Earlier this month, the Hong Kong government extended to social distancing measures in place for 14 more days starting August 25. To help prevent the importation of COVID-19 infections and the Delta mutant strain, the government said it will further build up double barriers against COVID-19 by strengthening measures on preventing the importation of cases and tightening border control measures.
Against this backdrop, event organizers continue to set up online events to allow businesses and professionals to keep up with the latest industry developments as well as network with their peers despite the global pandemic.
The following 6 online and hybrid events, as well as webinars, are amongst the must-attend virtual gatherings for Hong Kong fintech professionals of the coming months.
Apidays Live Hong Kong 2021 – API Ecosystem & Data Interchange
August 25, 2021 – August 26, 2021
2020 was a tough year and the pandemic situation accelerated the digital transformation and collaboration across industries in Hong Kong. There’s been a decline in traditional and physical economic activity which led to a strong push force for many traditional businesses in speeding up API adoptions and data interchange across companies.
APIs help businesses in different aspects of the economy from banking, e-commerce, logistics, insurance, retail, etc. By making business operations more responsive and automated, businesses can work together to become a more sustainable alliance and better prepared for the unpredictable.
In order to facilitate effective API connections and secure data interchange, there are increasing challenges for businesses to shift the traditional mindset and way of doing to the “new normal.”
Apidays Hong Kong 2021 will bring together leading API experts to share their seasonal insights and lessons learnt in driving the team and business under this new normal.
In 2021, the line-up of speakers includes:
- Nitin Sokhey, director of CCIB foundational API at Standard Chartered Bank;
- Rosemary Missier, product manager at Xero;
- Richard Lord, chief information officer of commercial banking, Asia Pacific, at HSBC;
- Hieu Nguyen Nhu, cloud native senior technical specialist at Microsoft;
- Snehal Chakraborty, iech integration architect associate manager at Accenture Netherlands;
- Clive Chan, principal solution architect at WeBank; and
- Trevor Cheung, managing director, head of digital and ecosystems and innovation for DBS Hong Kong and GBA DBS Bank’s institutional banking group.
Insider Insights: Conversations on FINnovations
August 26, 2021, 10:30 – 11:30 (HKT)
The emergence of fintechs in the Greater Bay Area, the advent of bigtech in financial services, and the impact of global movements, like open banking, instant payments, and virtual insurance, has created an environment where only those that transform will succeed to engage digital-first customers.
During these two fireside chats with top executives from Blue Insurance and WeLab Bank, participants will get to discover how to fast-forward with smart acquisition, real-time engagement and 1-to-1 relationships, as well as deliver richer client relationships and artificial intelligence (AI)-infused service.
Key topics covered will include:
- How to create personalized customer journeys that drive deeper engagement and generate re-marketing and upsell opportunities;
- How to acquire and serve customers virtually and at record speed-to-market to build long-lasting relationships with a modern, all-digital experience; and
- How the Salesforce Financial Services Platform leads the way of transformation, enabling the technologies behind Customer 360, allowing rapid new product launches, and supporting virtual on-boarding and optimized sales performance.
FintechHK Webinar – Accelerate Digitalisation to Boost Performance: Innovative Payment Solutions
August 26, 2021, 10:00 – 12:00 (HKT)
As intra-Asia trade and investment flows continue to increase, Hong Kong remains an important regional trade and logistics hub, especially for the Mainland Chinese firms, to trade and settle payments with ASEAN and other major markets. Reportedly, while the global merchandise trade shrank by 5.3 per cent as a result of the pandemic, bilateral trade between the Mainland China and ASEAN increased by 6.7 per cent from 2019.
This webinar invites speakers to share the latest trends and insights on digital payments. It also explores a few hot trends among the Fintech and investment community – cross-border B2B payments (powered by a robust digital compliance process), BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later), innovative use of credit cards, available in Hong Kong or in other areas. The speakers will help audience better understand how innovations help reduce cost, improve cashflow, and more.
Global Webinar Series on Artificial Intelligence in Finance: Focus on Asia
September 15, 2021, 12:00 – 13:00 (HKT)
NVIDIA, World Alliance of International Finance Centers (WAIFC) and World Economic Forum (WEF) will be presenting an unique series on AI in financial services across the globe.
The series will feature thought leaders and AI personalities to discuss the latest implications, trends, strategies and challenges. What are the global and local trends? How do financial centers, financial service companies and financial supervisors position themselves? How are the technical and ethical challenges addressed? What are best practices, standards, platforms and infrastructures? Where is the best talent, research and innovation?
The session on September 15, 2021 will focus on the Asian region and cover:
- The most recent global and local developments in AI use case implementations in financial services;
- Explainability, trustworthiness and the regulatory view on AI;
- Impact on financial centers and the financial industry; and
- Standardization needs and global applicability of solutions.
It will also include a live Q&A session.
AI & Big Data in Fintech Forum
September 29, 2021, 14:00 – 19:55 (HKT)
With the rise of big data and enhancement of AI technologies, there is rapid transformation of financial services across sectors. In a post-pandemic world, embedded AI and big data analytics will form the back bone of financial services, especially as they are leveraged to deliver digital services.
At the AI & Big Data in Fintech Forum (ABFF), participants will get to see the best AI and big data solutions in Asia, with thought leaders and technology experts providing insights on what lies ahead for financial services as the adoption of digital and AI enable fast changing consumer behaviors and demands.
Hong Kong Fintech Week 2021
November 01 – 05, 2021
Hybrid: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Celebrating its 6th anniversary, this year Asia’s flagship fintech event Hong Kong Fintech Week will be held in an hybrid format that combines physical and virtual experiences on November 1 to 5, 2021.
Thousands of industry professionals are expected to attend the in-person conference and expo at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and a variety of satellite events across the city. Over 1.2 million attendees from across the world are set to join the live stream.
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