Last updated on
November 3, 2021
1. How global renowned investors identify champion companies of the future
2. How the Hong Kong Government will proactively develop the FinTech Ecosystem in Hong Kong
3. What the future of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will be for the FinTech and innovation sector in Hong Kong
1. What are some best practices in digitalisation and AI-driven innovation
2. Why data-driven decision making is the key to business agility
3. How can we accelerate the adoption of cloud computing and AI technology
1. How technology has democratised finance
2. Why meaningful financial inclusion starts with building affordable financial products
3. How e-commerce can be a driver for financial inclusion
1. Escalating real-time payments (RTP): What are the key drivers
2. Why it is not just the apps but the super retailers in the payment battle
3. Why simplicity is often vital in a time of feature overload
1. How pandemic turbocharges the FinTech revolution in Asia
2. How to fund FinTech’s growth aspirations amidst turbulent times
3. From private to public markets: What are the key elements to get ready for a public listing and life after IPO
Hong Kong has a robust educational system supporting talent in artificial intelligence and other skills, and has seen alumni found leading FinTech companies. Yet these remain exceptions. There is a huge need for talent, from cybersecurity to AI to blockchain. How can we continue to grow the industry and support innovation?
1. Why innovative risk strategies help lenders drive growth amidst uncertainties
2. How to leverage different tools to uncover real-time insights
3. How to unleash the potential of alternative data and explainable AI for your credit decisions
1. How to fuel future investment, especially in critical areas: cybersecurity, big data, and artificial intelligence
2. How to enter and succeed in the Greater Bay Area market
3. Why China’s underbanked is an overlooked opportunity
1. What are customers expecting now post pandemic and how do financial institutions respond to it
2. How can we create long-term relationships through seamless digital platform in this fast-paced digital ecosystem
3. What are the upcoming trends of digital transformation in the banking industry in near future? And how does the transformation benefit customers, the bank, and even the industry
1. What is driving the urgency of Green Finance sweeping across industry sectors?
2. How the ABCD of Fintech (AI, Blockchain, Cloud, Data) can be applied to accelerate the Green Finance agenda
3. How can regulatory policies and initiatives support the drive forward to Green Finance
1. How the latest blockchain and tokenisation initiatives are reshaping crypto investing and trading
2. Why you can’t ignore the institutionalisation of crypto markets
3. How to build a regulated ecosystem for crypto exchanges and crypto assets
1. The need for global Blockchain connectivity
2. The importance of building digital trust and privacy for Blockchains
3. The next generation of Blockchain technology to enable Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
1. Opening and operating your business
2. How to recruit, connect and scale
3. The wide range of support and advice available
1. How capital markets are fueling innovation and economic growth
2. Connecting East and West: HKEX’s vision for supporting a thriving tech innovation ecosystem
3. The future of global exchanges; opportunities ahead
1. The next mega trends in FinTech investment
2. Funding your FinTech ideas - SPACs, direct listings or IPOs?
3. Beyond finance: The role of Hong Kong as a technology and innovation centre
1. What are the biggest challenges faced from manual onboarding to automation
2. How can organisations design an effective continuous KYC model amidst this digital transformation era
3. How financial institutions can use AI to improve enhanced due diligence
1. How investors affect the markets and everything you need to know from GameStop, ETFs to voting rights
2. What are the impacts brought by the increasing participation of retail investors to the markets
3. Retail vs institutional: How a diverse mix of investor base is important to the vibrant, sustainable development of a marketplace
1. What are the roles of NFTs in Digital Assets
2. Why DeFi is both attracting and attractive to capital
3. What are the top NFT and DeFi projects to lookout for in the near future
1. How are technology and AI reshaping the finance industry
2. How to overcome the challenges of legacy systems
3. Why collaboration beats competition
1. What does the changing landscape mean for consumers
2. What does it mean for corporates, whether those with an established e-commerce presence or historically offline businesses focused on channel expansion?
3. What should we expect from these ever-evolving market dynamics, including the proliferation of alternative payment methods?
1. Will mainstream capital markets in Asia move towards tokenisation
2. What should ’TradFi’ be learning from DeFi, and vice versa
3. What can other countries learn from China’s approach on blockchain
1. Where are the securities market innovating
2. What are some of the challenges in meeting new market demands
3. How to use big data to maximize the potential of market moves and make timely profits
1. The NFT marketplace landscape. What advantages and strategies for issuers and investors
2. The convergence between gaming and NFTs. New potential business and community building opportunities.How gaming, art, collectibles, and even historical events have become home to NFTs
3. The future of NFTs from a technical and industry standpoint. Where are we heading ?
1. How to make sense of this new asset class and its implications for the digital economy
2. The state of DeFi, points of contention & innovation
3. The rise of NFTs: from art to gaming - risks and prospects
1. Looking ahead to emerging trends in the blockchain industry, what are the leading applications and significant policy issues?
2. What is the future of crypto-assets, from opportunities to policy implication
3. How FinTechs and crypto exchanges can work with regulators to create effective governance
1. How cryptocurrencies are being embraced by many “traditional” financial institutions in various ways
2. The rapid evolution of crypto services, and the proliferation of crypto-related funds and investment avenues
3. Why we are seeing the convergence of two historically separate ecosystems at pace; how this is happening and what this means for everyone
1. How to foster a strong leadership for a new era
2. How can long-lasting partnerships help to grow your organisation
3. What is essential to build a great company culture to retain talents and adapting to a hybrid working experience
1. From 2014 till today, Charles paints the incredible growth of the Hong Kong Blockchain Ecosystem, and shares its recent developments in HK.
2. Around 21 breakfast around the city, Charles let you connect casually with 21 Blockchain local leaders, sharing insights from Hong Kong & Beyond.
3. Hong Kong is not only a participant in crypto but at the forefront of some of the most revolutionary technological advancements in the sector.
1. Digital banks are new – but can they do a better job of being profitable and “green”
2. How can digital banks leverage data in ways to support ESG goals
3. What strategies are digital banks using to win new customer loyalty, and can those tactics also impact how users save, borrow, and invest
1. How have customer expectations of banks changed
2. How to put the customer at the heart of your innovation and new product creation
3. Customer trust and user experience: How UX/UI is driving brand loyalty
1. What are the adoption status and talent needs of AI and Big Data technologies in the region
2. What is the outlook of the supply of AI and Big Data professionals in the region
3. How to further develop talent to foster AI and Big Data applications in the financial services industry
1. How AI and/or machine learning are driving the competitiveness in the financial sector
2. Why the “Fintechisation” of everything is a good thing
3. How to seize FinTech opportunities to drive success and best position your firm
1. How to attract international finance firms whilst also developing the regional FinTech Industry
2. Why the Greater Bay Area might be the answer to the FinTech talent shortage
3. How Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area has become a powerhouse of innovation for financial services and FinTech
The pandemic has fast-tracked the acceleration to digital, and there is no slowing down. Citi CEO Jane Fraser will share her perspective on the opportunities ahead and how the bank works with fintechs and other partners in the region to meet the speed and scale required to serve consumers in this new digital era.
1. How has securing funding changed in 2021
2. Why the drop in face to face meetings has affected seed funding
3. Why CVC can be the secret investment advantage
1. Success HSBC has had with scaling Fintech Partnerships
2. How HSBC thinks about the intersection of Customers, Banking products and Technologies
3. The Process of Meeting, engaging and scaling Fintech across HSBC many business lines
1. Why do SMEs in Hong Kong still often lack access to financial services?
2. How are new tech-driven models of insurance and banking enabling change?
3. What does this mean for the future of finance in Hong Kong, and can this enable Hong Kong FinTech to improve financial access in other markets?
