Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026
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Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today (November 2) co-organised the Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 with Invest Hong Kong. The 11th edition of this flagship fintech event has brought together participants worldwide to exchange insights, showcase innovation, and foster strategic business partnerships.
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Following the announcement of "Fintech 2030" last year, the HKMA has built significant momentum in advancing the four strategic pillars under the "DART" framework (Data and Payment, AI, Resilience and Tokenisation). During FinTech Week, the HKMA announced new initiatives across the following four categories, aiming to further strengthen Hong Kong's fintech capabilities and deliver direct benefits to corporations and individuals:
(1) Application and governance of Agentic Finance: As Agentic A.I. technologies continue to mature, they have the potential to reshape how financial services are delivered and used. To ensure responsible development of these services, the HKMA launched Project SAGE (Securing Agentic Finance with Governance and Enablement). The Project will seek to enable the industry to explore and advance agentic finance applications, while ensuring a commensurate governance framework. To support the work of Project SAGE, the HKMA has established a cross-sectoral Agentic Finance Expert Group. Concurrently, the HKMA published a discussion paper on the use of Agentic A.I. by banks, seeking industry feedback on the supervisory considerations pertaining to the governance of such applications.
(2) Driving readiness for post-quantum cryptography (PQC): Quantum computing could in future compromise widely used encryption that protects customer data and transactions. To support the banking sector's transition to PQC in the quantum era, the HKMA and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, with support from industry participants, launched the PQC Toolkit. The Toolkit sets out a structured and comprehensive framework with a suite of practical tools to guide banks through their PQC transition journeys. The Toolkit will continue to evolve through industry application, validation and feedback as PQC standards and implementation practices mature.
(3) Accelerating 24x7 settlement of tokenised transactions under Project Ensemble: The HKMA has advanced EnsembleTX to a new stage, enabling 24x7 real-value transactions. This enhancement empowers banks and their clients to unlock new business opportunities, such as dynamic global allocation of funds, effective management of tokenised asset portfolios, and optimised treasury management. The HKMA has also completed trial trades involving Recognised Dealers conducting secondary market transactions of tokenised Exchange Fund Bills, enabling them to enhance efficiency in secondary and repo trading. The HKMA will soon expand the trials to include regulated stablecoins.
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In partnership with Cyberport, the HKMA launched tConnect Launchpad to bring together financial institutions, technology firms, and digital asset innovators. This initiative will explore and validate pioneering use cases,accelerating tokenisation adoption in Hong Kong.
(4) Expanding cross-border payment connectivity: The Faster Payment System (FPS) will link with UnionPay International (UPI) by the end of this year, progressively enabling users to pay by scanning QR codes at over 100 million merchants under UnionPay and its partner networks in Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and more than 40 overseas markets, for greater convenience in retail payments both locally and while travelling.
The Chief Executive of the HKMA, Mr Eddie Yue,said, "Hong Kong is well placed to capitalise on new growth opportunities in fintech. Building on the good progress that we have made under 'Fintech 2030', banks and fintech firms can better harness data, AI, tokenisation and other emerging technologies. Looking ahead, we will continue to foster an enabling environment that advances responsible innovation, enhances resilience, and supports the sustainable development of the fintech ecosystem."
The Chief Executive of the HKMA, Mr Eddie Yue. Photo source: reference image
Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026
The Hong Kong Legal Week 2026, an annual flagship event of the Department of Justice (DoJ), was launched today (November 2). As a landmark annual event in the legal community, the five-day event themed "Collaboration & Innovation: Legal Synergy for a Shared Future" brings together legal professionals, business leaders, policymakers, academics, and leading international legal organisations from Hong Kong and around the world to have in-depth discussions and exchanges on forward-looking issues such as regional legal co-operation, international dispute resolution, construction of foreign-related rule of law, lawtech and opportunities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Marking the centenary celebration of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) and the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), both leading international legal organisations will hold celebratory events during the Hong Kong Legal Week, making this year's programme particularly significant.
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Liaison Office was held as the opening event of this year's Hong Kong Legal Week. The Opening Ceremony was officiated by the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee; the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Mr Cui Jianchun; the President of UNIDROIT, Professor Enzo Moavero-Milanesi; the Secretary-General of UNIDROIT, Professor Ignacio Tirado; and the Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC. With the support of the Central Government, the DoJ has successfully secured the establishment of UNIDROIT's first office outside its seat in Rome in its 100 years of history, demonstrating Hong Kong's leading role as an international legal hub.
