2026 Community Events

The Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026 Steps Party invites all delegates to unwind and connect across a lineup of vibrant local bars on Shin Hing Street. This event provides a casual, high-energy setting for professionals across the fintech ecosystem to network with fellow delegates, with complimentary drinks available on a first-come, first-served basis while vouchers last.

An exclusive and by-invitation-only gathering ! Designed for our VIP guests, this private event invites attendees to experience authentic local hot pot culture while fostering high-impact, intimate networking.

The Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026 Steps Party invites all delegates to unwind and connect across a lineup of vibrant local bars on Shin Hing Street. This event provides a casual, high-energy setting for professionals across the fintech ecosystem to network with fellow delegates, with complimentary drinks available on a first-come, first-served basis while vouchers last.

Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026 Solo Travellers' Night invites independent delegates, founders, and visitors to connect, share ideas, and expand their networks over drinks in a relaxed, high-energy evening. Flying solo doesn't mean networking alone. Guests come solo and leave connected.

Two days inside the companies building the AI landscape in GBA, hosted by the companies themselves.

Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026 wraps up with an afterparty. Join Finoverse and HE.R for a night of house and techno at Mott 32, with Hotlap headlining and Cocoa Zhou also on the line-up. Carry the week’s conversations over a drink.

AI has reached the boardroom, yet many financial institutions today struggle to move beyond pilots to practical, compliant deployment. This session examines the industry pain points that matter most, the practical value AI and digitalization can create, and how Lark(Feishu) helps financial institutions in Hong Kong and Mainland China turn AI strategy into smarter decisions, connected workflows and scalable execution.

Beyond the Hype: The Blueprint for Scaling Validated Products into Global Market Leaders Moving past initial market traction is where the real complexity begins: expanding across international borders, sustaining high-margin unit economics, and turning proprietary AI into operational velocity. Step inside Google Cloud Founders Connect—an executive, closed-door forum designed for commercial-stage leaders and technical architects ready to master the operational realities of global expansion.

Unwind and connect at Founders After Hours, an exclusive evening designed for high-growth founders, CFOs, and industry leaders looking to expand their network and catalyze new opportunities. Co-hosted by Finoverse, Aspire and Osome, this premium networking event brings together startup leaders, cross-border e-commerce businesses, finance decision-makers and investors over drinks in a relaxed setting. Whether you’re scaling into new markets, navigating the challenges of international growth, or simply looking to meet others building and backing ambitious businesses, Founders After Hours is designed to make those connections easier. Skip the formal presentations—enjoy an curated atmosphere where top finance heads, tech innovators, and ecosystem builders gather to discuss market trends, share scaling insights, and unlock potential partnerships.

This session focuses on Tencent WorkBuddy's agentic AI applications in the financial industry. Join us to explore how AI agents are transforming core financial scenarios across banking, asset management, and insurance. We'll begin with a full overview of the application landscape, followed by three live demonstrations that showcase the real-world value of agentic AI in financial workbenches.

​Join Finoverse and the FinTech Association of Hong Kong for a casual Happy Hour to round off Day 1 of Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026. Whether you are looking to deploy capital into high-growth markets, discover cross-border expansion opportunities, or build strategic relationships with international trade delegates, this happy hour provides the perfect, informal setting to spark meaningful conversations.

Valuable Capital Limited (VCL) presents an exclusive Fireside Chat exploring how institutional capital evaluates AI Fintech innovations. Designed for tech founders and industry leaders, this session delivers actionable insights on capital deployment, valuation models, and strategic ecosystem partnerships shaping the future of finance.

Every Hong Kong firm expanding abroad has a commercial plan. Few have a complete picture of the IT, cybersecurity and compliance requirements waiting for them in each target market. This session maps the regulatory landscape across the UK, EU, US and UAE, surfaces the threats that grow as your footprint grows, and gives you a practical framework for building a technology programme that scales with your business.

An exclusive banking executive luncheon with Wonderful and McKinsey & Company, where we will explore how AI is shaping the future of banking and finance, including the opportunities and challenges of AI adoption across onboarding, KYC, lending, wealth management, and more — as well as what it takes to move from experimentation to production in complex, regulated environments.

Join CAT Investigators for an exclusive cocktail evening to tackle a pressing industry challenge: digital asset investigations that stall. While tracing the blockchain trail is rarely the issue, cases often break down in the aftermath due to unclear fund ownership, fragmented intelligence, and slow cross-border escalation. Over drinks, short keynotes, and a practitioner-led panel, we will explore why tracing is not the same as attribution and how institutions can accelerate the move from suspicion to evidence. You will leave with practical takeaways in the company of 40–50 senior leaders across the FSI, regulatory, and consulting sectors, guaranteeing an evening of real conversation in an intimate setting with zero sales pitches.

Following the Frictionless Corridor: Modernizing the B2B Value Chain panel discussion, join us for an exclusive networking reception to continue the conversation with business leaders, fintech innovators and trade professionals. Exchange insights, build new connections and explore how technology and trust are shaping the future of seamless global commerce.

​Join FundPark and Finoverse for a cocktail reception during Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026, bringing entrepreneurs and investors together at Soho House Hong Kong. ​Meet founders building the next generation of businesses and investors backing their ambitions. Exchange ideas, explore opportunities and build relationships that help businesses scale. ​For a decade, FundPark has connected technology, data and institutional capital to support digital entrepreneurs. Together with Finoverse, we’re bringing that mission into the room—connecting people, ideas and capital for what comes next. ​Join us for a drink and see where the conversation leads.