1. Where is the innovation frontier for identity? From voice recognition and ID scanning to biometric and digital identity.
2. Benefits and opportunities presented by innovation in digital identity technology.
3. The challenge of balancing trust, safety and convenience for customer identity verification.
1. What are the key pillars of growth in the Greater Bay Area
2. How to build the right Greater Bay Area strategy for your company
3. How to find the right support and advice when entering new markets
1. How to use AI to derive insights from data analytics
2. Why a smooth data integration process is important in building a successful digital experience
3. How machine learning can fuel intelligent customer experiences and YoY growth
1. Cross-border payments: what is the solution to solve pain points of trading companies?
2. How technology can reduce FX risks and increase payment efficiency
3. The future of cross-border trading between Hong Kong and other economies
1. What are the opportunities and challenges brought by Wealth Management Connect to Hong Kong’s financial services industry
2. How does FinTech help with financial innovation in the Greater Bay Area
3. What is the future of digital RMB being included in the Wealth Management Connect under the influence of RMB internationalisation
1. How do we make it easy for MSME to obtain financing with the use of alternative data?
2. What is Federated Learning? How do we use this privacy-preserving technology to accelerate the development of alternative credit scoring?
1. What can we expect from the rise of crypto assets - how to access, evaluate and value
2. How mainstream can crypto go? What are the key learnings from successful early implementation in financial services
3. How institutional investors can navigate and make the right choice of digital assets
1. What impact will a rise in hybrid (part public, part private) blockchain have on the industry
2. How to access the efficiency gains of Smart Contracts
3. How can transparency be used as a tool to build trust?
1. How US$2 billion focused investment into SME, innovative partnerships, and the best technology and talent creates a leading digital-first bank
2. How to build the ‘Bank of the Future’, investing in digital transformation, empowering people and collaborating with customers for a sustainable future
3. How technology will redefine and expand the financial ecosystem, meeting customers’ shifting values, priorities and demands
1. Why is this a win-win? The FinTechs bring innovation, and the banks provide regulatory knowledge and a veneer of accountability and trust
2. How partnering with FinTechs can enable you to reach fresh customers and access new channels
3. What causes innovation to fail and how to move from a competitive to a collaborative mindset
1. How the financial industry is adapting to consumer and business demands
2. How digital innovation is changing remittance and cross-border payments
3. What are the latest industry development; from 5G to BNPL
1. How InsurTech is taking on an industry ripe for disruption
2. How digitalisation is driving the improvement of the customer and agent user experience
3. How is Data and Analytics powering your business
1. How global renowned investors identify champion companies of the future
2. How the Hong Kong Government will proactively develop the FinTech Ecosystem in Hong Kong
3. What the future of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will be for the FinTech and innovation sector in Hong Kong
1. What are some best practices in digitalisation and AI-driven innovation
2. Why data-driven decision making is the key to business agility
3. How can we accelerate the adoption of cloud computing and AI technology
1. How technology has democratised finance
2. Why meaningful financial inclusion starts with building affordable financial products
3. How e-commerce can be a driver for financial inclusion
1. Escalating real-time payments (RTP): What are the key drivers
2. Why it is not just the apps but the super retailers in the payment battle
3. Why simplicity is often vital in a time of feature overload
1. How pandemic turbocharges the FinTech revolution in Asia
2. How to fund FinTech’s growth aspirations amidst turbulent times
3. From private to public markets: What are the key elements to get ready for a public listing and life after IPO
Hong Kong has a robust educational system supporting talent in artificial intelligence and other skills, and has seen alumni found leading FinTech companies. Yet these remain exceptions. There is a huge need for talent, from cybersecurity to AI to blockchain. How can we continue to grow the industry and support innovation?
1. Why innovative risk strategies help lenders drive growth amidst uncertainties
2. How to leverage different tools to uncover real-time insights
3. How to unleash the potential of alternative data and explainable AI for your credit decisions
1. How to fuel future investment, especially in critical areas: cybersecurity, big data, and artificial intelligence
2. How to enter and succeed in the Greater Bay Area market
3. Why China’s underbanked is an overlooked opportunity
1. What are customers expecting now post pandemic and how do financial institutions respond to it
2. How can we create long-term relationships through seamless digital platform in this fast-paced digital ecosystem
3. What are the upcoming trends of digital transformation in the banking industry in near future? And how does the transformation benefit customers, the bank, and even the industry
1. What is driving the urgency of Green Finance sweeping across industry sectors?
2. How the ABCD of Fintech (AI, Blockchain, Cloud, Data) can be applied to accelerate the Green Finance agenda
3. How can regulatory policies and initiatives support the drive forward to Green Finance
1. How the latest blockchain and tokenisation initiatives are reshaping crypto investing and trading
2. Why you can’t ignore the institutionalisation of crypto markets
3. How to build a regulated ecosystem for crypto exchanges and crypto assets
1. The need for global Blockchain connectivity
2. The importance of building digital trust and privacy for Blockchains
3. The next generation of Blockchain technology to enable Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
1. Opening and operating your business
2. How to recruit, connect and scale
3. The wide range of support and advice available
1. How capital markets are fueling innovation and economic growth
2. Connecting East and West: HKEX’s vision for supporting a thriving tech innovation ecosystem
3. The future of global exchanges; opportunities ahead
1. The next mega trends in FinTech investment
2. Funding your FinTech ideas - SPACs, direct listings or IPOs?
3. Beyond finance: The role of Hong Kong as a technology and innovation centre
1. What are the biggest challenges faced from manual onboarding to automation
2. How can organisations design an effective continuous KYC model amidst this digital transformation era
3. How financial institutions can use AI to improve enhanced due diligence
1. How investors affect the markets and everything you need to know from GameStop, ETFs to voting rights
2. What are the impacts brought by the increasing participation of retail investors to the markets
3. Retail vs institutional: How a diverse mix of investor base is important to the vibrant, sustainable development of a marketplace
1. What are the roles of NFTs in Digital Assets
2. Why DeFi is both attracting and attractive to capital
3. What are the top NFT and DeFi projects to lookout for in the near future
1. How are technology and AI reshaping the finance industry
2. How to overcome the challenges of legacy systems
3. Why collaboration beats competition
1. What does the changing landscape mean for consumers
2. What does it mean for corporates, whether those with an established e-commerce presence or historically offline businesses focused on channel expansion?
3. What should we expect from these ever-evolving market dynamics, including the proliferation of alternative payment methods?
1. Will mainstream capital markets in Asia move towards tokenisation
2. What should ’TradFi’ be learning from DeFi, and vice versa
3. What can other countries learn from China’s approach on blockchain
1. Where are the securities market innovating
2. What are some of the challenges in meeting new market demands
3. How to use big data to maximize the potential of market moves and make timely profits
1. The NFT marketplace landscape. What advantages and strategies for issuers and investors
2. The convergence between gaming and NFTs. New potential business and community building opportunities.How gaming, art, collectibles, and even historical events have become home to NFTs
3. The future of NFTs from a technical and industry standpoint. Where are we heading ?
1. How to make sense of this new asset class and its implications for the digital economy
2. The state of DeFi, points of contention & innovation
3. The rise of NFTs: from art to gaming - risks and prospects
1. Looking ahead to emerging trends in the blockchain industry, what are the leading applications and significant policy issues?
