LEADING THE WORLD IN FINTECH

The way we buy, sell and invest is undergoing enormous change thanks to financial technology. HKU scholars have been quick off the mark to investigate and explain this phenomenon – from identifying the legal and regulatory implications to developing applications for industry; from looking at how migrant workers use FinTech to the darker side of the big data collection that underpins the technology.

The FinTech Revolution

Technology is transforming finance. HKU is at the forefront in explaining financial technology, identifying its impacts and using that knowledge to help others understand this deepening trend.

The ‘Tech’ behind Fintech

A new R&D laboratory in the Faculty of Engineering is bringing together expertise on blockchain, algorithms, security and more to explore new frontiers in financial technology.

Migrant Workers Embrace the Digital Wallet

Digital money, in the form of Alipay, WeChat Wallet, QQ Wallet and the like, is both changing and reinforcing the social function of money in China and the role of institutions in workers’ lives.

The Data Revolution Gets Personal

Scholars, businesses and governments are benefitting from the huge amount of data available in the finance field. This is both exciting and unnerving, says Assistant Professor of Finance Dr Wang Zigan.

China’s AI Approach to Information Control

Censorship is an old-school idea compared to the sophisticated data-driven approach China is taking to control the spread of information in the country.

Taking on Foxconn

Professor Pun Ngai has produced critical research on the problematic working conditions in Foxconn factories and the state of China’s working class.

Sex with Chinese Characteristics

Sexual culture and practices help sustain the political economy in China, even when the state is cracking down on them, argues Professor Petula Ho Sik-ying.

A New Angle on Navigation

The Urban Planning and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team has found a solution to the blind spots in city roads that have eluded global positioning systems (GPS) for decades.

How Donald Trump Establishes His Charisma Using Outsiders as ‘Folk Devils’

Dr Paul Joosse has drawn on years of research into charismatic leaders of new religions and social movements to find striking similarities with the rise of the US president.

Undoing Damage Done

Research team finds that long-term ketamine abuse harms the biliary system, but the damage can be repaired if the user quits the drug.

The Screen Effect Trounces the Green Effect

Taking a break in a green environment has long been known to give the brain a rest and improve attention. But if that break is spent staring at a screen, you may as well be surrounded by brick walls, a new study finds.