Global Fast Track2022
The Global Fast Track brings together the world’s innovative fintech companies that already have commercial customers in their home market and beyond to showcase their business solutions and connect with regional corporates and investors.
We help your business be viable, visible and scalable in Hong Kong, Asia, and Beyond.
Global Fast Track 2022 – Vertical Winners
Global Live Final Winner
Best Technology Award
Best Use Case Award
(Hong Kong)
Best Ecosystem Award
Champions
More than 100 champions with 400+ business introductions since 2021
We work with Corporates, Investors and Service Providers who can all introduce varied opportunities for the growth of your business in Asia.
2022 Champions - Corporates
2022 Champions - Investors
2022 Champions - Services
Benefits
for regulation & license consultation
to other public & private accelerator programmes
in HK
How The Programme Works
2022 Verticals for Pitching Competition
- Commercial Processes
- SME Banking
- Cross-Border Services
- Large MNC Banking
- Lending And Finance
- Business Customer Onboarding
- NFTs
- Crypto
- Storage
- Wallets
- Regulation And Compliance
- Blockchain Technologies
- Smart Contracts
- Tokenisation
- Green Finance
- Impact Investing
- Data Platforms
- ESG Rating And Reporting
- Financial Inclusion
- Sustainable FinTech Products
- Claims Evaluation
- AI
- Sales And Customer Services
- Embedded Insurance
- Self Serve Tools
- Advisory
- Institutional Investment
- Capital Markets
- Alternative Investments
- Trading Tools
- Data Modeling
- Wealth Management
- Portfolio Management
- Cross Border
- SME Finance
- Trade Finance
- P2P Payments And Lending
- Point Of Sales And Payment Gateways
- Buy Now Pay Later
- Lending
- Micro-credit
- Regulation Management
- Compliance Management
- AI
- Machine Learning And Blockchain Tools
- Consumer Products
- Mortgages
- Accounts
- Personal Savings
- Financial Health
- Systems Integrations
- Customer Onboarding
Programme Timeline
Winner Benefits
Partnering Programme
Visa Fintech Fast Track
Visa Fintech Fast Track allows both new and established businesses to leverage the speed, security, reliability and scale of the Visa network to get up and running quickly, taking the process from months to weeks.
The program provides turnkey access to Visa’s ecosystem partners, online licensing, APIs, as well as extensive go-to-market toolkits, online education and expert advice to help Fintechs scale their business.
BFSI Accelerator 2022
Cyberport Incubation Programme 2022
In addition to a range of business and professional services, incubatees get up to HK$500,000 support over 24 months. Incubatees can participate in the programme on-site at Cyberport, or off-site at their own premises.
On top of Cyberport Incubation programme, Cyberport provides a comprehensive platform to foster success for digital tech entrepreneurs.
HKSTP Incubation Programme
HKSTP provides support to Hong Kong technology startups at different stages in their growth journey, from innovative ideas to market validated marketable products and solutions until scale-ups with regional market footprints.
HKSTP Programmes provide support to the passionate and committed technology startups with R&D focus on technology domains such as ICT, Web3(Web3.0), AI, robotics, electronics, green/clean technology, precision engineering etc. The programmes fast-track success with one of the largest industry adoption and ecosystem investments in Asia.
International Delegations Programme
Apply now, and witness your FinTechs’ business expansion in the Greater Bay Area gateway - Hong Kong, Asia and beyond.
Both hybrid and virtual packages are available, each delegation can bring 5-10 FinTech companies.
Fintech Foundation Program Flex
Last year, the program trained over 1,000 graduates from 66 countries representing nearly 350 organizations and obtained learners rated 4.61/5 as feedback to the program.Fintech Foundation Program Flex is a core program of the 10x1000 Tech for Inclusion initiative that allows a high degree of flexibility to suit busy professionals’ learning needs with bite-size videos and self-paced experience. The program covers a holistic overview of the impact of digital technology on inclusion, key trends in financial inclusion in Asia, and how Ant has designed its businesses around inclusion. Participants gain insights into the critical technology behind FinTech (blockchain, AI, security, IoT, cloud) and the latest applications for blockchain and AI in financial services. Ant also shares the best practices for how technology can be used to solve business problems and achieve scale.
What happened in 2021?
FANO Labs, 2021 Global Fast Track Winner
King Leung, Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
2021 Testimonials
“It was a positive experience participating this year. Thanks for your regular communications and reminders, I had a great time speaking to all the quality startups.”
“Venturing into a new market like we are doing can be quite overwhelming – and joining your program makes the start of our journey as smooth as possible. I am very grateful for that.”
“Through the programme, we have established useful connections with some FinTech companies for collaboration exploration. We look forward to partnering in future programmes.”
“The programme is well-curated from the beginning to the end, and we are impressed with the line-up of the champions we have this year. Thank you for all the great support and communications in the past months.”
“Thank you very much for all your help over the Fast Track programme this year, it has been incredibly fruitful experience for us. I look forward to the opportunity to participate again next year.”
Programme FAQ
You can reach out to us and our team will get back to you as soon as possible
Global Fast Track 2022 is a flexible, hybrid programme involving 1-2-1 meetings, a pitching competition, and consultations with government, regulators and mentors to develop your market entry and growth strategy.
There is no fee for Global Fast Track 2022.
For matchmaking, we are looking for FinTechs with existing solutions that fit our key verticals. Companies should have an existing product or solution, and be able to demonstrate some traction in your home market, be that through acquired customers/clients, revenue generated, or investment received. This information will need to be provided on the application form.
Applications will be closed on 16th September.
There will be a virtual semi-final for each vertical, with 8-10 companies selected to pitch in each of them. Pitches will be judged by Corporate and Investor Champions, with the highest scoring company from each semi-final advancing to pitch in the Global Final. The Final will take place in hybrid format at Hong Kong FinTech Week - any companies present in Hong Kong will pitch live on stage, while companies unable to travel to Hong Kong will be dialed in to pitch online remotely. The winner will be announced immediately following the Final.
Global Fast Track 2022 is a hybrid programme, meaning you can participate in person in Hong Kong or online from anywhere in the world. The only activities that are not hybrid are a potential networking evening in Hong Kong, and a potential site visit in Shenzhen. All pitching, matchmaking meetings, mentoring sessions and regulator meetings will be accessible in person or online.
The winner of the pitching competition will receive a publicity campaign through HK FinTech Week communications channels, and a complimentary exhibition booth for HK FinTech Week 2023.
We work with Hong Kong large corporates in a range of sectors who are looking for financial technology to improve their business, and who are actively engaging with scaling FinTech companies. We also work with different Investors, from VCs to family offices, all with different portfolios and investment criteria, who have an interest in investing in FinTech. New for 2022 are Service Champions who provide services and infrastructure to support companies’ growth in the region. They can offer support and advice to help you achieve your business aims in Hong Kong and Asia.
The 1-2-1 matchmaking part of the programme is open to all qualified applicants, whether you are participating in the pitching competition or not. Matches are made based on our Corporate Champions’ requirements for the types of solutions or companies they are looking for. We evaluate and screen all applicant companies and make recommendations to our Champions based on their needs. Participating FinTechs can also express an interest in Champions, and Champions can choose to act on those expressions of interest accordingly. There is no guaranteed number of meetings per participant, as the meetings are driven by business needs.
Contact: deborah@finnovasia.com