2. What is the future of crypto-assets, from opportunities to policy implication
3. How FinTechs and crypto exchanges can work with regulators to create effective governance
1. How cryptocurrencies are being embraced by many “traditional” financial institutions in various ways
2. The rapid evolution of crypto services, and the proliferation of crypto-related funds and investment avenues
3. Why we are seeing the convergence of two historically separate ecosystems at pace; how this is happening and what this means for everyone
1. How to foster a strong leadership for a new era
2. How can long-lasting partnerships help to grow your organisation
3. What is essential to build a great company culture to retain talents and adapting to a hybrid working experience
1. From 2014 till today, Charles paints the incredible growth of the Hong Kong Blockchain Ecosystem, and shares its recent developments in HK.
2. Around 21 breakfast around the city, Charles let you connect casually with 21 Blockchain local leaders, sharing insights from Hong Kong & Beyond.
3. Hong Kong is not only a participant in crypto but at the forefront of some of the most revolutionary technological advancements in the sector.
1. Digital banks are new – but can they do a better job of being profitable and “green”
2. How can digital banks leverage data in ways to support ESG goals
3. What strategies are digital banks using to win new customer loyalty, and can those tactics also impact how users save, borrow, and invest
1. How have customer expectations of banks changed
2. How to put the customer at the heart of your innovation and new product creation
3. Customer trust and user experience: How UX/UI is driving brand loyalty
1. What are the adoption status and talent needs of AI and Big Data technologies in the region
2. What is the outlook of the supply of AI and Big Data professionals in the region
3. How to further develop talent to foster AI and Big Data applications in the financial services industry
1. How AI and/or machine learning are driving the competitiveness in the financial sector
2. Why the “Fintechisation” of everything is a good thing
3. How to seize FinTech opportunities to drive success and best position your firm
1. How to attract international finance firms whilst also developing the regional FinTech Industry
2. Why the Greater Bay Area might be the answer to the FinTech talent shortage
3. How Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area has become a powerhouse of innovation for financial services and FinTech
The pandemic has fast-tracked the acceleration to digital, and there is no slowing down. Citi CEO Jane Fraser will share her perspective on the opportunities ahead and how the bank works with fintechs and other partners in the region to meet the speed and scale required to serve consumers in this new digital era.
1. How has securing funding changed in 2021
2. Why the drop in face to face meetings has affected seed funding
3. Why CVC can be the secret investment advantage
1. Success HSBC has had with scaling Fintech Partnerships
2. How HSBC thinks about the intersection of Customers, Banking products and Technologies
3. The Process of Meeting, engaging and scaling Fintech across HSBC many business lines
1. Why do SMEs in Hong Kong still often lack access to financial services?
2. How are new tech-driven models of insurance and banking enabling change?
3. What does this mean for the future of finance in Hong Kong, and can this enable Hong Kong FinTech to improve financial access in other markets?
1. Where is the innovation frontier for identity? From voice recognition and ID scanning to biometric and digital identity.
2. Benefits and opportunities presented by innovation in digital identity technology.
3. The challenge of balancing trust, safety and convenience for customer identity verification.
1. What are the key pillars of growth in the Greater Bay Area
2. How to build the right Greater Bay Area strategy for your company
3. How to find the right support and advice when entering new markets
1. How to use AI to derive insights from data analytics
2. Why a smooth data integration process is important in building a successful digital experience
3. How machine learning can fuel intelligent customer experiences and YoY growth
1. Cross-border payments: what is the solution to solve pain points of trading companies?
2. How technology can reduce FX risks and increase payment efficiency
3. The future of cross-border trading between Hong Kong and other economies
1. What are the opportunities and challenges brought by Wealth Management Connect to Hong Kong’s financial services industry
2. How does FinTech help with financial innovation in the Greater Bay Area
3. What is the future of digital RMB being included in the Wealth Management Connect under the influence of RMB internationalisation
1. How do we make it easy for MSME to obtain financing with the use of alternative data?
2. What is Federated Learning? How do we use this privacy-preserving technology to accelerate the development of alternative credit scoring?
1. What can we expect from the rise of crypto assets - how to access, evaluate and value
2. How mainstream can crypto go? What are the key learnings from successful early implementation in financial services
3. How institutional investors can navigate and make the right choice of digital assets
1. What impact will a rise in hybrid (part public, part private) blockchain have on the industry
2. How to access the efficiency gains of Smart Contracts
3. How can transparency be used as a tool to build trust?
1. How US$2 billion focused investment into SME, innovative partnerships, and the best technology and talent creates a leading digital-first bank
2. How to build the ‘Bank of the Future’, investing in digital transformation, empowering people and collaborating with customers for a sustainable future
3. How technology will redefine and expand the financial ecosystem, meeting customers’ shifting values, priorities and demands
1. Why is this a win-win? The FinTechs bring innovation, and the banks provide regulatory knowledge and a veneer of accountability and trust
2. How partnering with FinTechs can enable you to reach fresh customers and access new channels
3. What causes innovation to fail and how to move from a competitive to a collaborative mindset
1. How the financial industry is adapting to consumer and business demands
2. How digital innovation is changing remittance and cross-border payments
3. What are the latest industry development; from 5G to BNPL
1. How InsurTech is taking on an industry ripe for disruption
2. How digitalisation is driving the improvement of the customer and agent user experience
3. How is Data and Analytics powering your business
1. How global renowned investors identify champion companies of the future
2. How the Hong Kong Government will proactively develop the FinTech Ecosystem in Hong Kong
3. What the future of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will be for the FinTech and innovation sector in Hong Kong
1. What are some best practices in digitalisation and AI-driven innovation
2. Why data-driven decision making is the key to business agility
3. How can we accelerate the adoption of cloud computing and AI technology
1. How technology has democratised finance
2. Why meaningful financial inclusion starts with building affordable financial products
3. How e-commerce can be a driver for financial inclusion
1. Escalating real-time payments (RTP): What are the key drivers
2. Why it is not just the apps but the super retailers in the payment battle
3. Why simplicity is often vital in a time of feature overload
1. How pandemic turbocharges the FinTech revolution in Asia
2. How to fund FinTech’s growth aspirations amidst turbulent times
3. From private to public markets: What are the key elements to get ready for a public listing and life after IPO
Hong Kong has a robust educational system supporting talent in artificial intelligence and other skills, and has seen alumni found leading FinTech companies. Yet these remain exceptions. There is a huge need for talent, from cybersecurity to AI to blockchain. How can we continue to grow the industry and support innovation?
