Center for Fintech and Banking (UNS Fintech Center) held the Webinar on “International Financial Development, Digital Transformation, and Economic Uncertainty”

UNS Fintech Center is Part of First Cluster in PUI-PT Clustering 2020 The Center for Fintech and Banking, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS Fintech Center) Surakarta, succeeded in accomplishing a great achievement by included in the First Cluster in PUI-PT Clustering for 2020, Friday (19/2/2021).  This achievement is based on the Monitoring and Evaluation result conducted by the Director-General (Ditjen) Higher Education (Dikti) Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) RI. With only 4 (four) centers of excellence included in the first cluster from the total 28 centers of excellence. The assessment covers two main criteria namely academic excellence, and commercialization and implementation. For the center excellence focused on science, academic excellence holds 70% weight of the total score. Meanwhile, for the center for excellence focused on product, the commercialization, and implementation criteria hold a similar weight. For the academic excellence section, there are several indicators including an invitation to international conferences or invitation as a speaker in international events, international institution visitation to the center of excellence, publication in a national accredited journal, and scientific publication in an international reputable journal.  On the commercialization and implementation, the indicators are research contract at the national level, research contract at the international level, and non-research contract (training, technology transfer, and consultative service). Other indicators are local wisdom-based products, licensed products, business contracts for product commercialization with the industry, business units providing service according to staff’s competency, and MSME coaching. From all of the indicators, the UNS Fintech Center has met all minimum requirements. Even for some indicators, our achievement exceeds the minimum requirement. For instance, publication in international Scopus journal, which requires 15 published articles, we managed to publish 26 articles. In this clustering, the Ditjen Dikti divides PUI-PT into four clusters, with the following provision, first cluster with more than 700 points, second cluster with total points between 500-700, third cluster with total points between 300-500, and fourth cluster with less than 300 total points.

UNS Fintech Center Updates Discussion with Dr. Samuel A. Vigne Fintech Update – Center for Fintech and Banking UNS (UNS Fintech Center) held an online workshop on the “Recent Topics for Research in Finance” on Wednesday (18/11/2020). This online workshop was held through the Zoom Meeting application and invited Dr. Samuel A. Vigne from the University of Dublin and Editor in Chief Finance Research Letter. Led by Agista Putri Prameswari, the event was opened with material from Dr. Vigne, who shared the importance of selecting an appropriate research topic. He mentioned that choosing a topic is vital since it will affect the future publication process. A current issue will increase the opportunity for a paper to be accepted for publication. Dr. Vigne gave examples of common research topics from 2015 to 2020, including bank, firm, corporate social responsibility, and financial management. However, when writing about a hot topic, a researcher needs to make it simple and explain the phenomenon well to ensure the reader’s comprehension. There are four criteria in selecting a research topic, cross-disciplinary, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and trans-disciplinary. At the end of his material, Dr. Vigne mentioned that most writers have a similar mistake in writing the paper by conducting too descriptive research. “You need to start a discussion. Be quick but still purpose an analytical discussion, don’t be too descriptive,” he concluded. The material presentation was followed by a question and answer session. Participants were allowed to submit questions through chatbox and directly to Dr. Vigne. Fintech Media Team

UNS Fintech Center Updates Digital Innovation Competition 2020 Final: Who is the Winner? Fintech Update – Center for Fintech and Banking UNS (UNS Fintech Center) held a webinar on    “Start It Up: How to Create Digital Innovation, Collaborate, and Make It Great” through Zoom Cloud Meeting on Saturday (07/11/2020). The webinar participated by 150 participants is a part of the Digital Innovation Competition 2020 series held by UNS Fintech Center. Yoshia Christian Mahulete led the event as a moderator, and the Chief of UNS Fintech Center, Dr. Irwan Trinugrogo, Ph.D., opened the final event in Digital Innovation Competition 2020. In his speech, Dr. Irwan hopes that this webinar can benefit all participants. A material presentation from the speakers follows the event. Dr. Taufiq Arifin, as the first speaker, delivered a material on “University Students: The agent of innovation”. He mentioned that students have roles in developing a solution for the issues in the community. “University students are the foothold for the community in solving problems surrounding them, the economic, social, and other issues,” Dr. Taufiq stated. Following Dr. Taufiq’s presentation, William Suryawan, Co-Director of Startup Grind, delivered his material on “Create An Innovative, Valid, and Sustainable Product”. He shared eight points of creating innovative products and how to implement student’s creative ideas. “It is not only about ideas, but it is also about making ideas happen”, William said. Erik Hormein, the Head of Investment, BRI Ventures, delivered the third material on the funding from venture capital for startups in the form of equity. He mentioned that startups with a high-risk match with the funding criteria from venture capital. After the material presentation, participants have an opportunity to submit questions. The discussion between participants and speakers showed great enthusiasm from both parties. The webinar was concluded with an announcement for the winners in the Digital Innovation Competition 2020, as follows: First Place Sekoa: OkFix Solusi Barang Rusakmu Team Members: Bernadetta Margarita Adelia Putri Bau, Fransiska Sekar Assisiana, dan Fisko Albatinusa Suwarno Second Place Local Bakerin & Co: Platform Kelas Digital dan Jual Beli Kue Kekinian Online dari bahan-bahan Lokal Team Members: Fiska Amanda Mulia dan Dewi Mawaddatus Sholekhah Third Place Doolan: Wisata Praktis Harga Transparan Team Members: Muhammad Raharditya dan Afaqih Deaz Tratama Favorite Team Tim Sekoa Digital Innovation Competition 2020 is a UNS Fintech Center event to nurture student’s innovation in contributing to the rapid development of technology. Through creativity and innovation in digital innovation, students are expected to create a digital product that benefits society. Fintech Media Team