​Co-hosted by Blockchain for Good Alliance and Finoverse, Web3 Career Connect brings together university students, fresh graduates and industry professionals for an open conversation about careers in the evolving Web3 ecosystem. ​Hear directly from people working in the industry, explore different career paths and get practical insights into the skills and mindset companies are looking for when hiring young talent. ​Whether you already have experience in Web3 or are simply curious about where the industry could take your career, come meet the community, ask questions and discover new possibilities.

Scaling a fintech requires more than a strong product. In this interactive session, Percy, CEO & Founder of Choco Up, an APAC growth financing platform for fast-growing businesses, shares frontline lessons from SMEs scaling through their next stage. Explore the real trade-offs founders face—when to raise, how to fund growth sustainably, and how to align capital with business priorities—and discover how the right capital can turn momentum into scalable growth.

Watch tech scaleups from the Global Fast Track Programme demo their products and solutions in front of our panel of judges. Understand exactly how their tech works and where it could save you time, money or energy. This is the next wave of tech revolutionising our lives - come and find out more!

Global Fast Track scaleups battle it out to secure a spot in the next round of the GFT Pitching Competition! Come down to watch companies across 8 GFT verticals nail their pitch in just 3 minutes, and see which companies our judges decide to put through to the next round. It's fast, furious and it's the future!

Global Fast Track scaleups battle it out to secure a spot in the next round of the GFT Pitching Competition! Come down to watch companies across 8 GFT verticals nail their pitch in just 3 minutes, and see which companies our judges decide to put through to the next round. It's fast, furious and it's the future!

InnoGlobe PetTech Keynote & Showcase: Solutions for Global Expansion This compact 20-minute session begins by examining critical pain points in the veterinary industry from a hospital operator’s perspective, including rising costs and delayed diagnostics. It then delves into Hong Kong’s thriving pet economy and its unique advantage as a strategic gateway for global expansion—where pets are no longer merely subjects of medical care, but also vessels of emotional companionship, giving rise to a complete value chain spanning precision medicine to healing technologies. Selected PetTech startups will showcase diverse innovative solutions, covering genetic identification, cost-effective clinical technologies, and intelligent companion devices designed for children’s entertainment and elderly healing. Through emotion sensing and personality development mechanisms, these innovations redefine the boundaries of human-machine empathy. Co-hosted by the founders of InnoGlobe and ISPE, the session highlights how Mainland Chinese innovators can leverage Hong Kong’s regulatory expertise and market access to achieve international expansion, while calling for collaborative development across the global pet ecosystem—from clinical care to emotional companionship.

Global Fast Track scaleups battle it out to secure a spot in the next round of the GFT Pitching Competition! Come down to watch companies across 8 GFT verticals nail their pitch in just 3 minutes, and see which companies our judges decide to put through to the next round. It's fast, furious and it's the future!

AI is moving quickly from the boardroom conversation into the treasury function - helping organisations see cash more clearly, forecast with greater confidence and make faster, better-informed decisions. But the real question is no longer whether AI will transform treasury. It’s how far it can go, and how much we’re prepared to trust it. Through a candid conversation between HSBC Client Connectivity leader and corporates’ AI experts, we’ll explore where AI is already delivering practical value, what it takes to move beyond experimentation, and where the boundaries between insight, recommendation and action should lie.

Watch tech scaleups from the Global Fast Track Programme demo their products and solutions in front of our panel of judges. Understand exactly how their tech works and where it could save you time, money or energy. This is the next wave of tech revolutionising our lives - come and find out more!

Global Fast Track scaleups battle it out to secure a spot in the next round of the GFT Pitching Competition! Come down to watch companies across 8 GFT verticals nail their pitch in just 3 minutes, and see which companies our judges decide to put through to the next round. It's fast, furious and it's the future!

Guided by its “WITH YOU” service philosophy, Hong Kong Gathering Talents Limited is building a shared, high-end international talent station in Hong Kong, accompanying talent and technology-innovation teams throughout their full growth cycle. The launch of the 'HKGT Talent Ecosystem Partners' is intended to bring together talent and technology projects, capital, professional services, and industrial resources in Hong Kong, and to strengthen the vitality of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area’s innovation ecosystem for talent teams.

How can AI help tackle increasingly complex financial crime while keeping human judgement at the heart of decision-making? In this session, HSBC will introduce its Transaction and Network Analysis Assistant (TNAA), followed by a fireside chat with senior Risk leaders. The discussion will explore how AI can help investigators navigate complex networks, uncover meaningful insights and make better-informed decisions, while maintaining the human oversight, explainability and accountability essential to responsible AI.

The event will release the Recommended List of Technology Service Providers Supporting the Development of Hong Kong’s Financial Industry and the Shenzhen FinTech Global Expansion Industry Research Report. It will sort out high-quality technology service provider resources, analyze market opportunities and challenges for FinTech going global. Enterprise roadshows will be organized to showcase cutting-edge technical solutions, practical overseas expansion cases and cross-border cooperation opportunities. The event aims to build an efficient communication bridge for mainland technology service providers to connect with the global market and help mainland enterprises explore international markets.