1. Why innovative risk strategies help lenders drive growth amidst uncertainties
2. How to leverage different tools to uncover real-time insights
3. How to unleash the potential of alternative data and explainable AI for your credit decisions
1. How to fuel future investment, especially in critical areas: cybersecurity, big data, and artificial intelligence
2. How to enter and succeed in the Greater Bay Area market
3. Why China’s underbanked is an overlooked opportunity
1. What are customers expecting now post pandemic and how do financial institutions respond to it
2. How can we create long-term relationships through seamless digital platform in this fast-paced digital ecosystem
3. What are the upcoming trends of digital transformation in the banking industry in near future? And how does the transformation benefit customers, the bank, and even the industry
1. What is driving the urgency of Green Finance sweeping across industry sectors?
2. How the ABCD of Fintech (AI, Blockchain, Cloud, Data) can be applied to accelerate the Green Finance agenda
3. How can regulatory policies and initiatives support the drive forward to Green Finance
1. How the latest blockchain and tokenisation initiatives are reshaping crypto investing and trading
2. Why you can’t ignore the institutionalisation of crypto markets
3. How to build a regulated ecosystem for crypto exchanges and crypto assets
1. The need for global Blockchain connectivity
2. The importance of building digital trust and privacy for Blockchains
3. The next generation of Blockchain technology to enable Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
1. Opening and operating your business
2. How to recruit, connect and scale
3. The wide range of support and advice available
1. How capital markets are fueling innovation and economic growth
2. Connecting East and West: HKEX’s vision for supporting a thriving tech innovation ecosystem
3. The future of global exchanges; opportunities ahead
1. The next mega trends in FinTech investment
2. Funding your FinTech ideas - SPACs, direct listings or IPOs?
3. Beyond finance: The role of Hong Kong as a technology and innovation centre
1. What are the biggest challenges faced from manual onboarding to automation
2. How can organisations design an effective continuous KYC model amidst this digital transformation era
3. How financial institutions can use AI to improve enhanced due diligence
1. How investors affect the markets and everything you need to know from GameStop, ETFs to voting rights
2. What are the impacts brought by the increasing participation of retail investors to the markets
3. Retail vs institutional: How a diverse mix of investor base is important to the vibrant, sustainable development of a marketplace
1. What are the roles of NFTs in Digital Assets
2. Why DeFi is both attracting and attractive to capital
3. What are the top NFT and DeFi projects to lookout for in the near future
1. How are technology and AI reshaping the finance industry
2. How to overcome the challenges of legacy systems
3. Why collaboration beats competition
1. What does the changing landscape mean for consumers
2. What does it mean for corporates, whether those with an established e-commerce presence or historically offline businesses focused on channel expansion?
3. What should we expect from these ever-evolving market dynamics, including the proliferation of alternative payment methods?
1. Will mainstream capital markets in Asia move towards tokenisation
2. What should ’TradFi’ be learning from DeFi, and vice versa
3. What can other countries learn from China’s approach on blockchain
1. Where are the securities market innovating
2. What are some of the challenges in meeting new market demands
3. How to use big data to maximize the potential of market moves and make timely profits
1. The NFT marketplace landscape. What advantages and strategies for issuers and investors
2. The convergence between gaming and NFTs. New potential business and community building opportunities.How gaming, art, collectibles, and even historical events have become home to NFTs
3. The future of NFTs from a technical and industry standpoint. Where are we heading ?
1. How to make sense of this new asset class and its implications for the digital economy
2. The state of DeFi, points of contention & innovation
3. The rise of NFTs: from art to gaming - risks and prospects
1. Looking ahead to emerging trends in the blockchain industry, what are the leading applications and significant policy issues?
2. What is the future of crypto-assets, from opportunities to policy implication
3. How FinTechs and crypto exchanges can work with regulators to create effective governance
1. How cryptocurrencies are being embraced by many “traditional” financial institutions in various ways
2. The rapid evolution of crypto services, and the proliferation of crypto-related funds and investment avenues
3. Why we are seeing the convergence of two historically separate ecosystems at pace; how this is happening and what this means for everyone
1. How to foster a strong leadership for a new era
2. How can long-lasting partnerships help to grow your organisation
3. What is essential to build a great company culture to retain talents and adapting to a hybrid working experience
1. From 2014 till today, Charles paints the incredible growth of the Hong Kong Blockchain Ecosystem, and shares its recent developments in HK.
2. Around 21 breakfast around the city, Charles let you connect casually with 21 Blockchain local leaders, sharing insights from Hong Kong & Beyond.
3. Hong Kong is not only a participant in crypto but at the forefront of some of the most revolutionary technological advancements in the sector.
1. Digital banks are new – but can they do a better job of being profitable and “green”
2. How can digital banks leverage data in ways to support ESG goals
3. What strategies are digital banks using to win new customer loyalty, and can those tactics also impact how users save, borrow, and invest
1. How have customer expectations of banks changed
2. How to put the customer at the heart of your innovation and new product creation
3. Customer trust and user experience: How UX/UI is driving brand loyalty
1. What are the adoption status and talent needs of AI and Big Data technologies in the region
2. What is the outlook of the supply of AI and Big Data professionals in the region
3. How to further develop talent to foster AI and Big Data applications in the financial services industry
1. How AI and/or machine learning are driving the competitiveness in the financial sector
2. Why the “Fintechisation” of everything is a good thing
3. How to seize FinTech opportunities to drive success and best position your firm
1. How to attract international finance firms whilst also developing the regional FinTech Industry
2. Why the Greater Bay Area might be the answer to the FinTech talent shortage
3. How Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area has become a powerhouse of innovation for financial services and FinTech
The pandemic has fast-tracked the acceleration to digital, and there is no slowing down. Citi CEO Jane Fraser will share her perspective on the opportunities ahead and how the bank works with fintechs and other partners in the region to meet the speed and scale required to serve consumers in this new digital era.
1. How has securing funding changed in 2021
2. Why the drop in face to face meetings has affected seed funding
3. Why CVC can be the secret investment advantage
1. Success HSBC has had with scaling Fintech Partnerships
2. How HSBC thinks about the intersection of Customers, Banking products and Technologies
3. The Process of Meeting, engaging and scaling Fintech across HSBC many business lines
1. Why do SMEs in Hong Kong still often lack access to financial services?
2. How are new tech-driven models of insurance and banking enabling change?
3. What does this mean for the future of finance in Hong Kong, and can this enable Hong Kong FinTech to improve financial access in other markets?
1. Where is the innovation frontier for identity? From voice recognition and ID scanning to biometric and digital identity.
2. Benefits and opportunities presented by innovation in digital identity technology.
3. The challenge of balancing trust, safety and convenience for customer identity verification.
1. What are the key pillars of growth in the Greater Bay Area
2. How to build the right Greater Bay Area strategy for your company
3. How to find the right support and advice when entering new markets
1. How to use AI to derive insights from data analytics
2. Why a smooth data integration process is important in building a successful digital experience
3. How machine learning can fuel intelligent customer experiences and YoY growth
1. Cross-border payments: what is the solution to solve pain points of trading companies?
2. How technology can reduce FX risks and increase payment efficiency
3. The future of cross-border trading between Hong Kong and other economies
1. What are the opportunities and challenges brought by Wealth Management Connect to Hong Kong’s financial services industry
2. How does FinTech help with financial innovation in the Greater Bay Area
3. What is the future of digital RMB being included in the Wealth Management Connect under the influence of RMB internationalisation
1. How do we make it easy for MSME to obtain financing with the use of alternative data?
2. What is Federated Learning? How do we use this privacy-preserving technology to accelerate the development of alternative credit scoring?
