7 November 2016

Hong Kong Fintech Heats Up

Published by Finews.asia – 7th November 2016 

Hong Kong’s 12-week fintech accelerator programme sponsored by Standard Chartered and Fidelity International «SuperCharger FinTech 2.0» has chosen its finalists.

For a second year running, SuperCharger, which aims to help the most promising start-ups and scale-ups grow in Asia, has surpassed other Hong Kong FinTech accelerators with almost 200 applicants from 33 countries from which 8 finalists were selected.

SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator 2.0 kicks off this weeks Hong Kong FinTech Week. The 8 finalists announced include some of the hottest start-ups and scale-ups in wealth management, RegTech, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and blockchain.

The 8 selected companies are highly complementary and present clear partnership opportunities with SuperCharger corporate partners.

The Finalists for SuperCharger 2.0 (in alphabetical order):

  • Bambu – Wealth Management
  • Clare.ai – Artificial Intelligence and Chatbots
  • Entersoft – Cybersecurity
  • FinChat – Regulatory Techology
  • Foris – Payments
  • KYC Chain – Regulatory Technology
  • Squirro – Big Data
  • Xnotes Alliance – Blockchain

«SuperCharger is strongly establishing itself as Hong Kong’s leading fintech accelerator. The quality of this year’s cohort is a testament to that and reflects the role our accelerator plays for the sourcing of products, solutions and talent in the financial services industry in this region,» Janos Barberis, Founder of SuperCharger, said.

 

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