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.

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.

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.

An exclusive evening bringing together industry leaders and growth professionals from the payments and financial services sectors to exchange insights on industry trends, mobile growth, and user acquisition. The event will feature industry sharing, practical insights into cross-border growth, and private networking over dinner.

​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.

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.

​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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 30,000 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

🚀 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the way organisations operate, innovate and compete. As AI adoption accelerates across industries, businesses face an increasingly complex landscape of evolving regulations, governance expectations and operational considerations across multiple jurisdictions. Bringing together lawyers from across our international network, this seminar will explore the latest developments in AI regulation and adoption across businesses and industries, and governance across Asia, Europe and the wider global market. We are also delighted to be joined by a line-up of distinguished guest panellists from industry, who will share practical insights and real-world perspectives on the opportunities and challenges presented by AI.

Financial institutions are investing in AI, but turning promising pilots into reliable business workflows remains a challenge. In this practical online session, Streamlogic will explore how AI can connect company knowledge, data, and existing systems to streamline financial operations and support better decisions. Using a realistic financial workflow example, we will discuss how to design for reliability, security, human oversight, and measurable business impact. Participants will leave with a practical framework for identifying high-value use cases and moving from AI experimentation to production.

The Hong Kong International Computer Conference (HKICC) is an annual flagship event organised by the Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) since 1978 and is one of the best and most popular ICT conferences in Hong Kong. It brings together ICT professionals and experts, government leaders and business executives from local and abroad to share and discuss the latest trends of ICT innovations and developments in enhancing business opportunities and productivity.

Join us for an exclusive panel discussion featuring John Tsang, Former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong and StashAway Senior Advisor; Tai Hui, Chief Market Strategist for Asia Pacific at J.P. Morgan Asset Management; and Justin Jimenez, Group Head of Macro & Investment Research at StashAway. Together, they will share where the US and China stand in AI development, how AI will affect both economies, and the opportunities it creates for investors. After the panel, stay to network with the speakers and guests over drinks and canapés. Due to limited capacity, registration is subject to approval with priority given to StashAway clients.

This closed-door roundtable on the future of financial services customer loyalty in Hong Kong aims to (1) unpack the key insights from an upcoming report by Quinlan & Associates and HeyMax and (2) provide senior executives in the banking and financial services industry with an opportunity to share their perspectives on customer loyalty in Hong Kong.

As Hong Kong Fintech Week 2026 approaches, join Stratford Finance, FinSTEP Asia, and Asia Insight Circle for an exclusive premium side event exploring the intersection of AI-driven finance and tokenised real-world assets (RWAs) hosted by Garage Society. ​"The Future of Value" brings together leading institutional voices and industry innovators to discuss the commercialisation of Web3 technologies, compliant AI architectures, and new paradigms in banking. ​Why Attend ​Discover how asset tokenisation is enabling fractionalisation at scale and how global institutions are adopting RWA tokens as reliable investments. ​Learn how AI is rewriting operational efficiency, collapsing transaction settlement times from standard cycles (T+1/T+3) to instant execution. ​Understand the rise of Agentic AI and how autonomous financial workflows are set to eliminate "lazy money."

​The London Business School Hong Kong Alumni Club, in partnership with the London Business School Founders & Investors Alumni Club and HKUST, is hosting a networking evening showcasing AI and fintech startups on the sidelines of StartmeupHK x HK Fintech Week on the 29th of October, 2026. Hosted by HKUST. ​Startups affiliated with London Business School or HKUST through a founder, key investor, C-suite leader, or current student/alumnus will have the opportunity to present about their company to fellow alums, VCs, Angels, professionals and startup enthusiasts. The event is supported by the LBS Alumni Founders and Investors Club. Eligible startups are expected to be already in the market and have active users, whether consumer- or institution-focused. ​The inspiring presentations will be followed by networking and light refreshments.

Got something big to say, but not enough time to make it land? Elevate Your Pitch is a lively 90-minute workshop for founders, builders, and tech professionals who want to sharpen the way they present their ideas, whether for demo day, a stage appearance, an investor meeting, or a pitch to potential clients. If you know your work inside out but find it hard to explain it clearly in the moments that matter most, this session is built for you.

Tech Leaders Exchange - Convergence of TradFI and DeFI brings together stablecoin issuers, digital-asset exchanges, institutional users and infrastructure providers to examine the practical requirements for scaling regulated stablecoin services in Hong Kong. Keynotes from industry executives, an expert panel, and interactive roundtables will address institutional use cases, implementation priorities, secure connectivity, market infrastructure, liquidity and compliance. The programme will conclude with an executive dinner and peer exchange, providing a focused forum to meet decision-makers and explore the technology, regulatory and innovation themes shaping Hong Kong’s digital-finance ecosystem.

After a packed Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026, it’s time to loosen the tie, grab a drink, and keep the conversations going. ​Join us at Culture Club Gallery for a relaxed evening with entrepreneurs, potential business partners, clients, and investors, all in a lively setting that’s made for easy introductions and good energy 🥳 ​We’ll have networking activities to help you meet a great mix of people without the awkward wandering 🤝

Spent all day pacing exhibition halls, collecting business cards, and sitting through back-to-back keynotes? Swap the corporate pitch decks for a casual networking evening. ​Curated specifically for FinTech Week pass holders and Prompt in Progress community members, this intimate post-conference gathering is designed to help you decompress, recharge, and make real connections across the regional AI, fintech, and startup ecosystem. ​Join us on November 3rd from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM HKT for a relaxed evening of drinks and pure networking vibes.

