The largest-ever Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival 2025 (HKFW x SMUF) will be held from November 3 to 7, a strategic alliance marking a decade of innovation while creating an expanded platform dedicated to all facets of technology and business impacts, Invest Hong Kong announced today. The joint celebration underscores Hong Kong s commitment to the digital economy, leveraging its position as a leading international financial centre and thriving startup hub. The event is expected to attract over 37,000 attendees, more than 800 leading speakers and over 700 exhibitors from more than 100 economies, with the main conference to take place on November 3 to 4 at the Convention Exhibition Centre, InvestHK said. The event participants will include startup founders, investors, and pioneers from sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), fintech, green tech, health tech, proptech, and more. Noting that theme of FinTech Week is “Curating the New Fintech Era”, Secretary for Financial Services the Treasury Christopher Hui said the Government will work closely with financial regulators and the fintech industry to build Hong Kong as an ideal destination for embracing fintech so as to establish sustainable fintech solutions that drive the global economy forward. Secretary for Commerce Economic Development Algernon Yau supplemented that startups are an important part of any economy, and that behind every startup, there must be an innovative business idea. “Hong Kong is just the right place not only for startups to be created, but also for them to grow to scale.” He noted that the number of startups in the city has increased from about 1,600 in the past decade to around 4,700 last year, which is a result of the pro-startup measures taken by the Government over the years. Shortlisted Global Fast Track programme semi-finalist companies from seven verticals will be invited to the semi-finals and grand finale to pitch in person onstage during HKFW x SMUF, providing an opportunity for innovators to showcase their solutions in front of thousands of attendees, including key corporates, investors, service providers and communities seeking innovative fintech and other tech solutions and investment opportunities. Additionally, appointed event organiser Finoverse will introduce its first AI community host Samantha at HKFW x SMUF. Through conducting a five-minute live call, Samantha can connect users to targeted meetings and craft personalised forum itineraries according to users interests and objectives, leveraging a database of 11 forums by a proprietary AI algorithm for precise matches. Click here for details.
Saturday 18 October 2025
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