Discover how HSBC Business Go helps SMEs turn ambition into opportunity. During this 30-minute sharing session, platform owner and SME users will share practical insights and real experiences of how Business Go connects growing businesses with valuable knowledge, networks and tools. Hear how these resources support smarter decisions, stronger connections and sustainable growth—while opening doors to new opportunities in an increasingly digital business landscape.

AI is making fraud faster, cheaper and harder to detect. It is also giving payment providers smarter tools to fight back. Starting from a real-world fraud case, experts from HSBC, Feedzai and Accenture explore how to stop fraud without stopping growth, how to distinguish genuine merchants from fraudulent ones, and how to scale fraud operations without growing headcount at the same pace. The discussion also looks at how the wider payments ecosystem can work together to stay ahead of evolving threats. Because trust only scales when it is designed in.

HeyMax is a Singapore-based loyalty and travel-rewards platform that turns everyday spending into Max Miles, a universal travel currency that never expires and can be redeemed for flights, hotel stays, vouchers, or transferred to 25+ airline and hotel partners. For banks, payment providers, and financial institutions, HeyMax offers an embedded rewards layer that can strengthen customer acquisition, activation, and retention by making card rewards more flexible and travel-oriented. Learn more about us at PowerPitch on Nov 2 at 3:10PM at Community Space D's PowerPitch!

Discover Israel’s world-leading fintech ecosystem—renowned for pioneering FinTech solutions, AI-driven banking, fraud prevention, and next-generation payments. This high-impact showcase features cutting-edge Israeli Fintech innovators, presenting scalable solutions and market-tested technologies to global financial leaders. Designed for investors, financial institutions, and corporate decision-makers, the session provides direct access to Israel's famed tech ingenuity. Join us to explore emerging financial trends, gain strategic market insights, and unlock high-value cross-border partnerships connecting Hong Kong, Israel, and the global financial community.

This event is the keynote presentation of the Huangpu District Delegation themed Surge of Huangpu · Linking the Globe. The Huangpu District Government brings a cohort of outstanding fintech, artificial intelligence and technology enterprises to Hong Kong FinTech Week. Participating firms will deliver English pitch presentations to showcase cutting-edge technologies and innovations, connect with capital and industrial resources from Hong Kong, Macao and worldwide, explore cross-border cooperation opportunities, and help Huangpu’s fintech and innovative enterprises tap into the global market.

Angie Lau, Former Bloomberg Anchor & Founder, Life Beyond School | Dr. Juergen Rahmel, Director Group Applied AI Research, HSBC | Kevin Lee, Co-Lead AI Ambassador Network Asia & Middle East and Hong Kong

AI has made building easier than ever, yet many developers and AI businesses still struggle to turn global users into global revenue. Local payment preferences, complex billing models, and tax and compliance requirements can slow growth just as products take off. This session explores the monetisation challenges AI products face as they go global, and how Waffo helps them accept 500+ payment methods across 173+ countries and regions while managing payments, billing, tax and compliance through a single integration.

HSBC Innovation Banking and IOSF are joining for a fireside chat on the rapidly evolving AI landscape and opportunities for fintech innovation across global markets. Combining IOSF’s investment perspective with HSBC’s international network and expertise supporting high-growth fintech companies, the discussion will explore how founders and investors can navigate emerging opportunities and challenges across AI and digital assets. Speakers will consider technologies shaping financial services, implications for business models and investment strategies, and how Greater China’s innovation ecosystem can connect with growth opportunities worldwide.

Chinese enterprises are shifting from “selling products” to “selling capabilities, services and data”. Computing power, payments, compliance, traffic and localised operations have become indispensable infrastructure for outbound‑bound enterprises. This roundtable centres on cross‑border data flows, data security and data‑service applications. Representatives from computing infrastructure, cross‑border payments, livestream e‑commerce, data‑factor and outbound‑service enterprises will share hands‑on practices from Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, North America and other markets.

We bring together fintech, tech innovators, founders, industry leaders, investors, and ecosystem partners to explore cross-border collaboration and business opportunities.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the insurance industry—but it’s also making fraud more convincing, scalable and difficult to detect. Deepfake video and audio, synthetic identities and manipulated documents can now target every stage of the insurance lifecycle, from customer onboarding and underwriting to claims, payments and customer support. This panel will explore how insurers can respond through a combination of technology, controls and collaboration.

This speaking note outlines a 30-minute panel discussion on cybersecurity, AI and the future of insurance, centred on maintaining customer trust. It covers: Why cybersecurity is particularly important in insurance. How AI can improve customer service while creating new security risks. The need for safeguards when AI can access information or take action. Practical scenarios involving changed payment details, sensitive data, ransomware, suppliers and deepfakes. How insurers can balance strong protection with a smooth customer experience. Practical steps customers can take to avoid scams and protect their information. Leadership responsibilities, accountability and key principles for adopting AI safely.

As China's first e-CNY integration service provider and a leading digital finance enterprise wholly owned by state capital,Jiangsu Jinfu Digital Tech Group Co., Ltd. will share its practical experiences in e-CNY pilots, technological innovation and commercialization, and the development of the Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Digital Finance, exploring the innovative development path of state-owned digital finance enterprises.

We bring together fintech, tech innovators, founders, industry leaders, investors, and ecosystem partners to explore cross-border collaboration and business opportunities.

