Special Issue "Fintech: Recent Advancements in Modern Techniques, Methods and Real-World Solutions"

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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2021.
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Prof. Dr. Victor Chang
Guest Editor
School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK
Interests: Fintech, Data Science, Internet of Things, Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing and Security with Risk

Prof. Rahat Iqbal
Guest Editor
Institute for Future Transport and Cities, Coventry University, Priory St, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
Interests: Big Data Analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), Information Retrieval, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence and Energy Efficient Communication Protocols


Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,

Finance Technology (FinTech) is an advanced business model that adopts emerging technology to improve efficiency and manage risk in the finance field. These new technologies, such as Blockchain, Machine Learning, Big Data, and Cloud Computing, positively contribute to reform the process of the traditional finance industry and provide an optimal paradigm for finance enterprises. Meanwhile, there are several emerging companies focused on supplying fintech services, which fascinate investors with optimistic expectations about the firms' valuation and a promising future. The scientific procedure of appraising the effectiveness and practicability of FinTech has a crucial role because it could lead to a guideline for understanding and further improving the development of financial technologies.

Nowadays, the compositions of FinTech have been consistently increasing and a growing number of financial scenarios require the intervention of these advanced technologies in order to cut down costs and increase output. This Special Issue aims to seek original contributions demonstrating the significant advancements and innovations of FinTech, the successful implementation for new technologies in the finance industry, and effective valuation theories conducted in FinTech enterprises.

This Special Issue is focused on but not limited to the following topics:

Financial modeling, financial process modeling, and financial risk analysis for FinTech
Risk management and control for FinTech
Algorithms, software engineering, and development for FinTech
System design and implementation for FinTech
Testing (software engineering; penetration; product development) for FinTech
Proofs-of-concept for FinTech
Risk Modeling, business process modeling, and analytics for FinTech
Trust and privacy for FinTech
Quantitative analysis and regression for FinTech
Case studies for FinTech

For general queries, you can contact victorchang.research@gmail.com.


Prof. Dr. Victor Chang
Prof. Rahat Iqbal
Guest Editors

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Keywords
finance technology
company valuation
blockchain
machine learning
risk management

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This special issue is now open for submission.