FINTECH EVENTS & WEBINARS
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Thu01Dec2022Sun30Apr2023Shenzhen, China
"2022 Shenzhen International Fintech Competition - Xiangmihu Fintech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition" is a world-class competition focused on the fintech frontier and created for global fintech companies and project teams. It will focus on the three major tracks, namely, "artificial intelligence and big data, cloud computing and distributed computing, Internet of things and 5G technology".
The participating enterprises and team will focus on the digitalization of financial institutions, compliance and regulatory technology, inclusive finance (to provide appropriate and effective financial services to all classes and groups of society at an affordable cost), social finance, green finance, ESG, and wealth management based on the industry ecology and demand for technical products and solutions to promote the implementation of fintech projects to land in Shenzhen and help Shenzhen become a global fintech center.
Find out more here: https://www.sifc.51eln.com/
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Fri06Jan2023Sat20May2023Hybrid: Hong Kong & Online
As a competition participant, you will be able to:
- Develop your talents, using FinTech to create values for social and economic advancements
- Showcase your creativity and disruptive ideas to deliver positive impacts and changes to the society
- Broaden your network across different universities in the Greater Bay Area and to enhance teamwork and leadership skills
- Grow and transform yourselves into creative problem-solvers, effective communicators and future leaders
Winners’ Rewards
- Awards with prize money (per team) include:
- Gold Medal: HK$100,000
- Silver Medal: HK$50,000
- Bronze Medal: HK$30,000
- Best Cross-border FinTech Solution: HK$10,000
- Social Impact Award: HK$10,000
- HSBC Hub for the Future Membership
- Networking opportunities with HSBC experts
- Exposure in FinTech Olympiad website and press release
- Certificate of the award
Find out more here: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/
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Wed11Jan2023Hybrid (Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance, Taiwan and Online)
In this digital era, the financial system is now more easily abused for moving and hiding the proceeds of online fraud and financial crimes in particular. Financial industry executives continually bemoan the high costs and low returns of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. Is there a better way? Join ACAMS 14th Annual AML and Anti-Financial Crime Conference on January 11, 2023, the event is held in Taipei Time.
See the full program details and register here: https://www.acams.org/
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Wed11Jan2023Thu12Jan2023Online
AFF is Asia’s premier platform for global leaders in government, finance and business to exchange insights, intelligence as well as to explore business and investment opportunities. More than 66,700 viewers from 80 countries and regions had participated the AFF 2022 for thought leadership and business networking, and to experience the latest fintech innovations and next-generation business ideas.As a part of the forum, its Deal Flow Matchmaking Session connects sources of funds with sources of deals from around the world via one-to-one meetings. Over the years, 7,200+ meetings have been arranged for 5,500+ companies and investors, including investment project owners, private equity firms, high-net-worth individuals and senior professionals from intermediaries and professional services providers.
Register here: https://www.asianfinancialforum.com/aff/en/
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Tue17Jan2023Online
It is no secret that banks are a valuable target for cybercriminals, a BCG report estimates that banks are 300 times more likely to be targeted than other industries. As the sector rapidly digitises itself they are now also contending with new attack vectors.In South East Asia alone we are seeing cases of prominent banks falling victim to cyber attacks and regulators also now rushing to create new regulatory frameworks to better protect consumers.
Are banks doing enough to protect their users? How else can the industry beef up its security practices?
- Cybersecurity readiness and landscape in Asia
- Building digital trust and innovating securely
- 2023’s cyber threat landscape
Register here: https://fintechnews.sg/battling-the-rise-of-cyber-threats-in-financial-services-in-2023/
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Wed18Jan2023The Hive Wan Chai, Hong Kong
API stands for Application Programming Interface. It helps two applications to exchange information and communicate with each other. Different businesses, like SMEs, enterprises, are making use of APIs to provide a wide variety of services, which helps to boost and improve sales and business efficiencies.
Attend this seminar to learn how Determinant (from Esquel), Chow Sang Sang, and DBS develop and boost sales and revenue by adopting API.
Register now: https://www.hkeba.org/post/
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Thu09Feb2023Online
As we kick-start 2023, protection against fraud must be viewed as a form of corporate social responsibility amongst financial service providers; especially across APAC, where one in four consumers fall victim to fraud.
Customers demand seamless onboarding and secure transactions; any hint of unnecessary friction will send them packing. A strong digital fraud detection strategy demands striking a balance; innovative, intuitive, multi-layered technology that rewards good customers with a streamlined experience, while flagging high-risk sign- ups. Everybody wins.
Together, Ekata and Demyst invite you to an intimate, interactive webinar to discuss the challenges the financial services industry of APAC faces in protecting itself against fraud in a time of ever-evolving social and economic upheaval. Discover the latest best practices and processes to enable seamless identity verification, without impacting revenue and the customer digital experience.