1. What can we expect from the rise of crypto assets - how to access, evaluate and value
2. How mainstream can crypto go? What are the key learnings from successful early implementation in financial services
3. How institutional investors can navigate and make the right choice of digital assets
1. What impact will a rise in hybrid (part public, part private) blockchain have on the industry
2. How to access the efficiency gains of Smart Contracts
3. How can transparency be used as a tool to build trust?
1. How US$2 billion focused investment into SME, innovative partnerships, and the best technology and talent creates a leading digital-first bank
2. How to build the ‘Bank of the Future’, investing in digital transformation, empowering people and collaborating with customers for a sustainable future
3. How technology will redefine and expand the financial ecosystem, meeting customers’ shifting values, priorities and demands
1. Why is this a win-win? The FinTechs bring innovation, and the banks provide regulatory knowledge and a veneer of accountability and trust
2. How partnering with FinTechs can enable you to reach fresh customers and access new channels
3. What causes innovation to fail and how to move from a competitive to a collaborative mindset
1. How the financial industry is adapting to consumer and business demands
2. How digital innovation is changing remittance and cross-border payments
3. What are the latest industry development; from 5G to BNPL
1. How InsurTech is taking on an industry ripe for disruption
2. How digitalisation is driving the improvement of the customer and agent user experience
3. How is Data and Analytics powering your business
1. How global renowned investors identify champion companies of the future
2. How the Hong Kong Government will proactively develop the FinTech Ecosystem in Hong Kong
3. What the future of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will be for the FinTech and innovation sector in Hong Kong
1. What are some best practices in digitalisation and AI-driven innovation
2. Why data-driven decision making is the key to business agility
3. How can we accelerate the adoption of cloud computing and AI technology
1. How technology has democratised finance
2. Why meaningful financial inclusion starts with building affordable financial products
3. How e-commerce can be a driver for financial inclusion
1. Escalating real-time payments (RTP): What are the key drivers
2. Why it is not just the apps but the super retailers in the payment battle
3. Why simplicity is often vital in a time of feature overload
1. How pandemic turbocharges the FinTech revolution in Asia
2. How to fund FinTech’s growth aspirations amidst turbulent times
3. From private to public markets: What are the key elements to get ready for a public listing and life after IPO
Hong Kong has a robust educational system supporting talent in artificial intelligence and other skills, and has seen alumni found leading FinTech companies. Yet these remain exceptions. There is a huge need for talent, from cybersecurity to AI to blockchain. How can we continue to grow the industry and support innovation?
1. Why innovative risk strategies help lenders drive growth amidst uncertainties
2. How to leverage different tools to uncover real-time insights
3. How to unleash the potential of alternative data and explainable AI for your credit decisions
1. How to fuel future investment, especially in critical areas: cybersecurity, big data, and artificial intelligence
2. How to enter and succeed in the Greater Bay Area market
3. Why China’s underbanked is an overlooked opportunity
1. What are customers expecting now post pandemic and how do financial institutions respond to it
2. How can we create long-term relationships through seamless digital platform in this fast-paced digital ecosystem
3. What are the upcoming trends of digital transformation in the banking industry in near future? And how does the transformation benefit customers, the bank, and even the industry
1. What is driving the urgency of Green Finance sweeping across industry sectors?
2. How the ABCD of Fintech (AI, Blockchain, Cloud, Data) can be applied to accelerate the Green Finance agenda
3. How can regulatory policies and initiatives support the drive forward to Green Finance
1. How the latest blockchain and tokenisation initiatives are reshaping crypto investing and trading
2. Why you can’t ignore the institutionalisation of crypto markets
3. How to build a regulated ecosystem for crypto exchanges and crypto assets
1. The need for global Blockchain connectivity
2. The importance of building digital trust and privacy for Blockchains
3. The next generation of Blockchain technology to enable Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
1. Opening and operating your business
2. How to recruit, connect and scale
3. The wide range of support and advice available
1. How capital markets are fueling innovation and economic growth
2. Connecting East and West: HKEX’s vision for supporting a thriving tech innovation ecosystem
3. The future of global exchanges; opportunities ahead
1. The next mega trends in FinTech investment
2. Funding your FinTech ideas - SPACs, direct listings or IPOs?
3. Beyond finance: The role of Hong Kong as a technology and innovation centre
1. What are the biggest challenges faced from manual onboarding to automation
2. How can organisations design an effective continuous KYC model amidst this digital transformation era
3. How financial institutions can use AI to improve enhanced due diligence
1. How investors affect the markets and everything you need to know from GameStop, ETFs to voting rights
2. What are the impacts brought by the increasing participation of retail investors to the markets
3. Retail vs institutional: How a diverse mix of investor base is important to the vibrant, sustainable development of a marketplace
1. What are the roles of NFTs in Digital Assets
2. Why DeFi is both attracting and attractive to capital
3. What are the top NFT and DeFi projects to lookout for in the near future
1. How are technology and AI reshaping the finance industry
2. How to overcome the challenges of legacy systems
3. Why collaboration beats competition
1. What does the changing landscape mean for consumers
2. What does it mean for corporates, whether those with an established e-commerce presence or historically offline businesses focused on channel expansion?
3. What should we expect from these ever-evolving market dynamics, including the proliferation of alternative payment methods?
1. Will mainstream capital markets in Asia move towards tokenisation
2. What should ’TradFi’ be learning from DeFi, and vice versa
3. What can other countries learn from China’s approach on blockchain
1. Where are the securities market innovating
2. What are some of the challenges in meeting new market demands
3. How to use big data to maximize the potential of market moves and make timely profits
1. The NFT marketplace landscape. What advantages and strategies for issuers and investors
2. The convergence between gaming and NFTs. New potential business and community building opportunities.How gaming, art, collectibles, and even historical events have become home to NFTs
3. The future of NFTs from a technical and industry standpoint. Where are we heading ?
1. How to make sense of this new asset class and its implications for the digital economy
2. The state of DeFi, points of contention & innovation
3. The rise of NFTs: from art to gaming - risks and prospects
1. Looking ahead to emerging trends in the blockchain industry, what are the leading applications and significant policy issues?
2. What is the future of crypto-assets, from opportunities to policy implication
3. How FinTechs and crypto exchanges can work with regulators to create effective governance
1. How cryptocurrencies are being embraced by many “traditional” financial institutions in various ways
2. The rapid evolution of crypto services, and the proliferation of crypto-related funds and investment avenues
3. Why we are seeing the convergence of two historically separate ecosystems at pace; how this is happening and what this means for everyone
1. How to foster a strong leadership for a new era
2. How can long-lasting partnerships help to grow your organisation
3. What is essential to build a great company culture to retain talents and adapting to a hybrid working experience
1. From 2014 till today, Charles paints the incredible growth of the Hong Kong Blockchain Ecosystem, and shares its recent developments in HK.
2. Around 21 breakfast around the city, Charles let you connect casually with 21 Blockchain local leaders, sharing insights from Hong Kong & Beyond.
3. Hong Kong is not only a participant in crypto but at the forefront of some of the most revolutionary technological advancements in the sector.
1. Digital banks are new – but can they do a better job of being profitable and “green”
2. How can digital banks leverage data in ways to support ESG goals
3. What strategies are digital banks using to win new customer loyalty, and can those tactics also impact how users save, borrow, and invest
1. How have customer expectations of banks changed
2. How to put the customer at the heart of your innovation and new product creation
3. Customer trust and user experience: How UX/UI is driving brand loyalty
1. What are the adoption status and talent needs of AI and Big Data technologies in the region
2. What is the outlook of the supply of AI and Big Data professionals in the region
3. How to further develop talent to foster AI and Big Data applications in the financial services industry
1. How AI and/or machine learning are driving the competitiveness in the financial sector
2. Why the “Fintechisation” of everything is a good thing
3. How to seize FinTech opportunities to drive success and best position your firm
1. How to attract international finance firms whilst also developing the regional FinTech Industry
2. Why the Greater Bay Area might be the answer to the FinTech talent shortage
3. How Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area has become a powerhouse of innovation for financial services and FinTech
The pandemic has fast-tracked the acceleration to digital, and there is no slowing down. Citi CEO Jane Fraser will share her perspective on the opportunities ahead and how the bank works with fintechs and other partners in the region to meet the speed and scale required to serve consumers in this new digital era.
