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HONG KONG FINTECH STARTUP REPORT
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PREFACE
This REPORT aims to prospect the current situation of technological
innovation of the financial services industry of HONG KONG.
We will give an OVERVIEW of HONG KONG FINTECH
ECOSYSTEM by studying all the current Hong Kong based Fintech
startups, and analysing the areas of Remittance, Mobile Payment,
Insurtech, Wealthtech, Lending, Crowdfunding, Blockchain/
Cryptocurrency, Personal Finance, Dig Data, Regtech/ Lawtech and
the Fintech related investors and incubators in Hong Kong.

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INTRODUCTION
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HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
GLOBAL INDEX
HONG KONG
Population: 7.39 Million
GDP Growth Rate: 1.2 %
Internet Penetration: 74.1%
Internet Users: 5.44 Million
Mobile Penetration: 95%
Mobile Users; 7.02 Million
Remittances, % of GPA:
• 2014 13%
• 2015 12%
Smartphone Users: 6.43
Million
Smartphone Penetration:
87%
Adult population:
• Bank Account
Penetration: 96%
• Credit Card
Penetration: 70%
• Worldometers
• Internet Live Stats
• InvestHK
• Trading Economics
• Computer World
• Demystify Asia
SOURCES

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COUNTRY OVERVIEW
POPULATION
>7.39 Million
54%
46% Female
Male
• World Bank
• CIA World Factbook
• Gov.hk
SOURCES
HIGHER EDUCATION
>2.22 Million
30%
70%
Higher
Education
Kindergarten,
Primary &
Secondary

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POPULATION STRUCTURE BY AGE
8.40%
8.70%
7.70%
7.80%
7.80%
7.80%
6.90%
5.90%
4.40%
3.60%
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS
( 30-49) 31%
This generation knew internet
when they were an adult. They
often feel the need to always
learn to adapt with new
technology.
DIGITAL NATIVE
(10-29) 21%
This younger generation born
and live in the internet era. They
tend to be trend leaders.
HONG KONG POPULATION STRUCTURE
• World Bank
• CIA World Factbook
SOURCES
SLIVER SURFERS
(50-59) 17%
This older generation knows
internet, who utilizes the internet
on a consistent basis

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INTERNET USER
4.64 4.49
5.06 5.11 5.2 5.33
5.79
6.2
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Number of User in Million
LATEST NUMBERS OF INTERNET USER IN HONG KONG
• Google Public DataSOURCES

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ONLINE ACTIVITIES
1.70%
1.10%
1.70%
18.10%
19.30%
20.30%
26.00%
26.40%
30.50%
33.50%
38.70%
52.90%
00% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Others
Online banking/ Stocks/ Payment
Online shopping/ bidding
Forum & Blog
Access email
News/ reading
Entertaiment (music, movie etc)
Online gaming
Instand messaging
Information searching
Study/ work
Social networking sites
Usage (%)
ONLINE ACTIVITIES OF INTERNET YOUNGSTERS IN HONG KONG
• HKUSOURCES

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FintechNews gives daily informations about financial technology in South-East Asia - i.e. Mobile
Payment, Personal Finance, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Robo Advisor and Lending.
Linkedin
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Founded
2014
Media
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@fitechnewshk
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MEDIA

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Agenda
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
WEALTHTECH
COMPARISON
LENDING
FX/ REMITTANCE
OVERVIEW
CROWDFUNDING
INSURTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (1/2)

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Agenda
BIG DATA
VARIOUS
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
PERSONAL FINANCE
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
SUMMARY
REGTECH/ LAWTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (2/2)

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7%
15%
9%
22%
3%
7%
4%
15%
6%
6%
3% 3% FX / REMITTANCE (7%)
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET (15%)
INSURTECH (9%)
WEALTHTECH (22%)
COMPARISON (3%)
LENDING (7%)
CROWDFUNDING (4%)
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY (15%)
PERSONAL FINANCE (6%)
BIG DATA (6%)
REGTECH/ LAWTECH (3%)
VARIOUS (3%)
PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF HONG KONG FINTECH ECOSYSTEM
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
OVERVIEW (1/4)

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PAYMENT/ MOBILE
WALLET
INSURTECH
WEALTHTECH
COMPARISON
LENDING
FX / REMITTANCE
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
OVERVIEW (2/4)

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BLOCKCHAIN/
CRYPTOCURRENCY
PERSONAL FINANCE
CROWDFUNDING
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
OVERVIEW (3/4)
FINTECH
ACCELERATORS
FINTECH
ASSOCIATIONS
BIG DATA
VARIOUSREGTECH/ LAWTECH
Sources: - LTP, Everything You Need to Know About Hong Kong’s
FinTech Ecosystem, 16.02.17
- KMPG Study 2015, Making Hong Kong a FinTech Centre
- Company Webpage

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INVESTORS IN HONG KONG FINTECH ECOSYSTEM
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
OVERVIEW (4/4)
Cyberport
HK Science and
Technology Parks
Alibaba
Entrepreneurs
Fund
500 Startups
Cocoon Ignite
Ventures
Kinyoon
1823 Ventures
Arbor Ventures
Bigcolors
Horizons Ventures
CV Ventures
Ventris Capital
General Atlantic
Green Visor
Capital
Gobi Partners
Jen Advisors
Ce Yuan Ventures
Silver Lake
Mind Fund
MindWorks
Ventures
Fresco Capital
Warburg Pincus
Nova Founders
Capital
Red Chapel
Advisors
TA Associates
Tiantang Ventures
True Global
Ventures
Vectr Ventures
Monk’s Hill
Ventures
Wavemakers
Partners

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Agenda
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
WEALTHTECH
COMPARISON
LENDING
FX/ REMITTANCE
OVERVIEW
CROWDFUNDING
INSURTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (1/2)

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Description
Founded in 2014, Currenxie helps the business community eliminate barriers to trade by
offering efficient FX and cross border payment solutions. We focus on technology,
innovation and client service.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
FX
Company
Currenxie
Website
currenxie.com
FX / REMITTANCE
CURRENXIE

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Description
Founded in 2008, Leverate provides cutting-edge technological solutions for FX & CFD
brokerages.Our best-in-the-industry solutions give financial brokers a professional and
competitive advantage. Leverate's products cover every need of the online broker from
lightening fast live data feeds to robust risk management systems to keep your business
profitable and a head above the competition.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2008
Topic
FX
Company
Leverate
Website
bitspark.io
FX / REMITTANCE
LEVERATE