HSBC Hong Kong has launched “Portfolio+”, a digital discretionary portfolio management solution designed to make professionally managed investing more accessible to retail investors. Retail investors often have limited time and experience to build a diversified portfolio and may be unsure of how or where to begin their investment journey. Portfolio+ gives eligible HSBC Hong Kong retail customers digital access to discretionary portfolio management, an approach traditionally associated with private banking and wealth management services.

Risk and compliance are often seen as barriers to innovation and growth. This session challenges that thinking. Peter Deans, CEO & Co-Founder of Shelf Labs and a former Chief Risk Officer, explores how fintechs can use smart risk management to build trust, strengthen resilience and support sustainable growth. From cyber and AI to regulation, third parties and reputation, today’s risk landscape is increasingly complex and interconnected. However, risk management doesn’t need to mean bureaucracy. The message is simple: successful startups and fintechs don’t avoid risk. They understand it, own it and take it intelligently.

Prompt in Progress presents a showcase of global innovation. Out of 687 projects across 50 cities in the Global AI Tinkerers Hackathon in September 2026, two Hong Kong teams reached the finals, with local builder Alexander Payne taking 1st Place globally in this first OpenAI, OpenRouter, and CopilotKit-backed event. Centered on "Agents, Everywhere," builders created autonomous agents for workspaces, chats, and codebases. Host Timothy Chau brings together global winner Alexander Payne (Sidekick), top-15 finalist Mike Ng (Ora), and researcher Dr. Marcus Leiwe (Mustard Seeds) to explore how Hong Kong builders are defining AI’s future.

From Data Sharing to Financial Empowerment: Unlocking the Potential of Hong Kong's Interbank Account Data Sharing (IADS). ### Description Hong Kong’s IADS has progressed from an open-banking concept to secure, consent-based account data sharing. Today, it enables more convenient and informed financial services. In the future, IADS could support personalised insights, seamless product access, greater financial inclusion, and continued innovation across the banking ecosystem.

Discover Israel’s world-leading fintech ecosystem—renowned for pioneering FinTech solutions, AI-driven banking, fraud prevention, and next-generation payments. This high-impact showcase features cutting-edge Israeli Fintech innovators, presenting scalable solutions and market-tested technologies to global financial leaders. Designed for investors, financial institutions, and corporate decision-makers, the session provides direct access to Israel's famed tech ingenuity. Join us to explore emerging financial trends, gain strategic market insights, and unlock high-value cross-border partnerships connecting Hong Kong, Israel, and the global financial community.

Join us at Hong Kong FinTech Week for a fast-paced showcase of the ideas shaping the future of finance. In Tech Talk by Cyberport Community Companies, leading innovators from Cyberport's community take the stage for five minutes each. They'll share breakthrough solutions in AI, digital assets, RegTech, cybersecurity and more. Each talk is short and focused, showing how these startups solve real-world challenges, drive industry transformation and scale from Hong Kong to global markets. If you're an investor, a corporate partner or a fintech enthusiast, this is your chance to discover new technology, connect with ambitious founders and meet your next business partner. Hong Kong has identified artificial intelligence as an important driver of future growth and has called for its wider application across major sectors, including financial services. The immediate opportunity is to translate that ambition into distinctive capabilities, credible research and commercially useful applications. Agentic investing could become one such capability. Unlike a conventional chatbot, an agentic system may pursue a defined objective through multiple steps: understanding an investor's needs, gathering and testing information, comparing alternatives, monitoring change and supporting a progression from insight towards action.

Rooted in Peking University and oriented toward industrial needs, the INNO-YES Sci-Tech Innovation Ecosystem builds a convergence platform for premium global sci-tech resources. It provides in-depth support for technology transfer, advances the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, and accelerates the development of new-quality productive forces.

Hong Kong: From Gourmet’s Paradise to the Ultimate Food Tech Hub Description:Hong Kong has long been celebrated as a Gourmet’s Paradise. Today it is rapidly evolving into a global Food Tech Hub that connects culinary excellence with technology, regulation, and international trust. In this 20-minute session, Community Lead Karen Yip opens by mapping Hong Kong’s transformation and the complete food-tech pipeline — from technology transfer and smart packaging to modern logistics and product upgrading for Greater Health. Dr. YK Lau, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong International Food Tech Innovation & Development Co., Ltd., then explains why Hong Kong functions as the ultimate global food-tech accelerator. He shows how rigorous R&D, product testing, compliance standards and internationally recognised certifications act as a “global passport,” and how the “Made / Branded in Hong Kong” label builds rapid trust among Western and international consumers. The session offers practical insights for innovators, investors and brands seeking a trusted launchpad to scale food technology from Asia to the world.

This session explores how BeatSpark leverage blockchain technology builds a trust layer for creator finance by turning fan participation into measurable recognition and sustainable value for emerging Asian artists. It shows how listening, live-event engagement and loyalty status can unlock closer artist access while a per-subscriber royalty model reduces streaming-bot manipulation. Attendees will also discover the broader potential of blockchain the financial technology landscape.

Agentic AI is moving beyond generating content to planning tasks, making recommendations and taking action. This creates significant opportunities to improve productivity, customer experience and access to services—but it also raises important questions about accountability, bias, privacy, security and human control. This panel will explore how organisations can develop and deploy agentic AI responsibly, while ensuring that its benefits are accessible to everyone. The discussion will bring together perspectives from HSBC and Microsoft, examining how responsible AI principles can be translated into practical governance, inclusive design, robust controls and effective human oversight.

