askcds@hku.hk 
+(852) 3917 2180 
+(852) 2559 8447 
6248 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Financial Technology
Programme Highlights and Key Features
Financial Technology (FinTech) refers to the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the field of financial services. It is a rapidly emerging inter‐disciplinary area with very high impact on the economy of every society. The Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Financial Technology (programme code: 6248) is jointly offered by the School of Computing & Data Science and the Business School. The objective of the programme is to nurture financial technologists and entrepreneurs with essential knowledge in both finance and technology for taking up a leading role in innovation and applications of Financial Technology. Being an interdisciplinary effort, the programme combines subjects on computing, finance, and policies and regulations to give students a thorough grounding in the FinTech discipline.
Programme Overview
The BASc(FinTech) degree is designed to nurture financial technologists and entrepreneurs with essential knowledge in both finance and technology, so they can take leading roles in innovation and applications of financial technology.
An emerging interdisciplinary area with very high impact on the economy of every society, this programme combines computing, finance, and policies and regulations to give students a thorough grounding in FinTech.
Admissions Requirements
6248 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Financial Technology BASc(FinTech) 文理學士(金融科技)
| Programme Name | Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Financial Technology [BASc(FinTech)] 文理學士(金融科技) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrance Requirements
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Academic Spectrum of 6248 BASc (Financial Technology)
Inspiring Innovation, Shaping the Future
Curriculum Map
1
2
3
4
FinTech Core
54 Credits
Capstone
Final Year Project
12 Credits
BASc Core
18 Credits
FinTech
Electives
30 Credits
Free Electives / 2nd Major / Minor(s)
90 Credits
University
Requirements
Common Core, Language Enhancement
36 Credits
Programme Features
-
1
Maths & computing fundamentals
-
2
Financial technologies
-
3
Laws and regulations of financial markets
-
4
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Lead Innovations in the Dynamic FinTech Industry
Jointly offered by the School of Computing and Data Science and the Business School, this programme seeks to empower financial technologists and entrepreneurs with integrated knowledge in finance and technology to pioneer the application of FinTech. The interdisciplinary degree programme combines computing, finance, and policies and regulations to furnish you with a solid foundation in FinTech disciplines.
The programme consists of foundation courses in mathematics, statistics, finance, computing, and law, as well as hard topics in FinTech and soft topics in Arts and Social Sciences.
Hard topics in FinTech include courses in distributed ledger and blockchain technology, big data and data mining, computational finance and algorithmic trading, e-payment and crypto-currency, financial programming and databases, and mathematical finance etc.
Soft topics are courses from Arts and Social Sciences, which serve for training students to have a broader mindset and allow them to apply their knowledge and skills adaptively and creatively in this fast-growing discipline.
Standard Chartered Hong Kong 150th Anniversary Community Foundation
HKU-SCF Scholarship in Financial Technology is one of the initiatives of the HKU-SCF FinTech Academy, supported by the Standard Chartered Hong Kong 150th Anniversary Community Foundation. Up to 8 scholarships will be offered exclusively for local students admitted to the BASc(FinTech) programme with outstanding academic performance, e.g. full scholarships and entrance scholarships, each at the value of up to HK$200,000 and HK$50,000 respectively.
(The scholarship information above pertains to the 2024 admissions, while details for the 2025 admissions are subject to modification.)
The programme prepares graduates with knowledge in both finance and technology. This would allow them to have a broad career pathway as they could take up positions in FinTech industry, finance industry, as well as IT industry. The finance and IT industries have a wide range of jobs for this talent group such as blockchain developer, apps developer, compliance expert, cybersecurity analyst, etc. Professionally, it is expected that graduates of the programme will become FinTech professionals, leaders in the FinTech industry, and researchers in the FinTech discipline. Graduates can also continue their studies by pursuing a master or doctoral degree in Hong Kong or overseas. According to a survey conducted by the University in 2023, the average salary (gross monthly income) of our FinTech fresh graduates is $33,568 whilst the maximum is $57,420.