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Description
Valoot gives consumers the opportunity to select the currency of purchase prior to handing
over their card. The solution sources the rates for the conversion straight from the FX market
– no more hidden markups and commissions. Valoot charges a small fee for providing the
service, passing the vast majority of savings to the consumer and the merchant.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
FX
Company
Valoot
Website
valoot.com
FX / REMITTANCE
VALOOT

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Description
Founded in 2014, Bitspark is a remittance platform serving the Asia-Pacific region. Bitspark
provides the world first cash in cash out remittance platform for individuals and Money
Transfer Operators to send money to emerging markets cheaper, quicker and to more
destinations than ever before leveraging Bitcoin as the means of transmission.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Remittance
Company
Bitspark
Website
bitspark.io
FX / REMITTANCE
BITSPARK

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Description
Founded in 2016, Yuan2Pay is highly respected in the foreign exchange and global
payments industry, Yuan2Pay Technologies combines the wisdom, experience and expertise
of an established firm. As an innovative and rapidly expanding financial service provider we
specialise in solutions for the China market.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Remittance
Company
Yuan2Pay
Website
yuan2pay.com
FX / REMITTANCE
YUAN2PAY

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Description
Founded in 2017, Plain Exchange is a platform that helps users sell leftover currencies and
purchase other currencies from fellow university students. Users can accept other students’
offers or sell their currency at your desired rate having a comprehensive overview of all the
offers available to help find the best deal.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2017
Topic
Remittance
Company
Plain Exchange
Website
plainexchang
e.xyz
FX / REMITTANCE
PLAIN EXCHANGE

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Description
TranSwap is a platform that matches one’s foreign currency needs with other users at the
mid-market exchange rate in an easy and secure way, helping users to save money.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Remittance
Company
TranSwap
Website
transwap.com
FX / REMITTANCE
TRANSWAP

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Description
Founded in 2015, PaynPaid is a cross-border payments platform that enables
businesses and professionals from over 200 countries to grow globally by facilitating
seamless, cross-border payments. Additionally, corporations and marketplaces can rely
on PaynPaid mass payout services to send funds to their beneficiaries worldwide.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Remittance
Company
PaynPaid
Website
paynpaid.com
FX / REMITTANCE
PAYNPAID

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Agenda
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
WEALTHTECH
COMPARISON
LENDING
FX/ REMITTANCE
OVERVIEW
CROWDFUNDING
INSURTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (1/2)

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Description
Founded in 2012, TNG Wallet is one of Hong Kong’s leading e-wallets with over 370,000
downloads and usage rate comprising around 5% of Hong Kong’s population. The mobile app
features instant money transfer, forex, bank transfer, global bill payment and global SIM top-up
functionalities. The app currently allows cross-border peer-to-peer payments in Nepal,
Bangladesh, Thailand, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India
and Pakistan; with the launch in Singapore still awaiting regulatory approval.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2012
Topic
Mobile Wallet
Company
TNG Wallet
Website
www.tng.asia
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
TNG WALLET

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Description
Founded in 2000, AsiaPay Limited is a leading ePayment, mPayment solution and technology
vendor as well as merchant acquiring service player in Asia, strives to bring advanced,
secure and cost-effective electronic payment processing solutions and technologies to
banks, corporate, SMEs, charities and others in global market, providing integrated
payment processing for comprehensive range of international credit cards and popular debit
cards in Asia.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2000
Topic
Payment
Company
Asia Pay
Website
www.tng.asia
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
ASIA PAY

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Description
Founded in 2010, MoneySwap is a company traded on the London Stock Exchange
(Stock code: SWAP.L) with its headquarters in Hong Kong. MoneySwap Limited, a
wholly owned subsidiary, is regulated under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), United
Kingdom and is registered as a Small Payment Institution (SPI) for merchant acquisition
and issuing payment instruments.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2010
Topic
Payment
Company
MoneySwap
Website
moneyswap.com
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
MONEYSWAP

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Description
Founded in 2016, Addweup is a developer of an excess money converter for freight
passengers. The company develops an electronic device that helps passengers at
airports to get their excess remaining currency converted, processed or gifted before
returning to their home country via an online payback platform.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Payment
Company
Addweup
Website
addweup.com
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
ADDWEUP

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Description
Founded in 2014, Fuzo is an online platform and wallet for mobile money, bitcoins and
blockchain assets transaction. The company offers an embedded security element and
eSIM platform which uses mobile virtual SIM card for secure virtual currency transactions.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Mobile Wallet
Company
Fuzo
Website
fuzo.com
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
FUZO LIMITED

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Description
Founded in 2012, Ibox is a mobile payment service for acquiring banking cards that
enables its users to run their businesses from anywhere. SIM card for secure virtual
currency transactions.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2012
Topic
Payment
Company
ibox
Website
iboxmpos.com
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
IBOX

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Description
33 Financial Services Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China 33 Media Group Limited. It
is a financial services company and full service international prepaid card issuer based in
Hong Kong. It offers Prepaid Card solution and Financial Products in order to facilitate the
dynamic B2B and B2C market demand. It also offers consumer and commercial lending, risk
management, marketing operations, customer service and information technology.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Payment
Company
33 Financial
Services Ltd
Website
33finance.com
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
33 FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD

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Description
ePaylinks is a retail and internet payment service provider including a bank card
acquiring business, established in 1999. The company offers cross-border RMB e-trade
settlement services through service network in Hong Kong.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
1999
Topic
Payment
Company
ePaylinks
Website
epaylinks.com.hk
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
EPAYLINKS

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Description
Founded in Hong Kong, ko-kard is an e-wallet prepaid card management program, built
over a powerful payment distribution solution.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Mobile Wallet
Company
Ko-kard
Website
ko-kard.com
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
KO-KARD

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Description
Pagita is a mobile application which is built following encryption techniques to ensure the
security of transactions.
Country/City
Unkown
Founded
2014
Topic
Payment
Company
Pagita
Website
pagita.com
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
PAGITA

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Description
Founded in 2012, PayAllies is a payment system that process cashless transactions
leveraging the current widespread mobile technology and a competitive price model,
improves the overall performance of the current payments systems for electronic
transfers over the traditional payment channels, providing inclusion and accessibility,
focusing on emergent economies.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2012
Topic
Payment
Company
PayAllies
Website
payallies.com
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
PAYALLIES

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Description
Founded in 2016, Paycelerate is a service platform that uses a marketplace model to
match supply and demand of short-term working capital. It operates discrete
marketplaces between buyers and their suppliers where parties an agree to deals to
accelerate payment of invoices.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Payment
Company
Paycelerate
Website
paycelerate.com
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
PAYCELERATE

