FinTechW 2022: 1st Joint MSc FinTech Conference of UoB, UWE and Fintech West Bristol, UK, October 12, 2022

1^st Joint MSc FinTech Conference of UoB, UWE and FinTech West

12 Oct 2022, Bristol

Call for Conference Contributions

Would you like to give a talk about FinTech research to the industry experts at one of UK’s thriving FinTech hubs? Here is your chance to present a FinTech-related research idea or project to an audience of FinTech industry practitioners and employers in the south west of England!

Whether you have a research thesis or an industry project, don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to showcase your skills and knowledge on a specialised FinTech topic to a like-minded audience.   

This is an open call to all UWE and UoB MSc students working on Fintech-related group projects or individual MSc theses as part of their programme of studies, to submit an extended abstract based on their thesis or group project work. Abstracts may report on completed work, or on work in progress. The contribution will highlight an original idea or application in the following subject areas: blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), digital payments, digital banking, FinTech lending, cybersecurity, financial crime, information security, UX, Big Data (BD), Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Banking, Open Finance, robo-advisory, algorithmic trading etc.   

How do I submit?

There are two methods of submission. You can either submit a three page extended abstract, similar to a short conference paper. Or, you can submit a 10-minute video presentation. Details on both methods are given below. See the formatting guidance in the template files and use these templates (in Word or LaTex) to create your submission (download templates here). Please submit via the submission link by 2pm (BST) on Wednesday 14 September 2022. (Note that this is an extended submission deadline.)

• Extended abstracts will answer the following questions: what the problem/challenge is, why it is important, how the research is conducted and what the findings are. They are limited to a strict maximum of 3 pages, including references. For more details and guidance on what to include in your extended abstrasct, follow the templates from the link above.
• Video presentation. Your video presentation should be considered as an “elevator pitch” for your project and is a maximum 10 minutes in length. Talk about what you did, say why it’s interesting/challenging/relevant, describe how you did whatever you did, show some of your key results/analysis, critically address any limitations of your current system/approach and mention what you think the most interesting next steps or further research would be will include a brief description of your project and a link to your video presentation. You can upload your video to a remote site such as YouTube or Vimeo, or alternatively you can upload the video file to a folder on a cloud storage service such as Dropbox or OneDrive. The video must be available until at least after the date of the conference (October 12th) so do not delete the file or otherwise restrict access until after this date. You must also submit a short abstract of your video presentation (maximum of one page) that briefly describes the work that you present and contains a URL link to your video. For an abstract template and more details and guidance on what to include in your video presentation, follow the templates link above.

A panel of academics and industry experts will assess the abstracts and select the most innovative and interesting dissertations/projects for oral and poster presentations. The panel’s decisions will be communicated with students in due course.

• If your work is selected for oral presentation, then you will be allocated a 10-minute slot on the conference day for a formal presentation to all participants. The slot will include both presentation and Q&A time. You are advised to use visual aids such as PowerPoint slides during the presentation. A mock presentation session will be hosted by members of the panel to provide constructive feedback beforehand.
• If your work is selected for poster presentation, then you will be allocated a stand to display poster on the conference day to engage in one-to-one conversations with interested practitioners. There will be poster spotlight sessions in-between keynote talks and oral presentations to highlight the exhibited work. The panel will provide instructions and tips on how to create the poster and host a feedback session beforehand.

The conference will be sponsored by key industry players and there will be several prizes for the best nominated contributions. Selected abstracts will be submitted for publication on Arxiv. If you have any question regarding the conference, please leave your query for the organising committee via the link below.

Organised by:

University of the West of England 

University of Bristol 

FinTech West

Organising Committee:

John Cartlidge, University of Bristol

Dave Cliff, University of Bristol

Stuart Harrison, FinTech West

David Henderson, FinTech West

Hisham Ihshaish, University of the West of England

Deborah Sturge, University of the West of England

Osman Yukselturk, University of the West of England

Yanhui Cathy Zhu, University of the West of England