This forum brings together Ant Digital Technologies' core clients and ecosystem partners to witness multiple landmark partnership signings. As Ant Group's technology commercialization arm operating independently since April 2024, Ant Digital Technologies is powered by the dual engine of AI and Web3. The company has joined hands with over 300 partners to serve more than 33,000 enterprise clients worldwide, leveraging Hong Kong as a hub to extend its innovative practices globally. Committed to becoming a global leader in Enterprise AGI technology services, Ant Digital Technologies accelerates the world's transition into the AGI era.

This panel brings together two foreign innovators shaping the future of AI-powered wearables. Shakira Monique, Founder and CEO of TechPup, will discuss how to use AI, sensors to strengthen the bond between dogs and their owners while helping animals enjoy safer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives. Janti Tahawokh, Founder and Inventor of Earocam, will introduce a glasses-free AI wearable designed for real-time audio and video streaming and seamless human–AI interaction. Together, they will explore product innovation, user-centred design, commercialisation and why Hong Kong is an ideal launchpad for wearable technology ventures.

Fu Peng Private Salon IV, hosted by Bitfire Group in Hong Kong, is a private, closed-door event designed for institutional investors and family office principals. The session provides an opportunity for direct dialogue with renowned macro strategist Fu Peng. Amidst fluctuating liquidity cycles, the closed-door discussion focuses on global market structures, cross-asset allocation, and strategies for re-anchoring assets to achieve long-term resilience.

The Principals' Evening is an exclusive, invitation-only private reception co-hosted by Bitfire Group and BitGo during Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026. Designed as a deliberate retreat from the week's noise, this gathering brings together a highly curated group of institutional allocators, family office principals, Web3 founders, and core ecosystem partners. Join us for a closed-door exchange in an intimate, harbor-side setting to share perspectives on market structures and build lasting connections.

Hands-on workshop on how to use AI to find relevant buyers and distributors for physical products

AI agent payments represent an important potential application of tokenised deposits. This panel will introduce the concept and key technical principles of tokenised deposits, as well as the fundamentals and significance of AI payments. It will also examine the potential impact of tokenised deposit-based AI payments on traditional card clearing models, and explore regulatory perspectives on the development of AI payments.

Aligned with Hong Kong’s five-year development blueprint, this panel explores how the Hong Kong's innovation and technology (I&T) ecosystem can empower enterprises to go global amid the digital economy. The discussion will cover Hong Kong’s strategic planning and I&T ecosystem, challenges facing I&T companies expanding overseas and the enabling role of innovation parks, BOCHK’s comprehensive financial services for global expansion, and synergies between policy, innovation parks and finance.

As AI accelerates market analysis, investment teams face growing pressure to produce differentiated research—not just faster news summaries. This session follows the research process from an emerging market trend to an investment assessment of an individual stock. Using AlchemyJ’s research framework, Agentic AI examines company news, earnings and valuations to develop an investment view that highlights key catalysts and risks.

Only 17% of high-net-worth individuals describe their wealth advisory experience as both seamless and personalised (Capgemini, 2026). How can advisors deliver more personalised assessments efficiently?Discover how AlchemyJ’s Agentic AI combines client mandates, investment research and quantitative analysis to evaluate the same investment idea for two different clients—showing why their investment assessments may differ.

This invitation-only executive roundtable, hosted by INF Tech, brings together senior leaders from financial institutions, technology companies and academia to explore the next frontier of financial AI. Discussions will focus on building trusted intelligence that institutions can control and continuously develop, connecting AI infrastructure with professional applications across investment research, institutional knowledge and SME credit assessment. Featuring executive keynotes, a leadership panel, and product and partnership announcements, the event will examine how AI can advance market efficiency, broaden financial inclusion and create lasting economic and social value.

As AI agents evolve from answering questions to making decisions and taking actions, trust, identity and accountability are becoming essential to the next generation of customer experiences. Join Sumsub, Fin and DKM Ecosystem during Hong Kong FinTech Week for an evening of expert insights and discussion on agentic AI, digital identity, fraud prevention and AI governance. Featuring a panel discussion, real-world use cases and networking, the event brings together industry professionals to explore how businesses can build seamless, intelligent and trustworthy AI-powered experiences.

Co-hosted by Studio AM, AiRTS and AWS, this executive side event explores how enterprises in Hong Kong can move beyond AI hype to achieve tangible ROI. Professor Mahesh Harilela provides a business perspective, while AiRTS founder and CEO Mr. Lem Chin Kok examines why AI projects underdeliver and how their costs can exceed manpower savings, illustrated through practical GenAI Twin workflow demonstrations. A fireside chat featuring Ms. Shirley Liang, Legal and Compliance COO, DBS Bank, brings together business, buyer and solution-provider perspectives on adoption barriers, governance and measurable value.Event conducted in English.

Kick off FinTech Week with an evening of connections, drinks, and music at Dragon-i, one of Hong Kong’s most iconic nightlife destinations. Presented by Longpay, FinTech Week Welcome Social brings together industry professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, and international visitors for a relaxed evening of networking and socialising. Established in 2002, Dragon-i is renowned for its sophisticated atmosphere and legendary nightlife experience. Exclusive Drink Offers: * 7–11 PM | Extended Happy Hour: 50% OFF drinks and 20% OFF bottles. * After 11 PM: Enjoy 10% OFF when paying with crypto (up to HK$100 per customer).