1. How has securing funding changed in 2021
2. Why the drop in face to face meetings has affected seed funding
3. Why CVC can be the secret investment advantage
1. Success HSBC has had with scaling Fintech Partnerships
2. How HSBC thinks about the intersection of Customers, Banking products and Technologies
3. The Process of Meeting, engaging and scaling Fintech across HSBC many business lines
1. Why do SMEs in Hong Kong still often lack access to financial services?
2. How are new tech-driven models of insurance and banking enabling change?
3. What does this mean for the future of finance in Hong Kong, and can this enable Hong Kong FinTech to improve financial access in other markets?
1. Where is the innovation frontier for identity? From voice recognition and ID scanning to biometric and digital identity.
2. Benefits and opportunities presented by innovation in digital identity technology.
3. The challenge of balancing trust, safety and convenience for customer identity verification.
1. What are the key pillars of growth in the Greater Bay Area
2. How to build the right Greater Bay Area strategy for your company
3. How to find the right support and advice when entering new markets
1. How to use AI to derive insights from data analytics
2. Why a smooth data integration process is important in building a successful digital experience
3. How machine learning can fuel intelligent customer experiences and YoY growth
1. Cross-border payments: what is the solution to solve pain points of trading companies?
2. How technology can reduce FX risks and increase payment efficiency
3. The future of cross-border trading between Hong Kong and other economies
1. What are the opportunities and challenges brought by Wealth Management Connect to Hong Kong’s financial services industry
2. How does FinTech help with financial innovation in the Greater Bay Area
3. What is the future of digital RMB being included in the Wealth Management Connect under the influence of RMB internationalisation
1. How do we make it easy for MSME to obtain financing with the use of alternative data?
2. What is Federated Learning? How do we use this privacy-preserving technology to accelerate the development of alternative credit scoring?
1. What can we expect from the rise of crypto assets - how to access, evaluate and value
2. How mainstream can crypto go? What are the key learnings from successful early implementation in financial services
3. How institutional investors can navigate and make the right choice of digital assets
1. What impact will a rise in hybrid (part public, part private) blockchain have on the industry
2. How to access the efficiency gains of Smart Contracts
3. How can transparency be used as a tool to build trust?
1. How US$2 billion focused investment into SME, innovative partnerships, and the best technology and talent creates a leading digital-first bank
2. How to build the ‘Bank of the Future’, investing in digital transformation, empowering people and collaborating with customers for a sustainable future
3. How technology will redefine and expand the financial ecosystem, meeting customers’ shifting values, priorities and demands
1. Why is this a win-win? The FinTechs bring innovation, and the banks provide regulatory knowledge and a veneer of accountability and trust
2. How partnering with FinTechs can enable you to reach fresh customers and access new channels
3. What causes innovation to fail and how to move from a competitive to a collaborative mindset
1. How the financial industry is adapting to consumer and business demands
2. How digital innovation is changing remittance and cross-border payments
3. What are the latest industry development; from 5G to BNPL
1. How InsurTech is taking on an industry ripe for disruption
2. How digitalisation is driving the improvement of the customer and agent user experience
3. How is Data and Analytics powering your business
1. How global renowned investors identify champion companies of the future
2. How the Hong Kong Government will proactively develop the FinTech Ecosystem in Hong Kong
3. What the future of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will be for the FinTech and innovation sector in Hong Kong
1. What are some best practices in digitalisation and AI-driven innovation
2. Why data-driven decision making is the key to business agility
3. How can we accelerate the adoption of cloud computing and AI technology
1. How technology has democratised finance
2. Why meaningful financial inclusion starts with building affordable financial products
3. How e-commerce can be a driver for financial inclusion
1. Escalating real-time payments (RTP): What are the key drivers
2. Why it is not just the apps but the super retailers in the payment battle
3. Why simplicity is often vital in a time of feature overload
1. How pandemic turbocharges the FinTech revolution in Asia
2. How to fund FinTech’s growth aspirations amidst turbulent times
3. From private to public markets: What are the key elements to get ready for a public listing and life after IPO
Hong Kong has a robust educational system supporting talent in artificial intelligence and other skills, and has seen alumni found leading FinTech companies. Yet these remain exceptions. There is a huge need for talent, from cybersecurity to AI to blockchain. How can we continue to grow the industry and support innovation?
1. Why innovative risk strategies help lenders drive growth amidst uncertainties
2. How to leverage different tools to uncover real-time insights
3. How to unleash the potential of alternative data and explainable AI for your credit decisions
1. How to fuel future investment, especially in critical areas: cybersecurity, big data, and artificial intelligence
2. How to enter and succeed in the Greater Bay Area market
3. Why China’s underbanked is an overlooked opportunity
1. What are customers expecting now post pandemic and how do financial institutions respond to it
2. How can we create long-term relationships through seamless digital platform in this fast-paced digital ecosystem
3. What are the upcoming trends of digital transformation in the banking industry in near future? And how does the transformation benefit customers, the bank, and even the industry
1. What is driving the urgency of Green Finance sweeping across industry sectors?
2. How the ABCD of Fintech (AI, Blockchain, Cloud, Data) can be applied to accelerate the Green Finance agenda
3. How can regulatory policies and initiatives support the drive forward to Green Finance
1. How the latest blockchain and tokenisation initiatives are reshaping crypto investing and trading
2. Why you can’t ignore the institutionalisation of crypto markets
3. How to build a regulated ecosystem for crypto exchanges and crypto assets
1. The need for global Blockchain connectivity
2. The importance of building digital trust and privacy for Blockchains
3. The next generation of Blockchain technology to enable Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
1. Opening and operating your business
2. How to recruit, connect and scale
3. The wide range of support and advice available
1. How capital markets are fueling innovation and economic growth
2. Connecting East and West: HKEX’s vision for supporting a thriving tech innovation ecosystem
3. The future of global exchanges; opportunities ahead
1. The next mega trends in FinTech investment
2. Funding your FinTech ideas - SPACs, direct listings or IPOs?
3. Beyond finance: The role of Hong Kong as a technology and innovation centre
1. What are the biggest challenges faced from manual onboarding to automation
2. How can organisations design an effective continuous KYC model amidst this digital transformation era
3. How financial institutions can use AI to improve enhanced due diligence
1. How investors affect the markets and everything you need to know from GameStop, ETFs to voting rights
2. What are the impacts brought by the increasing participation of retail investors to the markets
3. Retail vs institutional: How a diverse mix of investor base is important to the vibrant, sustainable development of a marketplace
1. What are the roles of NFTs in Digital Assets
2. Why DeFi is both attracting and attractive to capital
3. What are the top NFT and DeFi projects to lookout for in the near future
1. How are technology and AI reshaping the finance industry
2. How to overcome the challenges of legacy systems
3. Why collaboration beats competition
1. What does the changing landscape mean for consumers
2. What does it mean for corporates, whether those with an established e-commerce presence or historically offline businesses focused on channel expansion?
3. What should we expect from these ever-evolving market dynamics, including the proliferation of alternative payment methods?
