On December11, 2023, at 10:00 am, the 25th Forum on Digital Technology and Economic Finance Frontiers was successfully held. The theme of this lecture was "Mobile Payment Use and Crime Reduction", and the guest speaker was Professor Leng Ling from the Georgia College & State University. The lecture was chaired by Minggui Yu, dean of the Finance School and  co-director of the Innovation and Talent Base for Digital Technology and Finance. Yongbin Lv, deputy director of the Base, and researchers and graduate students from the School of Finance attended the lecture.
At the beginning of the lecture, Professor Minggui Yu briefly introduced relevant information of Professor Leng Ling to the participants and expressed his sincere gratitude for his availability to give a lecture at our college despite his busy schedule.

During the lecture, Professor Leng Ling summarized that the use of mobile payment has led to a reduction in social cash circulation through relevant data analysis, which may reduce the motivation for theft.

Finally, the participants had an active academic exchange with Professor Lengling, and jointly conducted academic discussions on the theme of the lecture. Professor Lengling provided detailed answers to the questions and puzzles of the teachers and students. Professor Minggui Yu expressed his gratitude to Professor Lengling for his speech, and the forum came to a successful conclusion.

Speaker Introduction

Leng Ling, Ph.D., is a tenured professor of finance at Georgia College & State University. His research interests include corporate finance, mutual funds, behavioral finance, etc. He received her bachelor's degree in economics from Wuhan University in 1995, his master's degree in business administration (finance) from Georgia State University in 2002, and his Ph.D. in finance from Georgia State University in 2008. His papers have been published in Review of Financial Studies, China Economic Review, Accounting and Finance, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Journal of Financial Markets, Research in International Business and Finance, Finance Research Letters, and other foreign academic journals.

Frontier Forum for Digital Technology and Finance introduction

Recent years have witnessed a dramatic acceleration in a digital revolution in economic sectors and a rapid adoption of the new generation of information technologies, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, big data, etc. These technologies effectively set off the digital economy. It has become a key driving force in creating global economic growth, improving the modernization level of governance capabilities, and promoting high-quality economic development in China. In particular, digital finance is the most important part of the digital economy. To explore the development direction of the cross-integration of digital technology and finance, the Innovation and Talent Base for Digital Technology and Finance is hosting the “Frontier Forum for Digital Technology and Finance”, in collaboration with the School of Finance, Wenlan School of Business, Economics School, School of Information and Safety Engineering, School of Statistics and Mathematics, School of Public Finance and Taxation of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (ZUEL). This lecture series will invite the well-known scholars at home and abroad in digital technology, digital economy, digital finance, and other related fields as guest speakers, providing an open and cutting-edge academic exchange platform for interdisciplinary research on digital technology and finance.