USC’s Thursday webinar will discuss Dr. Sara Hsu’s new book entitled China’s Fintech Explosion: Disruption, Innovation, And Survival (Columbia University Press) with authors. Dr. Hsu taught Asian economy courses at SUNY New Paltz in 2012-18 and was an active faculty member of the Asian Studies Program. Detail of the event is as follows. You can join the webinar from this link.

Financial technology—or fintech—is gaining in popularity globally as a way of making financial services more efficient and accessible. In rapidly developing China, fintech is taking off, catering to markets that state-owned banks and an undersized financial sector do not serve amid a backdrop of growing consumption and a large, tech-savvy millennial generation. It is becoming increasingly likely that some of China’s fintech firms will change the way the world does business.

Join us for a discussion with Sara Hsu and Wanli Min, authors of China’s Fintech Explosion, as we explore the transformative potential of China’s financial-technology industry, describing the risks and rewards for participants as well as the impact on consumers.