Before the busy days of meetings, panels, and networking begin, let's kick off the morning with some fresh air, movement, and good company! ​Join Founders Running Club x Elephants Inc. for a relaxed 5K sunrise run during Hong Kong FinTech Week. We'll have two pace groups: ​1. Conversational Pace – An easy, social run where you can chat along the way. ​2. Walking Pace – Take it slow, enjoy the morning, and connect at your own pace.

Markets can reprice quickly as new information emerges. In this live demo, we’ll show how AlchemyJ combines quantitative analysis with Agentic AI to translate market scenarios into portfolio insights—assessing portfolio impact, uncovering key risk drivers, and identifying emerging investment opportunities. See how AI agents apply financial knowledge and portfolio context to turn complex market signals into clear, actionable analysis for investment professionals.

​Join senior staff from Ripple, Brinc, and select institutional Web3 partners for an exclusive, invitation-only Executive Dealmaking Lunch during Hong Kong FinTech Week. ​This showcase brings together leading institutional investors, liquidity providers, financial institutions, and enterprise partners for an intimate walkthrough of 10 high-growth fintech platforms scaling cross-border payments, tokenization, and digital asset infrastructure. ​💡 What to Expect ​Executive Curation: Attendance is strictly application-based to maintain a high-caliber network of institutional investors, ecosystem partners, and corporate leaders. ​Cohort Spotlight: Direct access to 10 hand-selected companies building on the forefront of institutional Web3, enterprise treasury, and payment orchestration. ​Curated Rotations: Structured table rounds designed for meaningful, high-value 1:1 discussions with founders, partners, and investors over lunch.

As AI agents evolve into autonomous economic actors, Web3 Harbour (W3H), with Elliptic and PwC, is convening 30 C-suite leaders, founders, and policymakers from banking, payments, AI platforms, digital assets, and regulators for a closed-door working session. Held under the Chatham House Rule, the seated luncheon features deep-dive table discussions on three tracks: Commercial; Legal & Liability; and Technical & Standards. Collective outputs will directly inform W3H’s agentic economy position paper for government stakeholders and shape our ongoing initiatives in this space.

To those in the know, Esther Wong needs little introduction. Behind closed doors, a strictly invite-only circle of insiders will gather with the Founder and CEO of 3C AGI Partners, the powerhouse venture capital firm and incubator funding the next wave of artificial intelligence breakthroughs, for an exclusive private lunch.

The Ethereum Foundation × ETHTAO × Ethereum HK Community Hub, in collaboration with the Devcon team, are hosting the Devcon Hong Kong Community Convention on November 3, 2026! Join developers, researchers, and community members from across Asia’s Chinese-speaking Ethereum ecosystem for frontier research, technical talks, and community discussions as we celebrate Ethereum and explore its future together.

The Compliance Innovation Forum: AI & Digital Assets is a focused half-day event bringing together leaders from traditional finance, banking, brokerages, payments, digital assets, and RegTech to explore how AI, blockchain technology, and regulatory innovation are shaping the future of Hong Kong’s digital finance ecosystem.

Global investment in AI compute is expanding at an unprecedented pace. Hyperscaler capital expenditure keeps reaching new highs, and GPU clusters and data centres are among the fastest-growing new asset classes. Yet for capital providers, these assets often remain visible but hard to invest in. During Hong Kong FinTech Week, WealthX, part of Alpha Ladder, will host a closed-door dialogue on AI infrastructure investment and financing, featuring the launch of the Alpha Ladder AI Flagship Report, Watts · Bits · Tokens · Bodies. The invitation-only session brings together banks, securities firms, family offices, investment institutions and project companies to examine the pricing logic, financing structures and risk boundaries of GPU assets, share practical solutions and connect with quality opportunities.

Co-hosted by Ant International, Finstep Asia, and the FinTech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK) during Hong Kong FinTech Week, this high-level, Chatham House Rule closed-door roundtable explores The Future of Agentic Treasury and Navigating Risks and Governance. Convening 20–25 key stakeholders—including regulators, multinational corporate treasurers, transaction banks, and infrastructure leaders—the session will address supervisory expectations, auditability, operational resilience, and legal liability. The discussion aims to drive regulatory alignment, advance ecosystem collaboration, and shape an upcoming industry paper.

Clients want to understand why their portfolios change. Yet wealth advisors spend 41% of their time on operational tasks (Capgemini, 2026), leaving less time for client conversations. A portfolio rebalancing case shows how AlchemyJ’s Agentic AI uses quantitative results and client goals to explain investment decisions in plain English. Relationship managers can prepare clearer client commentary and spend more time engaging with clients.

An event of TOKENISED GLOBAL SERIES by UVECON.VC, Hong Kong-based venture studio, an organizer of RWA WEEK & RWA SUMMIT. The event is focused on gold and metals trading and tokenization, and co-hosted by Galaxy Digital and Chambre AI.

​Every whiskey has a story. So does every tech-dispute. ​Join us for a whiskey tasting with a twist: each tasting will be paired with a panellist’s story from their professional experience, bringing a personal perspective to life in law (including Hong Kong's first crypto-litigation), arbitration, business and technology. ​Enjoy good spirits, candid conversation and connections across Hong Kong’s legal, Web3, finance and business communities during the Hong Kong FinTech Week. ​Featuring Joshua Chu, Emil Chan, Siegfried Sin, Moses Park and Andrew Chan, moderated by Eric Wong, Co-Founder of Kowloon Spirits.

