Global fintech leaders gather for FinTech Week x StartmeupHK

Published: 14:28, November 2, 2026

By Wang Zhan in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivers opening remarks during the Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, Nov 2, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG — Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026 kicked off on Monday, bringing together more than 45,000 industry leaders from over 120 economies.

The event, running through Friday, is being attended by more than 1,000 world-class speakers, over 800 sponsors, exhibitors and startups, and more than 30 delegations.

The main conference takes place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Monday and Tuesday, along with a week of community and networking events at multiple venues in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

China Daily's Adam Lam took the photos on Monday.

(From left) Christopher Hui Ching-yu, secretary for financial services and the treasury of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Annabelle Yu Long, founding & managing partner of BAI Capital; Bill Winters, group chief executive of Standard Chartered; and Forest Lin, corporate vice president of Tencent and head of Tencent Financial Technology, speak at the Policy and Visionary Forum themed “FinTech Nexus: Where Data, Tokens and AI Converge” during the Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, Nov 2, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)

(From left) Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority; Denis Beau, first deputy governor of Banque de France; Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, head of BIS Innovation Hub of Bank for International Settlements; and Georges Elhedery, group chief executive of HSBC, speak at the Policy and Visionary Forum under the theme “Navigating the New Frontier: AI, Tokenization, and Quantum in Global Finance” during the Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, Nov 2, 2026. (ADAM LAM/ CHINA DAILY)

Visitors enjoy the Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, Nov 2, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)

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