Native and Asseto invite you to an intimate Hong Kong FinTech Week evening overlooking the neon pulse of Soho, connecting professionals across institutions, RWA, and stablecoin innovation. If you’re driving tokenization, institutional liquidity, or next-gen spending cards, this is where you need to be.

AI is accelerating innovation at an unprecedented pace, transforming how tech ventures scale, differentiate, and win. CVCF 2026 brings together global investors, visionary founders, and ecosystem leaders to decode the new playbook for market success. From unlocking high-growth corridors across regions, harnessing competitive frontier technology to building defensible moats and nurturing early venture growth, join us to discuss how turning AI into a foundational capability drives unmatched speed, resilience, and scalable growth in a shifting global landscape.

The UBS Disruptive Technology CEO Summit (DTS) has brought together business leaders, innovators and investors to exchange perspectives on the technologies shaping the future. In its 12th year, the Summit will explore the forces driving the next era of innovation. This year's Summit will convene pioneering entrepreneurs, industry leaders and technology visionaries to discuss the opportunities and implications of disruption.

Entering a new market takes more than ambition. It requires the right connections, local knowledge and a clear understanding of the support available. Discover market opportunities, government funding, and growth support available to help accelerate your business journey. Gain firsthand insights into market-entry strategies through expert discussions, connect with ecosystem stakeholders and like-minded companies, and explore HKSTP’s world-class innovation ecosystem. Apply now to reserve your place!

​K-Fintech Hong Kong Demo Day 2026 brings together promising Korean fintech companies with venture capital firms, accelerators, financial institutions and strategic investors in Hong Kong. ​Participating companies will showcase their innovative technologies and services, along with their strategies for entering Hong Kong and other Asian markets. Each company presentation will be followed by a Q&A session, offering investors and potential business partners an opportunity to engage directly with the presenting companies. ​The programme is designed to connect promising Korean fintech companies with Hong Kong’s investment and financial community and to identify opportunities for investment, proof-of-concept (PoC) projects, market entry and strategic partnerships.

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.

Join an expert panel of leaders from financial services, digital-asset platforms, technology and professional services for a timely discussion on the future of cross-border payments. The session will examine the growing role of stablecoins, developments in the regulatory and market landscape, institutional adoption, and real-world use cases that are influencing the next generation of payment and settlement infrastructure. The discussion will also consider the opportunities and challenges for Hong Kong as an international financial centre and innovation hub. Following the panel, participants are invited to engage directly with the speakers during the Q&A session and continue the conversation over networking and light refreshments.

Discover Australian innovation at Australia x Hong Kong Innovation Day, a full-day showcase connecting high-growth Australian companies with Hong Kong and Asia’s investment and innovation ecosystem. Attendees can hear pitches and live Q&A from a curated group of 6–8 companies across fintech, AI, biotech, medtech and other innovation sectors, while networking with investors, strategic partners and business leaders. The programme also features strategic introductions and opportunities to explore investment, partnership and market expansion connections.

​The Hong Kong Digital Asset Summit is an institutional event focused on how digital asset infrastructure interfaces with institutional markets.

Thinking about setting up in Hong Kong, raising capital, or growing across Asia? Join AWS, Carta and Osome for an afternoon built for founders. ​Hear from the teams that help startups build, fund and scale. Then listen to successful founders and investors to talk about fundraising and the investment landscape in Asia. Stay on for food, drinks and time to meet various industry players, including founders, investors and ecosystem builders etc.

Join us in Hong Kong during Hong Kong Fintech Week 2026 for an evening of meaningful connections and networking with fintech founders, industry leaders and innovators.

Meet Qoder, an AI platform built to plan and execute tasks across software development and everyday professional work. Describe what you need in plain language, and Qoder helps turn documents, data, and research into practical deliverables. ​For finance professionals, this opens up opportunities to streamline everyday work—from synthesizing company research and preparing meeting briefings to analyzing spreadsheets and drafting reports and presentations. ​During Hong Kong FinTech Week, join an invitation-only gathering of senior financial-services leaders who are already using AI in their everyday work and want to explore what comes next.

Most AI projects inside a company stall at the same point: the data can't leave the building, and the model lives somewhere else. This is an evening for the people stuck on that. Fifty of them, in one room, the people who own data, security and engineering at their companies, and the integrators who actually deploy into those environments. Governed. Private. Secure. Your data and your AI stay inside your building. Drinks, no pitch deck, no panel. We'll have midas on hand if you want to see it enterprise AI that runs in your own network and belongs to you outright. It's in private beta and we're choosing pilot partners. minions and round1 will be around too.

This CPD course equips banking professionals with a practical understanding of stablecoin infrastructure through a five-layer framework, covering settlement, custody, compliance and customer experience. Participants will examine Hong Kong’s Verified Holder requirements, key AML challenges, omnibus wallet risks, and solution frameworks, supported by real-life case studies and insights.