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Description
Founded in 2017, PayMe from HSBC is a simple, secure and social way to pay, and will
be available to everyone in Hong Kong, no matter which local bank you use.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2017
Topic
Payment
Company
Payme
Website
payme.hsbc
.com.hk
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
PAYME

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Description
Founded in 2016, QFPay Science & Technology provides small- and micro-sized
businesses with mobile payment technologies and value-added services. It enables
small and micro businesses to use mobile payment technologies.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Payment
Company
QFPay
Website
qfpay.com
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
QFPAY钱方

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Description
Founded in 2012, Truevo Payments is a licensed Financial Institution with full Visa &
MasterCard membership. We offer a range of payment services across multiple
channels. Our solutions are tailored to businesses of all sizes, who are looking to reach,
engage and transact with consumers wherever they are, on whatever device they may be
using. Some of our core services include e-commerce, mobile point-of-sale, virtual point-of-
sale and original credit transaction.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2012
Topic
Payment
Company
Truevo Payments
Website
truevo.com
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
TRUEVO PAYMENTS

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Description
Founded in 2015, Yintran Group is a Hong Kong-based, financial technology development
company that has developed the money transfer network. This network allows users to
transfer money, via the Internet. The company was established by veteran legal professional,
business owner, engineer, and banker.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Payment
Company
Yintran Group
Website
yintran.com
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
YINTRAN GROUP

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Agenda
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
WEALTHTECH
COMPARISON
LENDING
FX/ REMITTANCE
OVERVIEW
CROWDFUNDING
INSURTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (1/2)

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Description
Founded in 2016, BOLA is a technology company reinventing insurance experience for
the increasingly savvy consumers. We lead the region in insurance technology
development by applying state-of-the-art technologies into our product and help bring
customer experience to a whole new level. Insurance is made easy and hassle-free.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Insurtech
Company
BOLA
Website
bola-pal.com
INSURTECH
BOLA

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Description
Founded in 2012, CCW is committed to providing the highest standards of service possible;
always working for the best interests of our customers. By blending exemplary service with
cutting edge technology, we aim to simplify all aspects of insurance in Hong Kong and give
our clients access to the widest range of coverage options currently available within the
market.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2012
Topic
Insurtech
Company
CCW Global
Website
hk.ccw-global.com
INSURTECH
CCW GLOBAL

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Description
Founded in 2016, operates in Silicon Valley and Hong Kong, Gen Life is initially
operating as an R&D Center of Excellence collaborating with leading insurers. Gen Life
uses Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Ledger Technology, and the cloud to deliver the
highest quality risk management, lowest distribution and transaction cost whilst
delivering the most engaging and frictionless customer experience.
Country/City
Palo Alto
Founded
2016
Topic
Insurtech
Company
GenLife
Website
gen.life
INSURTECH
GENLIFE

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Description
Founded in 2013, CXA Group is a private workplace insurance and wellness marketplace. It
transforms a company’s current healthcare spend into personalized benefits and wellness
programs. Employees can select a mix of insurance and wellness services from a range of
providers to suit their individual needs. Companies purchasing insurance coverage through
CXA’s brokerage receive the platform at no additional cost, together with its data analytics as
well as flexible benefits and workplace wellness administration.
Country/City
Singapore
Founded
2013
Topic
Insurtech
Company
CXA Group
Website
cxagroup.com
INSURTECH
CXAGROUP

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Description
Founded in 2016, Galileo Platforms is a technology startup with a vision that might seem
like heresy. To bring life to the mundane. Using client centred design. And technology that
will change the world. Life Insurance Reimagined.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Insurtech
Company
Galileo Platforms
Website
Galileoplatforms
.com
INSURTECH
GALILEO PLATFORMS

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Description
Founded in 2015, Edirectinsure Group operates leading online insurance platform in Asia,
offering non-life insurance to consumers at a price they can afford, in a language they can
understand in a fastest, easiest and most flexible way.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Insurtech
Company
Edirect
Website
edirectinsure.com
INSURTECH
EDIRECT

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Description
Founded in 2016, Inzurer is an online platform for Insurance comparison, advisory, and
sales with AI automatic underwriting and pricing. It offers services including AI automatic
policy underwriting, AI automatic insurance product pricing, e-policy management, and
smart automatic renewal which are available in web, mobile and app.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Insurtech
Company
Inzurer
Website
inzurer.com
INSURTECH
INZURER

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Description
Founded in 2014, GoBear is an online comparison portal that provides various products
of insurance and finance. It offers consumers a free and transparent comparison process-
based on their financial needs.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Insurtech
Company
Gobear
Website
gobear.com/hk
INSURTECH
GOBEAR

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Description
Founded in 2016, Seasonalife is the first insurance robo-advisor in Asia. Seasonalife is an
online platform for millennials to research, compare and purchase insurance products in a
smarter way. The company aims to consistently deliver high-quality advice that can be
scaled at a much lower cost compared to traditional distribution channels.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Insurtech
Company
Seasonalife
Website
seasonalife.com
INSURTECH
INZURER

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Agenda
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
WEALTHTECH
COMPARISON
LENDING
FX/ REMITTANCE
OVERVIEW
CROWDFUNDING
INSURTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (1/2)

54. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2012, 8 Securities is a leading online and mobile investing service in Asia with
offices in Hong Kong and Tokyo. 8 Securities’ portfolio includes a robo-advisor service
and a mobile stock trading app. 8 Securities was the first in Asia to follow the lead of
notorious US-based stock trading app Robinhood and offer no-commission trading.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2012
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
8 Securities
Website
8securities.com
WEALTHTECH
8 SECURITIES

55. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2016, FinFabrik is a financial technology company that combines
comprehensive business advice with delivering tailored IT solutions – all under one roof.
The company explores and defines strategy and operations with the client; builds
technology, and runs infrastructure allowing businesses to focus on what is most
important: the customer.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Finfabrik
Website
finfabrik.com
WEALTHTECH
FINFABRIK

56. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, Quantifeed is leading provider of digital wealth management solutions
to financial institutions in Asia. Quantifeed’s automated investment platform allows banks,
brokers and wealth planners to offer their customers a digital investing experience under
their own brand.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Quantifeed
Website
quantifeed.com
WEALTHTECH
QUANTIFEED

57. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2011, AIDYIA was founded in Hong Kong in October 2011 by a team of
computer scientists and financial market veterans. They deploy artificial general
intelligence (AGI) technology to identify patterns and predict price movements in global
financial markets.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2011
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
AIDYIA
Website
aidyia.com
WEALTHTECH
AIDYIA

58. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2012, AIMPACT developed powerful functions on its platform covering
investor relationship management, equity screening, fund searching, online and face-to-
face networking, online cardholder management as well as jobs matching system, in
particular for the finance sector.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2012
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
AIMPACT
Website
aimpact.com
WEALTHTECH
AIMPACT

59. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
BrokerFabrik is an all-in-one software that integrates a unique client trading experiences
with a robust operational backbone. The software runs on a flexible modular architecture
allowing practical customization to perfectly fit unique requirements.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
BrokerFabrik
Website
brokerfabrik.com
WEALTHTECH
BROKERFABRIK

60. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Found in 2014, Coherent Capital Advisors provides a web-based analytics and advisory
platform focused on asset & liability management, risk & capital management, and
advanced analytics.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Coherent Capital
Advisors
Website
coherent.com.hk
WEALTHTECH
COHERENT CAPITAL ADVISORS

61. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Found in 2013, Ironfly Technologies is a trading platform. It provides a combined order
and execution management system for equities and equity derivatives.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Ironfly
Technologies
Website
Ironflytechnolo
gies.com
WEALTHTECH
IRONFLY TECHNOLOGIES

62. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Iwaitou is an investment platform. It is a hedge fund management and wealth management in
the United States. Iwaitou helps Chinese investors prosperously navigate the U.S. equity
markets. They provide personal portfolio advice, investment insights and recommendations, a
members-only hedge fund, and regular in-person events throughout China and Hong Kong.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Iwaitou
Website
iwaitou.com
WEALTHTECH
IWAITOU

63. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2016, KRISTAL ADVISORS (HK) LTD (Kristal) powered by O2O is an AI-
powered online asset management platform. The company is licensed by the SFC to
carry out Advising on Securities and Asset Management regulated activities.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
KRITAL
Website
investo2o.com/
kristal
WEALTHTECH
KRITAL

64. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, Lattice is an intellectual property (IP) driven capital-markets FinTech
company, focusing on developing front-office portfolio decision-support platform that
enables return, risk and cost-aware portfolio investment processes with analytical
precision.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Lattice
Website
latticelimited.com
WEALTHTECH
LATTICE

65. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, Oxon Consulting is a professional provider of industry solutions and
custom services to financial institutions and asset management firms. The company offers
consulting services for the building of portfolio analytics reporting platform (performance
database, portfolio analytics reporting, factsheet production and cloud-based report
distribution solutions) to asset management firms and pension plan sponsors. Oxon also
offers a number of pragmatic tools for performance and portfolio analytics reporting.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Oxon Consulting
Website
Oxonconsulting
.com
WEALTHTECH
OXON CONSULTING

66. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2011, Prive Managers is a software solution company. It provides an online
platform for wealth management, asset allocation, and product structuring tools to
advisors, wealth managers, and other clients.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2011
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Prive Managers
Website
Privemanagers
.com
WEALTHTECH
PRIVE MANAGERS

67. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2014, Seed Alpha focuses on helping investors outperform the market with
innovative tools that solve common problems while fitting into existing workflow. The
company brings the best technology practices to the financial services industry through
research compliance and information management. Seed Alpha is established to address
the challenges faced by investment managers, brokers, research providers globally.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Seed Alpha
Website
seedalpha.com
WEALTHTECH
SEED ALPHA

68. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Seekers Capital Group Limited is a Pan-Asian asset management organization that
specializes in providing investors with investment opportunities and asset management
services. Seekers Advisors H.K. Limited is an SFC Type 9 (Asset Management) licensed
entity. The company’s services are specifically tailored to meet the needs of HNW,
professional and institutional investors looking for superior risk-adjusted returns.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Seekers Capital
Group
Website
seedalpha.com
WEALTHTECH
SEEKERS CAPITAL GROUP

69. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2016, SmartAlpha is an online data and portfolio management platform dedicated
to quantitative investment strategies, including smart beta and risk premia indices, the
company caters mainly to large institutional investors like sovereign wealth funds, pension
funds, private banks and family offices. It aims to improve transparency and access to data in
the fast-growing quant index market. SmartAlpha acts as a marketing platform for index
providers, and an investment management platform for professional investors.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
SmartAlpha
Website
smartalpha.io
WEALTHTECH
SMARTALPHA

70. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2015, Veridate Financial is a Hong Kong-based provider of fund administration
and back office services to private equity funds and hedge funds in addition to consolidated
reporting services to family offices. Veridate’s mission, in conjunction with its award-winning
technology partner, is the end-to-end automation of wealth management administration
through the deployment of advanced financial technology.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Veridate Financial
Website
Veridatefinancial
.com
WEALTHTECH
VERIDATE FINANCIAL

71. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 1982, YFF (formerly known as Ruidong Group Co. Ltd.) listed on the Main
Board of HKEx. In line with the business development, the Group’s subsidiaries are
participants of the China Exchange and hold various types of financial securities licenses
granted by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
1982
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
YF Financial
Website
yff.com
WEALTHTECH
YF FINANCIAL

72. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2016, Octagon Strategy Limited is a privately-owned company specializing in
commodity and digital asset trading across international markets. They offer services in the
finance industry with market insights, network of relationships, trading acumen, and trading
strategies.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Octagon
Strategy
Website
octfinancial.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
OCTAGON STRATEGY

73. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Lion Finance is a fully fledged team whose members are specialized in investment,
information origination/aggregation, and machine-learning recommendation. Based in
Hong Kong, one of the most vivid financial markets in the world, we stand at the frontier of
the fast-changing global market, willing to make "investment" easy to everyone.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Lion Financial
Website
lionfin.tech
WEALTHTECH
LION FINANCIAL (HONG KONG) LIMITED

74. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2014, Contineo is the first industry supported, open messaging network for
private banks and wealth management firms to access issuers of structured products.
Contineo provides multiple ways to connect, multiple APIs to choose from, and multiple
issuers on network. Contineo’s technology provides clients options and access, and also
standards to allow rapid connectivity and the means to integrate services directly into
their front, middle and back-office systems. The company also works with other certified
technology vendors to connect their products to its network.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Contineo
Website
contineo.link
WEALTHTECH
CONTINEO

75. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Helios is an artificial intelligence platform. It converts complex data into actionable strategy.
They use machine learning, statistical modeling, and applied decision theory to deliver
artificial intelligence solutions for their clients.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Helios
Website
helios.ai
WEALTHTECH
HELIOS

76. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2007, Sentient Technologies is a developer of artificial intelligence software.
The company uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and distributed computing to
deliver services to complex problems in a wide variety of fields.
Country/City
San Francisco,
Hong Kong
Founded
2007
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Sentient
Website
sentient.ai
WEALTHTECH
SENTIENT

77. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2009, Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited provides services to
investors engaged in the trading of securities listed on the Hong Kong and US stock
exchanges. The company provides services to support the front, middle and back office
functions of securities companies.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2009
Topic
Wealthtech
Company
Futu
Website
hk.futu5.com
WEALTHTECH
FUTU

78. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Agenda
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
WEALTHTECH
COMPARISON
LENDING
FX/ REMITTANCE
OVERVIEW
CROWDFUNDING
INSURTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (1/2)

79. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2012, MoneyHero is an online comparison platform for financial and
insurance products. It offers credit card comparison, personal loan comparison,
mortgage comparison, and insurance comparison.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2012
Topic
Comparison
Company
MoneyHero
Website
Moneyhero
.com.hk
COMPARISON
MONEYHERO

80. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, CompareAsiaGroup is Asia’s leading and fastest growing financial
comparison platform, with a presence in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. CompareAsiaGroup offers a comprehensive
overview across various financial products, and is a one-stop solution for peoples price
comparison needs in Asia. The company works with over 60 partners in the region, including
Allianz, American Express, ANZ, Axa, DBS, HSBC, Generali, MayBank and Citi Bank.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Comparison
Company
CompareA
siaGroup
Website
compareasiag
roup.com
COMPARISON
COMPAREASIAGROUP

81. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2015, YBEX is a young and fast-growing Hong Kong-based startup in the
FinTech space, which is a marketplace for foreign exchange services that finds, compares
and gets the best services and rates for users’ remittance and money exchange needs.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Comparison
Company
YBEX
Website
ybex.io
COMPARISON
YBEX

82. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Agenda
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
WEALTHTECH
COMPARISON
LENDING
FX/ REMITTANCE
OVERVIEW
CROWDFUNDING
INSURTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (1/2)

83. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2011, Lenddo is a technology company that uses non-traditional data to provide
credit scoring and verification for the emerging middle class around the world.
Lenddo has developed its patented technology based on four years of actual online lending
experience that included collection, analysis and processing of billions of data points. The Lenddo
Data Science team uses advanced machine learning techniques to build predictive algorithms.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2011
Topic
Lending
Company
Lenddo
Website
lenddo.com
LENDING
LENDDO

84. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, WeLab is a fintech startup operating a number of online lending
platforms including Wolaidai, one of China’s leading mobile leading platforms,
and WeLend, Hong Kong’s leading online lending platform.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Lending
Company
WeLab
Website
welab.co
LENDING
WELAB

85. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2015, Amplify Capital by AMP Credit Technologies serves needs of small
businesses through banks and business service providers. With AMP’s innovative credit
scoring and loan servicing platform, their partner institutions can make capital easily
accessible to small businesses with minimal development effort or investment and on terms
that are fair and responsible.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Lending
Company
Amplify-Capital
Website
amplifi-capital
.com.hk
LENDING
AMPLIFY CAPITAL

86. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, GoLend Internet Finance is a P2P lending platform featuring Hong Kong
mortgage loans, connecting borrowers and investors directly.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Lending
Company
GoLend
Website
golend.hk
LENDING
GOLEND

87. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2014, Monexo is an online P2P lending marketplace with the goal of providing
superior customer experience and removing the friction in the borrowing process with use
of robust technology.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Lending
Company
Monexo
Website
monexo.co
LENDING
MONEXO

88. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2016, Qupital is an online invoice financing platform. It allows companies to
raise finance against their receivables by connecting them with investors interested in a
new asset class.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Lending
Company
Qupital
Website
moneysq.com
LENDING
QUPITAL

89. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2010, SimplyGiving is an online fundraising platform enabling supporters to
fundraise for their favorite charity or cause. The platform aims to make donating to charity
easy; to connect people to great causes; to encourage online communities to help change
lives, and to ensure nonprofits do not miss out on the opportunities offered by new
technology.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2010
Topic
Lending
Company
SimplyGiving
Website
simplygiving.com
LENDING
SIMPLYGIVING

90. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2015, Velotrade provides a web-based platform which brings together
businesses willing to sell their trade receivables to investors willing to advance funds.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Lending
Company
Velotrade
Website
velotrade.com
LENDING
VELOTRADE

91. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Agenda
PAYMENT/ MOBILE WALLET
WEALTHTECH
COMPARISON
LENDING
FX/ REMITTANCE
OVERVIEW
CROWDFUNDING
INSURTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (1/2)

92. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, FringeBacker is the crowdfunding platform. It is providing various options
for online fundraising including reward-based crowdfunding for projects, to direct
fundraising for charities, to empowering people to start their own peer-to-peer fundraisers.
FringeBacker also facilitates creative arts, innovative industries and charitable
organizations to raise money efficiently.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Crowdfunding
Company
FringeBacker
Website
fringebacker.com
CROWDFUNDING
FRINGE BACKER

93. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
MoneySQ is a fundraising and lending platform. It is involved in finding various ways to
utilize financial technology resources to improve the online lending experience.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Crowdfunding
Company
MoneySQ
Website
moneysq.com
CROWDFUNDING
MONEYSQ

94. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Next Chapter is a Hong Kong-based rewards-based crowdfunding platform for female
entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Crowdfunding
Company
Next Chapter
Website
Nextchapter
.com.hk
CROWDFUNDING
NEXT CHAPTER

95. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2015, Crowd Angels offers omni-sourcing for believers. The solution
combines integrated crowdfunding and crowdsourcing in a Platform as a Service model
(PAAS).
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Crowdfunding
Company
Crowd Angels
Website
crowdangels.co
CROWDFUNDING
CROWD ANGELS

96. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Agenda
BIG DATA
VARIOUS
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
PERSONAL FINANCE
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
SUMMARY
REGTECH/ LAWTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (2/2)

97. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, ANX International is a fintech company specializing in digital currency
and blockchain technology. ANX aims at being a one- stop solution that merges
blockchain technologies with traditional payment networks in the new digital assets
ecosystem. The company’s portfolio includes ANX Blockchain Solutions, ANX Payment
Solutions, ANX Next Commercial Solutions.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Blockchain &
Cryptocurrency
Company
ANX International
Website
anxintl.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
ANX INTERNATIONAL

98. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2014, BitMEX is a real-time, cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform for
professional investors. It provides currency futures trading, stock derivatives, and other
financial products. The platform helps its users speculate on the future values of digital
currencies. With a special focus on China, it aims to help bitcoin-savvy Chinese users gain
access to the international markets. It also operates in Europe, South Korea, and Japan.
Bitmex charges a varying rate as commission on each trading transaction.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Cryptocurrency
Company
BitMEX
Website
bitmex.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
BITMEX

99. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, Gatecoin is a regulated online trading platform for cryptocurrency
and blockchain assets. We enable individuals and institutions around the world to trade
and invest in bitcoin, ether (ethereum) and other financial assets linked to blockchain
technologies.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Blockchain
Company
Gatecoin
Website
gatecoin.com/hk
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
GATECOIN

100. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2015, BitNexo helps cross-border SMB commerce companies to pay for goods
and services between Asia and Latin America quickly, securely, and with low fees by using
blockchain technology.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Blockchain
Company
BitNexo
Website
bitnexo.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
BITNEXO

101. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
bitSIM puts MobileMoney, Bitcoins & Blockchain Assets on top of any existing SIM card
enabling Bitcoin transactions between anyone, anywhere, on any phone, any time.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Blockchain
Company
Bitsim
Website
bitsim.co
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
BITSIM

102. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2014, CoinDirect is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that facilitates
payments in bitcoin. The ompany provides the matching of customers to products, invoicing,
facilitating payment collection, and confirming the transaction all without ever having access to
or holding any Bitcoin.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Blockchain
Company
Coindirect
Website
coindirect.io
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
COINDIRECT

103. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2014, CoinSimple gives the benefit of a Bitcoin payment processor and a
secure, private wallet in one. Users can connect their CoinSimple account to the Bitcoin
wallet of their choice and begin invoicing customers.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Blockchain
Company
Coinsimple
Website
coinsimple.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
COINSIMPLE

104. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2014, Cryptonator is an all-in-one online cryptocurrency wallet which supports
multiple cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin (LTC), Dogecoin (DOGE) and
others. It enables fast and easy direct transactions and allows instant exchange between
different cryptocurrencies in one personal account.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Blockchain
Company
Cryptonator
Website
cryptonator.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
CRYPTONATOR

105. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, OKCoin is a digital asset trading platform. It is the largest Bitcoin company
headquartered in Beijing, China with an upcoming international office based in Hong Kong.
OKCoin is committed to operating the largest Bitcoin exchange and using blockchain
technology to dramatically improve payment systems. OKCoin was founded in 2013 and has
raised US$10mm in investments from Ceyuan Ventures, Mantra Capital, VenturesLab and
other notable private investors including Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper.
Country/City
Beijing, China
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Blockchain
Company
OKCoin
Website
okcoin.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
OKCOIN

106. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2016, OKlink provides bitcoin-based cross-border transfer service which allows
users to send national and digital currencies across borders free of charge.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Blockchain
Company
Oklink
Website
oklink.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
OKLINK

107. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2015, VMX Labs is a blockchain startup in Hong Kong focusing on GPU
Mining, Ethereum DApps.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Blockchain
Company
Vmxlabs
Website
vmxlabs.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
VMX LABS

108. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2015, VMX Labs is a blockchain startup in Hong Kong focusing on GPU
Mining, Ethereum DApps.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Blockchain
Company
Vmxlabs
Website
vmxlabs.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
VMX LABS

109. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, Bitgame Labs is a startup with two key product sets:
- Bitcoin Merchant Services, enabling merchants to accept payments from every country
in the world in bitcoin, with absolutely no currency risk
- B2B technology products for gaming and sports trading in virtual currencies
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Blockchain
Company
Bitgame Labs
Website
bitgamelabs.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
BITGAME LABS

110. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, XNotes is an award-winning Distributed Ledger Technology, featuring
a modern Blockchain-based open and flexible architecture, built on the most reliable
enterprise frameworks.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Blockchain
Company
Xnotes Alliance
Website
xnotes.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
XNOTES ALLIANCE

111. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2014, BitFX is a one-stop bitcoin exchange offering bitcoin retail services
throughout Hong Kong, as well as conventional online bitcoin trading services via mobile
and web.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Blockchain
Company
BitFX
Website
bitgamelabs.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
BitFX

112. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2015, HEYCOINS is a chain kiosk that tackles the hassle and inconvenience
created by the use of physical coins. HEYCOINS Kiosk collects coins from general people
and converts them into the digital currency that can be used for various purposes,
including e-wallets recharge, transportation/cash cards top-up, e-cash coupons purchase
and charitable donations.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Cryptocurrency
Company
Heycoins
Website
heycoins.com
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
HEYCOINS

113. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Bitquant Research Laboratories is mom-and-pop Hong Kong-based financial technology
research laboratory developing technologies for local angel investing, trading between Africa
and China, and for trading options and futures for Hong Kong equities and digital currencies.
All of our software is open source and available through our GitHub repository.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Cryptocurrency
Company
Bitquant
Website
bitquant.com.hk
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
BITQUANT

114. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Agenda
BIG DATA
VARIOUS
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
PERSONAL FINANCE
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
SUMMARY
REGTECH/ LAWTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (2/2)

115. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2016, Neat is a mobile current account solution that allows users to follow
their finances, set saving goals and have a 100% digital banking experience. It is
designed for the millennial generation and will come with a MasterCard for online and
offline shopping. The service is currently in its beta stage and is releasing invites to its
waiting list.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Personal
Finance
Company
Neat
Website
neat.hk
PERSONAL FINANCE
NEAT

116. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2016, You Technologies Group Limited is a company dedicated to creating
the best digital banking experience for consumers in Southeast Asia. Their mission is to
bring world’s best technological innovations to financial services across Asia. We believe
the future of financial experiences will be defined by these core elements: design for the
mobile generation, relentless focus on customer experience, and using cutting-edge big
data applications to delight customers.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Personal
Finance
Company
You Technologies
Group Limited
Website
you.co
PERSONAL FINANCE
YOU TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LTD

117. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2016, Clare.ai builds white-label chatbot to help banks provide a more
personalized banking experience for retail customers. The company’s algorithm is pre-
trained with over 500,000 questions in 4 plug-n-play modules – customer service FAQ,
appointment making, personal financial management and internal enquiries for IT and
HR. The chatbot is also platform-agnostic.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2016
Topic
Personal
Finance
Company
Clare.ai
Website
clare.ai
PERSONAL FINANCE
CLARE.AI

118. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2012, WeConvene is a platform for the finance community aimed at
revolutionizing how interactions between investors, corporate and the sell side community
are managed, measured and evaluated. WeConvene brings both the buy side and sell side
on to a common platform; streamlining corporate access booking, eliminating the need for
email, and returning to portfolio managers, analysts and sales people their most valuable
asset.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2012
Topic
Personal
Finance
Company
WeConvene
Website
weconvene.com
PERSONAL FINANCE
WECONVENE

119. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, CustomerMatrix is the artificial intelligence for banks and insurance
companies. They are a founding member of the Cognitive Computing Consortium with
IBM-Watson. It offers a market-based cognitive computing platform, it helps companies
capture hidden revenue opportunities, by recommending specific actions for customer-
facing employees and placing recommendations.
Country/City
New York,
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Personal
Finance
Company
CustomerMatrix
Website
Customermatrix
.com
PERSONAL FINANCE
CUSTOMERMATRIX

120. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Portsight is a platform to empower general public to track their total assets, reach their
financial goals with concrete plan, gain insight in their assets and investment portfolio,
and access to high quality financial advice and products.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Personal
Finance
Company
Portsight
Website
app.portsight.io
PERSONAL FINANCE
PORTSIGHT LIMITED

121. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Agenda
BIG DATA
VARIOUS
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
PERSONAL FINANCE
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
SUMMARY
REGTECH/ LAWTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (2/2)

122. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2010, APrivacy is an award-winning fintech company that provides the
banking and finance industry with an information security and tracking service.
APrivacy’s patented solution allows bankers to communicate and share information with
their clients using the devices they prefer (iPhone, Android, etc.) via the channels they
prefer (Gmail, Outlook, Dropbox, etc. ) and the medium they prefer (email, PDF, PPT,
Word, Excel, etc.).
Country/City
Kitchener, Ontario
Hong Kong
Founded
2010
Topic
Big data
Company
APrivacy
Website
aprivacy.com
BIG DATA
APRIVACY

123. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2010, DemystData provides an attribute platform that works with data
sources, including telcos, social, ID, fraud, websites, text, news, logs, and more for the
creation, hosting, and delivery of actionable attributes. It helps organizations to unlock
financial services through the use of data, decisions, and infrastructure.
Country/City
NYC, Singapore
Hong Kong
Founded
2010
Topic
Big data
Company
DemystData
Website
demyst.com
BIG DATA
DEMYSTDATA

124. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2012, The Cloudminer is a mining and natural resource analytics platform.
The company specializes in project evaluation, analytics, and origination within the
natural resource sector. It offers a suite of applications that have been developed by
sector specific professionals to provide asset owners, advisors, investors, and
governments with a simplified solution to evaluate assets within an environment that
maximizes the use of data from across every commodity market.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2012
Topic
Big data
Company
Thecloudminer
Website
Thecloudminer
.com
BIG DATA
THE CLOUDMINER

125. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2011, Tranwall, an innovative company focused on building trust in the
global payments industry by putting transaction control in the hands of every consumer,
also creating technologies that address both existing and emerging threats in the global
payment industry, with a specific focus on ensuring convenient, effective, scalable and
easy to implement solutions.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2011
Topic
Big data
Company
Tranwall
Website
tranwall.com
BIG DATA
TRANWALL

126. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Vaultarch is a provenance site for collectible card games. Trading cards are vulnerable
to theft & loss, hard to insure, risky to buy and sell over the internet, and exposed to
loss of value from counterfeiting. Owners can protect their cards by logging images of
valuable cards into Vaultarch database. The solution will extract a fingerprint from the
fabric of the card, making it unique, and timestamped as existing today.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Big data
Company
Vaultarch
Website
vaultarch.com
BIG DATA
VAULTARCH

127. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2015, Amareos is a leader in Financial News Intelligence. Combining our
unique crowd-sourced sentiment data with in-depth research, we give our clients the
edge by providing them with innovative insight into the drivers of global markets.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Big data
Company
Vaulta
Website
amareos.com
BIG DATA
AMAREOS

128. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2009
Topic
Big data
Company
AMP Credit
Technologies
Website
amp-creditech
.com
BIG DATA
AMP CREDIT TECHNOLOGIES
Founded in 2009, AMP Credit Technologies is a venture-backed, growth-stage, financial
technology company focused on the burgeoning “alternative finance” space. AMP’s
patented loan origination and automated portfolio management processes and
technologies allow for the fast, efficient, and profitable provision of short-term,
unsecured loans to traditionally underserved micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
(MSMEs).

129. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Agenda
BIG DATA
VARIOUS
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
PERSONAL FINANCE
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
SUMMORY
REGTECH/ LAWTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (2/2)

130. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, KYC-Chain is a novel platform built over the convenience and security
of distributed ledger technology, allowing users to manage their digital identity securely,
while businesses and financial institutions are able to manage customer data in a
reliable and easy manner.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Regtech
Company
KYC-CHAIN
Website
kyc-chain.com
REGTECH/ LAWTECH
KYC-CHAIN

131. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, Dragon Law provides a web app that allows clients to draft legal
documents using its simple, Q&A interface.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Lawtech
Company
Dragon Law
Website
dragonlaw.io
REGTECH/ LAWTECH
DRAGON LAW

132. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2013, Chekk is a place to store and manage all kinds of information. It is a
data storage and sharing tool, mobile visual cards service to manage personal and
professional brands and an aggregator of emails, news and social networks.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Regtech
Company
Chekk
Website
chekk.me
REGTECH/ LAWTECH
CHEKK
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2013
Topic
Regtech
Company
Chekk
Website
Chekk.me

133. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Agenda
BIG DATA
VARIOUS
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
PERSONAL FINANCE
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
SUMMORY
REGTECH/ LAWTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (2/2)

134. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2012, PassKit connects infrastructure CRM systems, loyalty management
software, POS systems, and locations to the latest consumer facing mobile platforms.
Our proven, enterprise-grade infrastructure, enables businesses to instantly and
continuously leverage all of the latest customer engagement technologies - making
every micro-moment of the customer journey matter.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2012
Topic
Various
Company
Pass Kit
Website
passkit.com
VARIOUS
PASS KIT

135. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2015, Enuma Technologies is the engineering team every company wants in
their back pocket – an elite group of passionate experienced professionals who thrive on
finding solutions to today’s toughest engineering challenges; fintech, blockchain, VR,
connected hardware, cybersecurity etc.. Enuma’s raison d'être is to develop complete
solutions (backend, frontend, middleware) in tight timeframes to get ahead of your
competitors, and then pass on key knowledge building blocks to your in-house engineering
team for further development.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Various
Company
Enuma
Website
enuma.io
VARIOUS
ENUMA

136. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Proximiti is a location-based service and analytics platform to telecommunication service
providers, banks, sports, and media firms.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Various
Company
Proximiti
Website
proximiti.asia
VARIOUS
PROXIMITI

137. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Agenda
BIG DATA
VARIOUS
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
PERSONAL FINANCE
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
SUMMARY
REGTECH/ LAWTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (2/2)

138. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
The SuperCharger is the first FinTech accelerator program dedicated to both startups and
more established global companies aiming to capture the Asian growth market. They are
sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, Chinese online giant Baidu, and coworking space
operator TusPark Global Network which has produced 19 IPOs through its accelerator
programs.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Fintech
Accelerators
Company
Supercharger
Website
Fintechsupercharger
.com
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
SUPERCHARGER

139. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Betatron is a startup accelerator programme providing US$30k funding and
mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts, to help optimize
and scale your startup.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Fintech
Accelerators
Company
Betatron
Website
betatron.co
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
BETATRON

140. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Hatched in 2010, Nest is a full service early-stage venture capital firm focused on helping
startups and talented founders from around the world build businesses that apply and
commercialise innovation.Nest partners with leading corporations (OCBC, DBS, Infiniti and
others) to run a series of mentor-driven accelerators within the healthcare, fintech,
insurance, blockchain and smart cities &mobility verticals. Designed to support the needs
of high potential and fast growth startups, these programmes include a unique mix of
resources that enable entrepreneurs to build and scale their businesses rapidly.Nest is
present in Singapore, Hong Kong, Nairobi, London, Paris, Bangkok and New York.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2010
Topic
Fintech
Accelerators
Company
Nest
Website
nest.vc
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
NEST

141. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
FinTech Innovation Lab is an annual program, providing a platform for early and growth-
stage companies to develop, trial, and prove their proposition. It is run by the New York
City Investment Fund and Accenture for early and growth stage companies that have
developed technology products targeted at financial services customers.
Country/City
New York
Founded
2012
Topic
Fintech
Accelerators
Company
Fintech
Innovation Lab
Website
Fintech
innovationlab.com
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
FINTECH INNOVATION LAB

142. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
IC Studio partners with talented and passionate entrepreneurs to build tech-based
companies; accelerating the process of venture-building by turning ideas into sustainable,
valuable businesses.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2015
Topic
Fintech
Accelerators
Company
IC STUDIO
Website
icstudio.io
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
IC STUDIO

143. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Paperclip is Hong Kong's first dedicated Startup Campus. Paperclip provides space,
mentoring and education to innovative entrepreneurs. Our mission is to raise Hong
Kong's Startup standards. Paperclip uniquely combines a Startup Academy with Work
Space. The academy focuses on the lean startup methodologies and business model
canvas tools
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Fintech
Accelerators
Company
Paperclip
Website
papercliphk.com
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
PAPERCLIP

144. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Brinc is an ultra hands-on hardware accelerator that supports entrepreneurs looking to
unlock the world’s data through connected solutions. We offer comprehensive
programs and services tailored for hardware startups looking for speed, access and
the know-how to build successful companies.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2014
Topic
Fintech
Accelerators
Company
Brinc
Website
brinc.io
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
PAPERCLIP

145. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Agenda
BIG DATA
VARIOUS
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
PERSONAL FINANCE
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
SUMMARY
REGTECH/ LAWTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (2/2)

146. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Founded in 2017, The FinTech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK) is an independent, not-for-
profit, member driven association representing Hong Kong’s FinTech community.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2017
Topic
Fintech
Associations
Company
Fintech
Association of
Hong Kong
Website
hkfintech.org
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
FINTECH ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG

147. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is an independent statutory body set up in
1989 to regulate Hong Kong's securities and futures markets. We derive our investigative,
remedial and disciplinary powers from the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) and
subsidiary legislation. Operationally independent of the Government of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region, we are funded mainly by transaction levies and licensing fees.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
1989
Topic
Fintech
Associations
Company
SFC
Website
sfc.hk
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
SFC

148. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
Established in July 2000, InvestHK’s vision is to strengthen Hong Kong’s status as the
leading international business location in Asia. Our mission is to attract and retain foreign
direct investment which is of strategic importance to the economic development of Hong
Kong. In all our services, we apply the following core values: passion, integrity,
professionalism, customer service, business friendliness and responsiveness.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2000
Topic
Fintech
Associations
Company
InvestHK
Website
investhk.gov.hk
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
INVESTHK

149. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) was established on 1 April 1993 by merging
the Office of the Exchange Fund with the Office of the Commissioner of Banking. Its main
functions and responsibilities are governed by the Exchange Fund Ordinance and
the Banking Ordinance and it reports to the Financial Secretary.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
1993
Topic
Fintech
Associations
Company
HKMA
Website
hkma.gov.hk
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
HKMA

150. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance ("OCI") is the regulatory body set up for the
administration of the Insurance Companies Ordinance (Cap.41) ("ICO”). The OCI was
established in June 1990. The Office is headed by the Commissioner of Insurance who
has been appointed as the Insurance Authority ("IA") for administering the ICO. The
principal functions of the IA are to ensure that the interests of policy holders or potential
policy holders are protected and to promote the general stability of the insurance industry.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
Unknown
Topic
Fintech
Associations
Company
OCI
Website
oci.gov.hk
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
OCI

151. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
The Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association was established on
November 12, 1987 with the objectives of promoting and protecting the interests of the
venture capital industry in Hong Kong. The Association was formed based on a
recommendation in the Working Party of the Hong Kong Association of Banks' study of
venture capital and has been incorporated as a company limited by guarantee.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
1987
Topic
Fintech
Associations
Company
HKVCA
Website
hkvca.com.hk
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
HKVCA

152. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Description
The Bitcoin Association Hong Kong stems from a group of people who started to discuss and
promote Bitcoin in Hong Kong in the summer of 2012. As the group of people and Bitcoin
grew the enthusiasts began to formalize and organize themselves to further promote the use
of Bitcoin and related technologies in Hong Kong.
Country/City
Hong Kong
Founded
2012
Topic
Fintech
Associations
Company
Bitcoinhk
Website
bitcoinhk.org
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
BITCOINHK

153. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
Agenda
BIG DATA
VARIOUS
FINTECH ACCELERATORS
FINTECH ASSOCIATIONS
PERSONAL FINANCE
BLOCKCHAIN/ CRYPTOCURRENCY
SUMMARY
REGTECH/ LAWTECH
HONG KONG FINTECH START-UPS
AGENDA (2/2)

154. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
SUMMARY
The RESULTS of data analysed in the report show that the Fintech
startups in the categories of Wealthtech, Mobile Payment and
Blockchain/ Cryptocurrency are more competitive among other
areas, at 22%, 15% and 15% respectively.
Overall, the prospect for Fintech innovation in Hong Kong remains
positive, which is based upon the supportive regulatory environment
and the stable finance market, especially the potential of uniting with
cross-border one of the top Fintech hubs, Shenzhen in the near
future.

155. fintechnews.hk
FINTECH
HONG KONG
@FintechNewsHK
CONTACT
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