MSc in FinTech and Digital Assets

The proposed Master of Science in FinTech and Digital Assets is a cross-disciplinary, professionally oriented programme that responds to the rapid digital transformation of finance markets and services in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, Chinese Mainland and beyond. The programme aims to cultivate graduates who can operate at the intersection of finance, technology and regulation, with emphasis on financial technologies, digital assets and data-driven financial decision-making. By integrating FinTech foundations with systematic understanding of digital-asset developments, the programme prepares students to engage with emerging forms of financial innovation and technology-enabled market structures.

More specifically, the programme aims to:

• Equip students with a solid quantitative and data-analytic foundation in statistics, regression analysis and data mining, enabling them to understand and apply empirical methods commonly used in FinTech and digital-asset markets.
• Develop students’ understanding of digital-asset ecosystems, including stablecoins, tokenised realworld assets, decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols and smart-contract platforms, and their implications for financial intermediation, market structure and regulation.
• Provide an integrated perspective on macroeconomics and digital assets, helping students analyse how monetary policy, macro-financial conditions and regulatory developments shape the evolution of digital-asset markets.
• Cultivate the ability to apply AI, cloud computing and digital technologies to financial applications such as quantitative investment, sustainable finance and digital marketing in financial services.
• Prepare students for FinTech-related careers in banks, securities firms, asset-management institutions, technology companies, start-ups and regulatory bodies, particularly in roles involving digital-asset innovation, quantitative analysis and technology-enabled financial services.