In his welcome remarks, Mr Lee said that today marks a double celebration, commemorating UNIDROIT's centenary and witnessing the opening of a new chapter for UNIDROIT – the establishment of its Asia-Pacific Liaison Office in Hong Kong. He noted that as a renowned international legal, trade and financial hub, Hong Kong strives to attract global organisations and talent, enable international legal co-operation and position Hong Kong as a "super connector" and "super value-adder" for East and West. By setting up a liaison office in Hong Kong, UNIDROIT not only enjoys benefits from co-operation with other partner organisations in the city, but also benefits from the network established by the Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Academy to promote capacity building in the region. The establishment of the office is a symbol of the collective ambition to build a more harmonious and prosperous future for the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
The Director-General of the Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Dr Yu Ning, said in her video speech that UNIDROIT setting up a liaison office in Hong Kong reflects the international community's high regard for Hong Kong and marks a significant achievement in the city's continuous effort in building itself as an international legal centre. She said that in recent years, the HKSAR has continued to strengthen its exchanges and co-operation with UNIDROIT under the framework of "one country, two systems", further showcasing to the world its strengths including its robust common law system, well-established judicial system and extensive pool of international legal talent.
Professor Enzo Moavero-Milanesi said that UNIDROIT was founded with the aim to allow different parties to work on an equal basis towards the harmonisation of private law. Noting that many countries of the Asia-Pacific region are UNIDROIT member states, he said that the decision to open a liaison office in Hong Kong, with its strategic position in the Asia-Pacific region, is intended to give stronger impetus to the development of UNIDROIT's work in the future.
Delivering his opening remarks, Mr Lam said that Hong Kong's relationship with UNIDROIT is longstanding. The establishment of the liaison office in Hong Kong will take the city's relationship with UNIDROIT to the next level, and will provide a stable and effective platform in the Asia-Pacific region to facilitate the development of international private law. He noted that the presence of the three major private international law organisations at the Hong Kong legal hub, namely theUNIDROIT Asia-Pacific Liaison Office, the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and the DoJ Project Office for Collaboration with UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law), together with the International Organization for Mediation, the AALCO (Asian African Legal Consultative Organization) Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre and other international institutions, will create synergy. It will showcase Hong Kong's unique advantage as a distinctive platform to facilitate closer collaboration among international and regional institutions, serving as a strong testament to the theme of this year's Hong Kong Legal Week: "Legal Synergy for a Shared Future".
The Regional Conference for the Asia-Pacific in celebration of UNIDROIT's centenary came right after the Opening Ceremony. More than 700 registrations from more than 40 countries or regions were received to attend the conference. Most of the participants, including representatives of the member states, governments and organisations supporting UNIDROIT, as well as its long-standing partners in the Asia-Pacific region, gathered to review UNIDROIT's achievements of a century in modernising and harmonising private law, and to explore how it can continue to foster regional development in its next century. The conference featured three panel discussions, with speakers from Australia, Indonesia, Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Vietnam, Uzbekistan and other jurisdictions. The discussions focused on the impact of UNIDROIT’s normative and institutional work in the region, while taking a prospective lens to examine opportunities and emerging challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Deputy Secretary for Justice, Dr Cheung Kwok-kwan, said in his closing remarks that UNIDROIT opening its first ever overseas office in Hong Kong fully reflects the international community's vote of confidence in Hong Kong's legal system. The Liaison Office will serve not only as a platform for dialogue with governments on the development and implementation of its instruments, but also as a hub for collaboration with academia, arbitral and mediation institutions, financial institutions and other key stakeholders. In an increasingly interconnected region with diverse legal systems, there is a clear need for UNIDROIT to work in partnership with other international organisations in the Asia-Pacific region to deliver legal infrastructure which is attuned to the needs of the region, Dr Cheung added.
The 3rd Asia-Pacific International Private Law Summit will be held tomorrow (November 3). With the theme of "Advancing Future-Ready Legal Infrastructure to Foster Digital Innovation, Sustainable Growth, and Regional Connectivity in the Asia-Pacific" this year, the participants will focus on issues at the forefront of the future development of the Asia-Pacific region, examining the role of transnational commercial law in fostering digital innovation, sustainable growth and resilient markets in the region.
Other events during the Hong Kong Legal Week include the celebration event of UNCITRAL's 60th anniversary to be held on Wednesday (November 4); the Fourth Legal Forum on Interconnectivity and Development and the Hong Kong Mediation Lecture 2026 on Thursday (November 5); as well as the Second Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area Lawyers Forumon Friday (November 6).
In addition, the three-day Hong Kong LawTech Fest 2026 will kick-start on Wednesday, featuring dynamic exhibitions and live demonstrations to foster collaboration between legal and technology professionals. A highlight of the fest, the LawTech Forum, will take place on Thursday. Under the theme "Human in the Loop, Integrity at the Core - Redefining Legal Practice with LawTech", leading lawtech experts and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds will exchange views at the Forum.
For more details of Hong Kong Legal Week 2026, please visit the dedicated website at www.legalweek.hk. A live broadcast will be available on the dedicated website and at webcast.info.gov.hk.
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of Asia-Pacific Liaison Office opens Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