Register here: https://content.ekata.com/wb-form-0223demystekatawebinar.html
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Thu23Feb2023Online
A Conversation with Olympians Chris Hoy and Ian Thorpe. Business agility refers to the ability of a company to quickly adapt to changes in the market, customer needs, and competition. In the same way, sport requires agility in order to perform well and stay competitive. Both business and sport require a combination of physical and mental agility, as well as the ability to strategize and make quick decisions. Additionally, both require a strong team culture and a focus on continuous improvement.Join DocuSign on February 23 to hear from 9-time Olympic medallist, Ian Thorpe and Britain’s most decorated Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy MBE on how to become more agile and adaptive, to succeed in business and life.
Register here.
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Mon20Mar2023Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1 Harbour Road, Hong Kong
Web 3 Investment Summit unites professional investors from the traditional finance industries, and developers, founders and leaders from the digital asset space.Web 3 Investment Summit 2023 is an inaugural one-day conference organised by Aspen Digital, a digital asset wealth management platform. Attendees of the Summit may expect interaction with sponsors and partners from Hong Kong regulatory bodies, governmental officials, corporates, banks, international family offices and asset managers, and top digital asset unicorn founders.
Get your tickets here.
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Mon20Mar2023Thu23Mar2023Grand Hyatt Hong Kong and Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
FOMO Asia is world’s 1st global movement to build trust for global web3 communities. Our impacts have been all over key blockchain frontiers in the world, such as New York, Austin, Texas, Singapore, Bangkok, Manila and Taipei. The flagship event, FOMO Asia Genesis Conference, will be organised in Hong Kong during 20~23 March 2023.Buy your tickets here
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Wed22Mar2023The Grand Ballroom, Level 3, Rosewood Hong Kong
The AWS Industry Forum Hong Kong - Financial Services is an event dedicated to bring together the Financial Services community to talk about the latest and hottest technology trends, use cases that revolutionize customer experience, accelerated innovation and how AWS is helping Financial Services organizations to transform the way they do business.This year, a long sought-after in-person forum is back where attendees would have an opportunity to connect with a vibrant community of industry leaders, cloud experts and partners while learning new, powerful techniques and solutions that help the industry to thrive and adapt in a fast-changing market.
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Wed29Mar2023
Fintech start-ups were traditionally built by the start-ups taking on different pieces of a traditional bank. However, the pieces seem to be coming together with several mergers in the past year and also with more neo-banks rolling out comprehensive offerings. This panel discusses the fintech and neo-banking trends in Southeast Asia and what to expect in 2023.
Register Here: https://oracle.zoom.us/
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Wed29Mar2023Thu30Mar2023Hong Kong
A FLAGSHIP WEB3 EVENT IN APAC
WOW Hong Kong 2023 follows successful WOW Summits hosted in Dubai, UAE, and Lisbon, Portugal, in 2021-2022. Hong Kong is a strategic location in the APAC region – Web3 mass adoption is booming here. Its government announced a strong commitment to make Hong Kong a leading hub in Web3 and Virtual Assets space. WOW HK is the first large-scale Web3 event in Hong Kong after its borders reopened and Covid restrictions have been lifted. Join the summit to meet industry leaders, government officials, funds and VCs, NFT and digital artists, entrepreneurs, and multinational corporates for important discussions, networking, business, and fun!
Register now: https://wowsummit.net/hong-kong-mar-2023/#tickets
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Fri31Mar2023Sat01Apr2023Hilton Garden Inn, Hong Kong
The Global Digital Assets Investment Summit is a gathering of experts design around to bring together industry leaders from Crypto, Fintech, DeFi, NFT, Metaverse, Web3, Financial Institutions and Investment Companies to discuss the future of investments in Digital Assets.The Global Digital Assets Investment Summit is a forum for the industry leaders and Investors to discuss the future of digital & Crypto assets investments. The Global Digital Assets market is continuously shaking up the financial system and has prompted the beginning of global regulatory change and monetary revolution that no one can afford to ignore.
See more details here.
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Wed12Apr2023Online
These days the majority of our touch points are through digital channels – which is why digital experiences will likely make or break your customer attrition rates.
From onboarding all the way to interacting with your digital channels, how should banks and fintechs of the future shape great user experiences?
Join practitioners from leading digital first organisations as we discuss winning strategies to win the hearts and minds of Asia’s digital generation.
- Best practices and philosophies behind seamless user experiences
- Removing friction from user journeys
- Tech trends and developments shaping the future of user experience
Panelists:
- Romil Sharma, Group Head of Technology and Operations, Singlife
- Michal Bialer, Chief Product Officer, Trust Bank
- David Jimenez Maireles, Chief Experience Officer and Deputy CEO, TNEX
- Karunanand Menon, Regional Principal Solutions Engineer, Okta
Moderator:
- Vincent Fong, Chief Editor, Fintech News Malaysia
Register here: https://fintechnews.sg/
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Wed12Apr2023Sat15Apr2023Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
The inaugural Web3 Festival, co-hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group and organized by W3ME, will take place on April 12-15 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). This four-day event, hosted on five center stages across an area of about 9,000㎡, will see over 10,000 attendees, 300 distinguished industry speakers, about 100 Web3 projects, community partners and media partners around the world congregate to network, share, and learn through high-level content and panel discussions.See more details here.
