Combining Hong Kong's strengths in finance and Shenzhen's advanced technology, the Greater Bay Area is blessed with a bright future in Fintech. What are the trends in Fintech? What does the GBA Fintech landscape look like and where does HK fit in? Watch the video to find the answers.

Hong Kong is an international fintech hub characterised by a diverse, resilient, and dynamic landscape. Although a relatively small city, it punches above its weight as one of the most productive markets for fintech start-ups to rapidly scale-up. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hong Kong fintech sector bucked the global trend as companies continued to grow, raise capital and hire.

Hong Kong FinTech Buzz Index (FBI) is a quarterly index which represents a quantified sentiment of the local FinTech-related news articles in local Chinese news media. According to the 2,426 news articles analysed in the last quarter of 2020 (October to December), Hong Kong FBI for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020 rebounds to 103.6, a sharp increase of 10.1 index points (or 10.8%) from the third quarter. 

The Fintech Proof-of-Concept Subsidy Scheme (“the PoC Scheme”) is now open for applications. For all interested fintech companies, grasp this opportunity to partner with financial institutions to validate and gain traction for your innovative fintech solutions.

Hong Kong is primed to strengthen our position as a fintech scale-up hub to foster fintech development and accelerate fintech adoption. One of the most important success factors for fintech companies is the ability to scale, particularly in the post-pandemic era. Act now to leverage these opportunities to scale business and accelerate innovation in HK​ and Asia​.