1. Will mainstream capital markets in Asia move towards tokenisation
2. What should ’TradFi’ be learning from DeFi, and vice versa
3. What can other countries learn from China’s approach on blockchain
1. Where are the securities market innovating
2. What are some of the challenges in meeting new market demands
3. How to use big data to maximize the potential of market moves and make timely profits
1. The NFT marketplace landscape. What advantages and strategies for issuers and investors
2. The convergence between gaming and NFTs. New potential business and community building opportunities.How gaming, art, collectibles, and even historical events have become home to NFTs
3. The future of NFTs from a technical and industry standpoint. Where are we heading ?
1. How to make sense of this new asset class and its implications for the digital economy
2. The state of DeFi, points of contention & innovation
3. The rise of NFTs: from art to gaming - risks and prospects
1. Looking ahead to emerging trends in the blockchain industry, what are the leading applications and significant policy issues?
2. What is the future of crypto-assets, from opportunities to policy implication
3. How FinTechs and crypto exchanges can work with regulators to create effective governance
1. How cryptocurrencies are being embraced by many “traditional” financial institutions in various ways
2. The rapid evolution of crypto services, and the proliferation of crypto-related funds and investment avenues
3. Why we are seeing the convergence of two historically separate ecosystems at pace; how this is happening and what this means for everyone
1. How to foster a strong leadership for a new era
2. How can long-lasting partnerships help to grow your organisation
3. What is essential to build a great company culture to retain talents and adapting to a hybrid working experience
1. From 2014 till today, Charles paints the incredible growth of the Hong Kong Blockchain Ecosystem, and shares its recent developments in HK.
2. Around 21 breakfast around the city, Charles let you connect casually with 21 Blockchain local leaders, sharing insights from Hong Kong & Beyond.
3. Hong Kong is not only a participant in crypto but at the forefront of some of the most revolutionary technological advancements in the sector.
1. Digital banks are new – but can they do a better job of being profitable and “green”
2. How can digital banks leverage data in ways to support ESG goals
3. What strategies are digital banks using to win new customer loyalty, and can those tactics also impact how users save, borrow, and invest
1. How have customer expectations of banks changed
2. How to put the customer at the heart of your innovation and new product creation
3. Customer trust and user experience: How UX/UI is driving brand loyalty
1. What are the adoption status and talent needs of AI and Big Data technologies in the region
2. What is the outlook of the supply of AI and Big Data professionals in the region
3. How to further develop talent to foster AI and Big Data applications in the financial services industry
1. How AI and/or machine learning are driving the competitiveness in the financial sector
2. Why the “Fintechisation” of everything is a good thing
3. How to seize FinTech opportunities to drive success and best position your firm
1. How to attract international finance firms whilst also developing the regional FinTech Industry
2. Why the Greater Bay Area might be the answer to the FinTech talent shortage
3. How Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area has become a powerhouse of innovation for financial services and FinTech
The pandemic has fast-tracked the acceleration to digital, and there is no slowing down. Citi CEO Jane Fraser will share her perspective on the opportunities ahead and how the bank works with fintechs and other partners in the region to meet the speed and scale required to serve consumers in this new digital era.
1. How has securing funding changed in 2021
2. Why the drop in face to face meetings has affected seed funding
3. Why CVC can be the secret investment advantage
1. Success HSBC has had with scaling Fintech Partnerships
2. How HSBC thinks about the intersection of Customers, Banking products and Technologies
3. The Process of Meeting, engaging and scaling Fintech across HSBC many business lines
1. Why do SMEs in Hong Kong still often lack access to financial services?
2. How are new tech-driven models of insurance and banking enabling change?
3. What does this mean for the future of finance in Hong Kong, and can this enable Hong Kong FinTech to improve financial access in other markets?
1. Where is the innovation frontier for identity? From voice recognition and ID scanning to biometric and digital identity.
2. Benefits and opportunities presented by innovation in digital identity technology.
3. The challenge of balancing trust, safety and convenience for customer identity verification.
1. What are the key pillars of growth in the Greater Bay Area
2. How to build the right Greater Bay Area strategy for your company
3. How to find the right support and advice when entering new markets
1. How to use AI to derive insights from data analytics
2. Why a smooth data integration process is important in building a successful digital experience
3. How machine learning can fuel intelligent customer experiences and YoY growth
1. Cross-border payments: what is the solution to solve pain points of trading companies?
2. How technology can reduce FX risks and increase payment efficiency
3. The future of cross-border trading between Hong Kong and other economies
1. What are the opportunities and challenges brought by Wealth Management Connect to Hong Kong’s financial services industry
2. How does FinTech help with financial innovation in the Greater Bay Area
3. What is the future of digital RMB being included in the Wealth Management Connect under the influence of RMB internationalisation
1. How do we make it easy for MSME to obtain financing with the use of alternative data?
2. What is Federated Learning? How do we use this privacy-preserving technology to accelerate the development of alternative credit scoring?
1. What can we expect from the rise of crypto assets - how to access, evaluate and value
2. How mainstream can crypto go? What are the key learnings from successful early implementation in financial services
3. How institutional investors can navigate and make the right choice of digital assets
1. What impact will a rise in hybrid (part public, part private) blockchain have on the industry
2. How to access the efficiency gains of Smart Contracts
3. How can transparency be used as a tool to build trust?
1. How US$2 billion focused investment into SME, innovative partnerships, and the best technology and talent creates a leading digital-first bank
2. How to build the ‘Bank of the Future’, investing in digital transformation, empowering people and collaborating with customers for a sustainable future
3. How technology will redefine and expand the financial ecosystem, meeting customers’ shifting values, priorities and demands
1. Why is this a win-win? The FinTechs bring innovation, and the banks provide regulatory knowledge and a veneer of accountability and trust
