Learn how blockchain, AI, and FinTech solutions impact society, focusing on ethical implications, risks, and regulatory frameworks in finance.
Learn how blockchain, AI, and FinTech solutions impact society, focusing on ethical implications, risks, and regulatory frameworks in finance.
This comprehensive course explores the ethical dimensions and societal impacts of FinTech innovations. Over six weeks, students examine how blockchain, AI, and other FinTech solutions transform financial services while considering crucial questions about their proper implementation and regulation. The course covers cybersecurity challenges, AI implications, decentralization vs. institutionalization debates, and the role of RegTech in supervision. Students learn to evaluate both benefits and risks of FinTech adoption, ensuring technological advancement aligns with societal growth. Through practical examples and critical analysis, participants develop skills to make informed decisions about FinTech implementation in various contexts.
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What you'll learn
Understand ethical considerations in finance and emerging technologies
Identify key trends shaping the future of FinTech
Analyze implications of AI blockchain and cryptocurrencies
Evaluate RegTech's role in supervision and compliance
Examine evolution of payment solutions and ethical implications
Assess impact of alternative financing methods
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There are 6 modules in this course
The course provides a comprehensive exploration of FinTech's ethical implications and risks across six modules. It examines the intersection of finance and technology, covering blockchain governance, cybersecurity challenges, AI implementation, and the debate between centralized and decentralized financial systems. Students learn to evaluate FinTech solutions' societal impact, understand regulatory requirements, and make informed decisions about technology adoption in financial services. The course emphasizes critical thinking about ethical considerations in FinTech implementation and its effects on global financial markets.
Introduction: Ethics of Finance and Emerging Technologies
Module 1
Blockchain and its Governance
Module 2
Cybersecurity & Crimes
Module 3
AI & FinTech
Module 4
Institutionalization vs. Decentralization
Module 5
Big Questions Relating to the Introduction of FinTech
Module 6
Fee Structure
Instructors

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Pioneering Legal Scholar and Social Enterprise Innovator
David L. Bishop serves as Associate Professor of Teaching in Accounting and Law at The University of Hong Kong and teaches at Fudan University's International MBA Program, where he has established himself as a leading expert in business ethics and social entrepreneurship. After earning his bachelor's degree in History and Chinese from Brigham Young University magna cum laude and his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, he began his career as a lawyer before transitioning to academia. His expertise spans business ethics, refugee and migrant labor law, social enterprise, complex international transactions, and corporate governance. Beyond his academic work, Bishop has made significant contributions to social entrepreneurship in Asia through founding several impactful organizations, including Soap Cycling, which recycles hotel soap for disadvantaged communities, and Fair Employment Agency, which combats migrant worker exploitation. His commitment to ethical business practices is evident through his extensive consulting work with major companies on ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Social Governance, and compliance matters. As co-author of Asia's first English language business ethics textbook and developer of the world's first FinTech Ethics course, he continues to shape business education while maintaining active involvement in social enterprises through ventures like Migrasia Global Solutions and Polaris Tools, which focus on ethical migration practices and worker recruitment in Asia.

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Distinguished Academic and Fintech Ethics Expert
David S. Lee is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Business School, where he has established himself as a pioneering voice in business ethics, fintech, and corporate governance. His diverse academic background includes a JD from UCLA School of Law, an MA from Harvard University, an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and postgraduate training at Cambridge University. Before joining academia, he built a successful career in finance, starting at Goldman Sachs and gaining experience in investment management in both Hong Kong and London. As the first business school academic to receive the prestigious UGC Teaching Award in Hong Kong, Lee has demonstrated exceptional teaching excellence across undergraduate, MBA, and executive education programs. He co-authored Asia's first business ethics textbook and developed an innovative MOOC on Fintech Ethics and Risks that has reached over 14,000 students from 160 countries. Beyond academia, he maintains active engagement with industry as an advisor to Fortune 500 companies, startups, and entrepreneurs, particularly in the fintech sector. His expertise and insights are regularly featured in prominent publications including the Harvard Business Review, Nikkei Asian Review, and South China Morning Post. A Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) charterholder and licensed lawyer, Lee combines his practical experience with academic rigor to bridge the gap between theory and practice in business education.
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