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FINANCE GOES HIGH-TECH
The 2019 Asian Financial Forum focuses on innovation, launching the new FinTech Showcase. Finance has been a pillar of Hong Kong’s economy for many years – visitors are always impressed by the glass towers of the Bank of China, HSBC and Bank of East Asia buildings which dominate the Central skyline.
The government is eager to diversify the economy, encouraging people, especially the young, to move into innovation and technology. Between the old pillar and the new pillar lies FinTech – which will be very much in focus at the 12th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) on 14-15 Jan 2019.
Organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the AFF will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) under the theme “Creating a Sustainable and Inclusive Future”.
This AFF will launch the new FinTech Showcase, which will feature discussions on a wide range of issues such as sustainable and inclusive development, global investment in the new economy, financial innovation, start-ups and entrepreneurship, and the sharing economy.
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