Genesis Network by Finoverse is a private members' community for next-generation leaders of family businesses and family office principals. The network connects the community with a hand-selected group of frontier tech founders and influential personalities. Here, Yvonne Kam, Chief Financial Officer of Yung Kee Restaurant Group – the third-generation leader of the 1942 Hong Kong institution and the driving force behind its new private members’ club, The Pin – will sit down for a fireside chat with Arthur de Villepin, Chairman and CEO of Villepin Group, which he co-founded with his father Dominique de Villepin, the former Prime Minister of France. De Villepin is also behind the Foundation for Art and Culture, the non-profit breathing new life into the historic heritage landmark, Villa Haw Par. The event will also feature a conversation between Shunsuke Aoki, Founder and CEO of Yukai Engineering, the Tokyo-based firm making waves with Mirumi, dubbed “Labubu with AI,” alongside Queenie Leung, Chief Commercial Officer of GFT Group, the brains behind the viral Emotional Robot plushies.

As Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 gathers global visionaries under the theme "Fintech Nexus: Bridging the World, Building the Future", founders, executives, and investors serve as key architects shaping this interconnected landscape. Co-hosted by the HKGCC Women Executives Club (WEC), 100 Women in Finance, and 100WFintech, this exclusive satellite event brings together leading female voices at the intersection of technology, capital, and leadership. Join us for an inspiring panel discussion and networking reception featuring distinguished leaders driving cross-border innovation. Our panellists will share actionable, strategic insights on rising to executive leadership and navigating evolving market trends.

Join Midas Labs at the Hong Kong Gold Exchange for an evening of panel discussions on tokenisation, building RWA infrastructure and precious metals. The evening closes with networking and refreshments, offering time to follow up on the discussions and make new connections with industry leaders. Registration is subject to approval due to limited capacity and exclusivity.

🚀 Your Gateway to Opportunity in Hong Kong’s Top Business Networking Event! 🔆THEME: HONG KONG FINTECH WEEK side event🔆 Your Gateway to Opportunity in Hong Kong’s Top Regular Business Networking Event!This is your chance to expand your professional network, spark new ideas, and forge meaningful collaborations—all over a drink or two.

Join us for FinTech Week: Web3 & Founders Night, presented by Longpay at Dragon-i, one of Hong Kong’s most iconic nightlife destinations. Connect with Web3 founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and industry professionals in a relaxed, sophisticated atmosphere. Whether you’re looking to expand your network, exchange ideas, or simply unwind after a busy day at FinTech Week, enjoy an evening of great conversations, drinks, and music. Entry is completely free, with an extended Happy Hour from 7–11 PM featuring 50% OFF drinks and 20% OFF bottles. Stay after 11 PM and enjoy an additional 10% OFF when paying with crypto.

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Step away from the conference and see Hong Kong in motion. W+ and Harbour Runners invite founders, investors and fintech professionals to join an evening community run during Hong Kong FinTech Week. Led by Harbour Runners captains, this is a chance to move, meet new people and enjoy conversations beyond the conference floor. Whether you’re joining for the run or the connections, come as you are and be part of a community that values wellbeing as much as ambition.

Take a breath beyond the conference at W+ Recovery Social, a morning gathering at Ceremony Wellness Club bringing founders, investors and fintech leaders together through wellbeing and meaningful connection. Expect a refreshing mix of breathwork, recovery and conversation in a welcoming community setting. W+ brings people together through experiences that help us move, reset, recharge and connect—creating space for better conversations and relationships beyond the usual networking event.

The Festival of Connoisseurs is Hong Kong’s new festival of luxury and connoisseurship: three days, nine worlds — yachts, automobiles, jewellery and watches, art, travel, residences, private aviation, longevity and gastronomy — at AsiaWorld-Expo, with the Hong Kong Tourism Board as the first strategic partner and the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau as major government sponsor. Expect close-range masterclasses, rare tastings, superyachts at the waterfront, and conversations on when art becomes an asset. 200 complimentary passes are reserved for Fintech Week participants: apply at tfochk.com and enter invitation code TFOCFTW to waive the ticket charge.

Genesis Network by Finoverse is a private members' community for next-generation leaders of family businesses and family office principals. The network connects the community with a hand-selected group of frontier tech founders and influential personalities. Delving into the complexities of generational wealth, this exclusive, closed-door summit brings together next-gen leaders Dr. Gigi Chao, Vice Chairman of Cheuk Nang Group, and Christopher Aw, Principal of Pandan Investments, to unpack the delicate art of navigating heavyweight family expectations while forging distinct professional identities. The programme continues with those in the operator's seat, including Christoph Roos, Family Officer of Finkeissen Holdings, for conversation on governance, legacy and the true mechanics of enduring success.

LUN Partners Group will host the 2026 International Financial Technology Forum, the 10th Annual LUN Partners FinTech Roundtable, and the 1st Global Cross-Border Digital Payments Alliance Summit. Bringing together leaders and experts from government, industry, academia, and research institutions worldwide, the event will feature keynote speeches, fireside conversations, and roundtable discussions around the theme: Beyond Boundaries: AI Reshaping Cross-Border Payments, Wealth Management, and Business Global Expansion. As the first summit of the Global Cross-Border Digital Payments Alliance, the event will also spotlight the Alliance's membership expansion and strategic partnership initiatives, facilitating connections and business collaborations among Alliance members and strategic partners.

