية تأثيرًا في قطاع التقنية المالية في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا مع Huy Nguyen Trieu الشريك المؤسس لمركز التمويل والتقنية وريادة الأعمال (CFTE) ومحاضر جامعة هونغ كونغ لبرنامج "مقدمة في التقنية المالية" متاحة الآن باللغة العربية على منصة edX!Henri Arslanian (Nine Blocks)
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Learn how virtual assets and applications are set to transform the region with Henri Arslanian, Best-selling Author and Course Instructor for the University of Hong Kong-edX’s “Introduction to FinTech” program, now available in Arabic! تعرف على كيف تُعين الأصول والتطبيقات الافتراضية لتغيير المنطقة مع Henri Arslanian، المؤلف الأكثر مبيعًا والمحاضر لبرنامج "مقدمة إلى التقنية المالية" التابع لجامعة هونغ كونغ على منصة edX متاح الآن باللغة العربية!Nezar Alhaidar (Fintech Saudi)
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Discover how Introduction to Fintech course can help you launch into the world of financial technology.HKU-edX Introduction to Fintech in Arabic
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يُسعدنا الإعلان عن ترجمة البرنامج التدريبي الرائد عالميًا "مقدمة في التقنية المالية" من جامعة هونغ ليكون أول برنامج تدريبي في #التقنية_المالية عبر الانترنت باللغة العربية عبر منصةChange to Arabic Language
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Instructions how to change the Introduction to Fintech course language on edX to Arabic.Discover the exciting future of FinTech in MENA through the insights of Nameer Khan, Chairman of the MENA FinTech Association. With a keen focus on talent development and leveraging the region's demographic advantages, Khan emphasises their pivotal role, along with the power of data and AI, in propelling FinTech growth toward a sustainable financial landscape and inclusive future.
تعرّف على مستقبل التكنولوجيا المالية المثير في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا من خلال رؤى نمير خان، رئيس جمعية التكنولوجيا المالية في المنطقة. مع التركيز الكبير على تطوير المواهب والاستفادة من مزايا التكوين السكاني للمنطقة، يؤكد خان على الدور المحوري الذي يلعبها، بالإضافة إلى قوة البيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي، في دفع نمو التكنولوجيا المالية نحو منظومة مالية مستدامة ومستقبل شامل ومُشارك.
Professional Certificate in FinTech
Blockchain & AI. In this interdisciplinary Professional Certificate program in FinTech, learners are taught about the world of FinTech and the opportunities and challenges it is bringing around the world. The Professional Certificate program will give you the tools to understand the interaction of finance and technology across the financial system as well as insight into the major technologies involved and the emerging business models and players in the industry.
Blockchain and FinTech: Basics, Applications, and Limitations
The design of blockchain involves cryptographic technology, which cannot be easily understood by those who are not professionals in the area of IT and security.
In order to better understand what kinds of applications best fit blockchain and other forms of distributed ledger technology and the potentials of these emerging technologies, it is important to understand the design rationale, the basic technology, the underlying cryptographic fundamentals, and its limitations.
Introduction to FinTech
Through a series of video lectures, case studies, and assessments learners will explore the major areas of FinTech including, beginning with What is FinTech before turning to Money, Payment and Emerging Technologies, Digital Finance and Alternative Finance, FinTech Regulation and RegTech, Data and Security, and the Future of Data Driven Finance, as well as, the core technologies driving FinTech including Blockchain, AI and Big Data. These will set the stage for understanding the FinTech landscape and ecosystem and grappling with the potential direction of future change.
FinTech Ethics and Risks
This 6-week online course covers 6 modules, representing the full spectrum of finance, technology, and the introduction of FinTech solutions globally. Learners will be asked questions that are not often asked or addressed when new technologies are adopted. Through discussing and attempting to answer these questions, learners will understand better how the introduction of these technologies can benefit or harm society. And through considering the proper application or introduction of such technologies, learners will learn to make better decisions as an individual and organization when facing the question: is FinTech our savior or a villain?
The HKU FinTech's "Introduction to FinTech" course by The University of Hong Kong is the leading financial technology MOOC on edX with over 100000 enrolled students! The course continues to be the most popular FinTech course on edX reaching to learners in 209 countries / jurisdictions across the world. The top regions where learners have taken the course online from are the United States, Hong Kong / China and India.