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Thu13Apr2023Fri14Apr2023Hong Kong & Online
Emerging with Resilience: Fostering a Smarter Future
Returning on 13-14 April 2023, the Digital Economy Summit (DES), will gather world-renowned tech visionaries to decode the future trends in smart city, data innovation, FinTech, Web3, AI & big data, smart mobility, new industrialization, etc. Presenting 6 thematic forums, the DES will unveil global and regional visions on how smart city technologies will supercharge smart economies as well as accelerate the formation of futureproof digital societies.
Spark new connections, stay ahead of disruption and futureproof your business – Don’t miss out on Asia’s innovation & technology flagship event!
Register now to enjoy the early bird discount!
For more speaker information, please visit https://www.digitaleconomysummit.hk. For enquiries, please email des@cyberport.hk.
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Sun28May2023Wed31May2023Hong Kong
Taking place in a secret location on 29 May, this event is by invitation only and limited to 400 international participants: tech practitioners, finance executives, Web3 natives, VCs and family offices.Request an invitation here.
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Tue30May2023Thu01Jun2023Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore
ITC Asia is the region’s largest insurtech event - offering unparalleled access to the most comprehensive and global gathering of tech entrepreneurs, investors, and insurance industry incumbents.Over the course of three days, the industry will convene to showcase new innovations, to learn how to increase productivity and reduce costs, and ultimately enrich the lives of policyholders. The superlative networking, with tens of thousands of meetings, is one of the hallmarks of an ITC event.
Register with the 'FNN200' discount code to enjoy an exclusive discount: https://asia.insuretechconnect.com/
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Fri02Jun2023Sat03Jun2023City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The conference is selective, and no more than ten papers will be selected for the program. The two-day meeting will be held in hybrid mode to facilitate interactions among researchers who are able to physically attend and those who are not. The conference organizers will cover the economy airfare expenses of overseas speakers as well as reimburse a 3-nights hotel stay.
TOPICS:
The conference invite submission of theoretical and empirical papers on, but not limited to, the following topics:
- AI and Big Data applications in business
- Emerging technologies and methods in corporate finance, asset pricing, and investment research
- Analysis of big data (e.g., alternative, unstructured, or high-dimensional data)
- Big data applications in novel topics such as climate finance, ESG, and the Covid-19 pandemic
- Blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital currencies
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Authors should submit an electronic version of the paper in PDF format to <fintech.conference@cityu.edu.hk> no later than March 1st, 2023. There is no submission fee. The conference program will be finalized by late March 2023.
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Wed28Jun2023Fri30Jun2023Shanghai, China
MWC Shanghai is Asia’s most influential event for the connectivity industry. It’s where world-leading companies and trailblazers share the latest thought leadership about the progression and future of connectivity. And it’s the best place for networking opportunities with mobile and tech industry influencers.
MWC Shanghai is attended by global mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors, and content owners. It is the place to be seen, exhibit ground-breaking products and technologies, and make remarkable connections with senior decision-makers, creators, and innovators in the industry.
Get involved now: https://www.mwcshanghai.com/
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Thu06Jul2023Hong Kong
Future Finance | Hong Kong 2023, the definitive event for insight and discussion around the digital transformation journeys of Retail Banks and Insurers in Hong Kong returns Thursday, July 6th 2023!
Gathering Hong Kong's most influential business and technology leaders from the key incumbent banks, virtual banks, incumbent insurers and digital insurers, to discuss accelerating digital transformation within BFSI in line with; new technology capabilities, new expectations from customers and what does the next 12-months holds for Hong Kong's financial services landscape?
Who attends Future Finance Hong Kong?
60% Banking
40% Insurance
100% Local AudienceFind out more here: http://bit.ly/3gcANnb
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Wed04Oct2023Fri06Oct2023AsiaWorld Expo, Hong Kong
Taking place on October 04 and 05, 2023, Revive Tech Asia is a two-day business technology conference and exhibition that’s set to gather the most influential minds to celebrate innovations and unleash the power of tech transformation in real world.This is not an event just for IT professionals but for everyone from across all industries who are interested to see how technology is transforming the ways to do business, live and work in future.
See more details here.
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Mon30Oct2023Fri03Nov2023Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Online
Hong Kong Fintech Week is an annual fintech event taking place in Hong Kong and in Shenzhen. It’s one of the largest conferences on the calendar, attracting more than 12,000 senior executives and featuring over 250 of the world’s top speakers including finTech founders, investors, regulators, and academics, who are shaping the future of financial services by driving a technological revolution in the industry across Asia and globally.See more details here.