​Seoul Meets Hong Kong: Fintech Founders & Deals K-Fintech Hong Kong Demo Day 2026 · A Hong Kong FinTech Week × StartmeupHK Festival side event ​Five of Korea’s most promising fintech founders are coming to Hong Kong with one goal: to meet the investors, banks and partners who can help them grow across Asia. ​Each company has been selected and mentored for three months, already works with leading Korean financial institutions such as Woori Bank, Samsung Securities, Hanwha Life and KB Financial Group, and arrives with a clear ask: a paid proof of concept, a distribution partner or a funding round. ​Join us for an afternoon of sharp pitches, direct Q&A and networking with Korea’s next fintech exporters.

An afternoon of good conversation, Chinese tea, and light bites on the sidelines of Hong Kong FinTech Week. Step away from the conference rush and connect with fellow founders, builders, and friends of Elephants over good conversations and a cup of tea.

Digital bonds are moving from concept to market reality. Join DACC and AWS as speakers Serra Wei, Co-Founder, Digital Asset Clearing Center; Vladimir Estoup, Solutions Architect, OpenZeppelin; Frances Liu, APAC Senior Open Symbology Data Strategist, Bloomberg; Daniel Tse, Managing Director, Futu Securities; and Jacqueline Qiao, Partner and Head of Virtual Assets & Web3 Practice, Jun He Law Offices, discuss retail access and secondary trading in tokenised fixed income. The panel will examine custody, clearing, settlement and data foundations for a connected, credible digital-bond market.

An Exclusive Gathering for Hong Kong's FinTech & Digital Asset Community ​As digital assets become increasingly integrated into financial services, businesses are looking beyond payments to explore how blockchain infrastructure can support their everyday operations. ​Join us for the first edition of The CREGIS Way, an exclusive, invitation-only gathering hosted at the Cregis Hong Kong office during Hong Kong FinTech Week. ​Bringing together a select group of 20 industry professionals from payment service providers, financial institutions, fintech companies, exchanges, and the digital asset ecosystem, the event offers an opportunity to exchange ideas, explore practical business applications, and build meaningful connections.

Money Never Sleeps closes Hong Kong FinTech Week with two panels on what always-on markets actually look like in practice. 24/7 Treasury examines the machinery — settlement, tokenization, liquidity and custody built to run when the banks are shut. The Agentic Age asks what happens once it acts on its own: agents with a mandate, a wallet and the authority to move money. Hosted by Hex Trust, co-hosted by Allium, with AMBR, Animoca Brands, DigiFT, Ripple and FalconX. 100+ institutions, invite only.

Pour Decisions is an informal evening event on Wednesday, 4 November 2026 (6:00 to 8:00 PM, Hong Kong Island), co-hosted during Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK. Airwallex and Get Started HK will share client case studies on common operational, financial and structural pitfalls, followed by a fireside chat where Tommie Lo (Preface) and Ryan Black (Buddy Bites) discuss their own startup mistakes and lessons learned. The evening closes with open networking over drinks. It is aimed at founders setting up or scaling a Hong Kong entity, reviewing their finance or governance setup, or considering Hong Kong as a regional base.

​Hosted by WIDTH during Hong Kong FinTech Week, The Trust Table brings together leaders across digital assets, payments, fintech and financial services for an evening of candid discussion and meaningful connections. In collaboration with industry partners, the gathering aims to foster dialogue across Hong Kong’s evolving financial ecosystem, exploring the trends shaping digital finance, emerging compliance challenges and how technology can enable responsible, sustainable growth. ​Join industry peers for an evening of candid discussion, fresh perspectives and meaningful connections across Hong Kong’s evolving digital finance ecosystem.

This event, initiated by OSL Group, centers on "Going Global + AI." It brings together partners from the AI, cross-border payment, and global expansion ecosystems for an exclusive, closed-door gathering of approximately 100 attendees. Combining themed roundtable discussions, product launches, open networking, and dedicated consultations, the event focuses on AI commercial applications, the expansion of startups and SMEs, and the development of cross-border business infrastructure. It aims to connect industry expertise with practical business needs, providing participants with opportunities for in-depth exchange and precise matchmaking.

AI and technological innovation are reshaping commerce at a pace few could have predicted. And amid this shift, one trend stands out: female founders are proving some of the most resilient leaders in the game. That's why HSBC Innovation Banking is partnering with CYZone, one of China's leading innovation and venture capital service platforms, to bring you the Women Entrepreneurs Leadership Forum. This Forum brings together senior leaders, investors, and founders to explore how women are driving innovation, resilience, and growth across industries.

VNTR and StartHub Asia host an invitation-only Investor Roundtable on 5 November during Hong Kong FinTech Week. Limited to 30 seats, this closed-door afternoon brings together angels, VCs, family offices and funds for curated deal flow across AI, FinTech, HealthTech, Blockchain and Tokenization. Expect ecosystem updates and focused networking designed to turn FinTech Week conversations into real investment opportunities. Held at Eaton Club, Great Eagle Centre, Wan Chai, a five-minute walk from HKCEC. Investors only; every application is reviewed.