2. How partnering with FinTechs can enable you to reach fresh customers and access new channels
3. What causes innovation to fail and how to move from a competitive to a collaborative mindset
1. How the financial industry is adapting to consumer and business demands
2. How digital innovation is changing remittance and cross-border payments
3. What are the latest industry development; from 5G to BNPL
1. How InsurTech is taking on an industry ripe for disruption
2. How digitalisation is driving the improvement of the customer and agent user experience
3. How is Data and Analytics powering your business
1. What are the opportunities and Challenges brought by Open Banking and Open Data for the banking industry?
2. How to overcome the challenges in data collection and integration?
3. What values can Fintech startups bring to banks?
1. How to offer a product range that covers everything from Crypto to DeFi and NFTs
2. How crypto.com is looking to bridge the crypto world with traditional finance; all whilst expanding globally at an incredible rate with transparency and agility
3. How to create the workforce of the future, embracing flexible distributed remote working, autonomy and a customer focused approach
1. How regulators can provide the most significant support to FinTechs at a time of intensifying regulation
2. Why the latest innovations require a new regulatory approach to encourage responsible implementation
3. How can – and should – the rising crypto space be regulated
1. What are the challenges to spending your way into successful digital transformation and how to build an innovative corporate culture
2. How partnerships can be the driver of your regional expansion and the importance of choosing the right partner
3. Why partnering with a competitor might be the most cost-efficient way to acquire new customers and technology access
1. Climate action plan 2050
2. Finance intersecting science and technology to combat climate change
3. Carbon and the Greater Bay Area (GBA)
1. Virtual Lab: Catalyst to boost Hong Kong’s Fintech Innovation Success
2. Federated Learning for Multi-Parties Collaborative Modelling while Preserving Data Privacy
3. Open data in Fintech - Challenges and Hope
Panel Discussion: Pilot Achievements and Foreseeable Potential of Virtual Lab in Financial and Banking Industry
1. How global renowned investors identify champion companies of the future
2. How the Hong Kong Government will proactively develop the FinTech Ecosystem in Hong Kong
3. What the future of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will be for the FinTech and innovation sector in Hong Kong
1. What are some best practices in digitalisation and AI-driven innovation
2. Why data-driven decision making is the key to business agility
3. How can we accelerate the adoption of cloud computing and AI technology
1. How technology has democratised finance
2. Why meaningful financial inclusion starts with building affordable financial products
3. How e-commerce can be a driver for financial inclusion
1. Escalating real-time payments (RTP): What are the key drivers
2. Why it is not just the apps but the super retailers in the payment battle
3. Why simplicity is often vital in a time of feature overload
1. How pandemic turbocharges the FinTech revolution in Asia
2. How to fund FinTech’s growth aspirations amidst turbulent times
3. From private to public markets: What are the key elements to get ready for a public listing and life after IPO
Hong Kong has a robust educational system supporting talent in artificial intelligence and other skills, and has seen alumni found leading FinTech companies. Yet these remain exceptions. There is a huge need for talent, from cybersecurity to AI to blockchain. How can we continue to grow the industry and support innovation?
1. Why innovative risk strategies help lenders drive growth amidst uncertainties
2. How to leverage different tools to uncover real-time insights
3. How to unleash the potential of alternative data and explainable AI for your credit decisions
1. How to fuel future investment, especially in critical areas: cybersecurity, big data, and artificial intelligence
2. How to enter and succeed in the Greater Bay Area market
3. Why China’s underbanked is an overlooked opportunity
1. What are customers expecting now post pandemic and how do financial institutions respond to it
2. How can we create long-term relationships through seamless digital platform in this fast-paced digital ecosystem
3. What are the upcoming trends of digital transformation in the banking industry in near future? And how does the transformation benefit customers, the bank, and even the industry
1. What is driving the urgency of Green Finance sweeping across industry sectors?
2. How the ABCD of Fintech (AI, Blockchain, Cloud, Data) can be applied to accelerate the Green Finance agenda
3. How can regulatory policies and initiatives support the drive forward to Green Finance
1. How the latest blockchain and tokenisation initiatives are reshaping crypto investing and trading
2. Why you can’t ignore the institutionalisation of crypto markets
3. How to build a regulated ecosystem for crypto exchanges and crypto assets
1. The need for global Blockchain connectivity
2. The importance of building digital trust and privacy for Blockchains
3. The next generation of Blockchain technology to enable Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
1. Opening and operating your business
2. How to recruit, connect and scale
3. The wide range of support and advice available
1. How capital markets are fueling innovation and economic growth
2. Connecting East and West: HKEX’s vision for supporting a thriving tech innovation ecosystem
3. The future of global exchanges; opportunities ahead
1. The next mega trends in FinTech investment
2. Funding your FinTech ideas - SPACs, direct listings or IPOs?
3. Beyond finance: The role of Hong Kong as a technology and innovation centre
1. What are the biggest challenges faced from manual onboarding to automation
2. How can organisations design an effective continuous KYC model amidst this digital transformation era
3. How financial institutions can use AI to improve enhanced due diligence
1. How investors affect the markets and everything you need to know from GameStop, ETFs to voting rights
2. What are the impacts brought by the increasing participation of retail investors to the markets
3. Retail vs institutional: How a diverse mix of investor base is important to the vibrant, sustainable development of a marketplace
1. What are the roles of NFTs in Digital Assets
2. Why DeFi is both attracting and attractive to capital
3. What are the top NFT and DeFi projects to lookout for in the near future
1. How are technology and AI reshaping the finance industry
2. How to overcome the challenges of legacy systems
3. Why collaboration beats competition
1. What does the changing landscape mean for consumers
2. What does it mean for corporates, whether those with an established e-commerce presence or historically offline businesses focused on channel expansion?
3. What should we expect from these ever-evolving market dynamics, including the proliferation of alternative payment methods?
1. Will mainstream capital markets in Asia move towards tokenisation
2. What should ’TradFi’ be learning from DeFi, and vice versa
3. What can other countries learn from China’s approach on blockchain
1. Where are the securities market innovating
2. What are some of the challenges in meeting new market demands
3. How to use big data to maximize the potential of market moves and make timely profits
1. The NFT marketplace landscape. What advantages and strategies for issuers and investors
2. The convergence between gaming and NFTs. New potential business and community building opportunities.How gaming, art, collectibles, and even historical events have become home to NFTs
3. The future of NFTs from a technical and industry standpoint. Where are we heading ?
1. How to make sense of this new asset class and its implications for the digital economy
2. The state of DeFi, points of contention & innovation
3. The rise of NFTs: from art to gaming - risks and prospects
1. Looking ahead to emerging trends in the blockchain industry, what are the leading applications and significant policy issues?
2. What is the future of crypto-assets, from opportunities to policy implication
3. How FinTechs and crypto exchanges can work with regulators to create effective governance
1. How cryptocurrencies are being embraced by many “traditional” financial institutions in various ways
2. The rapid evolution of crypto services, and the proliferation of crypto-related funds and investment avenues
3. Why we are seeing the convergence of two historically separate ecosystems at pace; how this is happening and what this means for everyone
1. How to foster a strong leadership for a new era
2. How can long-lasting partnerships help to grow your organisation
3. What is essential to build a great company culture to retain talents and adapting to a hybrid working experience
1. From 2014 till today, Charles paints the incredible growth of the Hong Kong Blockchain Ecosystem, and shares its recent developments in HK.
2. Around 21 breakfast around the city, Charles let you connect casually with 21 Blockchain local leaders, sharing insights from Hong Kong & Beyond.
3. Hong Kong is not only a participant in crypto but at the forefront of some of the most revolutionary technological advancements in the sector.
1. Digital banks are new – but can they do a better job of being profitable and “green”
2. How can digital banks leverage data in ways to support ESG goals
3. What strategies are digital banks using to win new customer loyalty, and can those tactics also impact how users save, borrow, and invest
1. How have customer expectations of banks changed
2. How to put the customer at the heart of your innovation and new product creation
3. Customer trust and user experience: How UX/UI is driving brand loyalty
1. What are the adoption status and talent needs of AI and Big Data technologies in the region
2. What is the outlook of the supply of AI and Big Data professionals in the region
3. How to further develop talent to foster AI and Big Data applications in the financial services industry
1. How AI and/or machine learning are driving the competitiveness in the financial sector
2. Why the “Fintechisation” of everything is a good thing
3. How to seize FinTech opportunities to drive success and best position your firm
1. How to attract international finance firms whilst also developing the regional FinTech Industry
2. Why the Greater Bay Area might be the answer to the FinTech talent shortage
3. How Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area has become a powerhouse of innovation for financial services and FinTech
The pandemic has fast-tracked the acceleration to digital, and there is no slowing down. Citi CEO Jane Fraser will share her perspective on the opportunities ahead and how the bank works with fintechs and other partners in the region to meet the speed and scale required to serve consumers in this new digital era.
1. How has securing funding changed in 2021
2. Why the drop in face to face meetings has affected seed funding
3. Why CVC can be the secret investment advantage
1. Success HSBC has had with scaling Fintech Partnerships
2. How HSBC thinks about the intersection of Customers, Banking products and Technologies
3. The Process of Meeting, engaging and scaling Fintech across HSBC many business lines