The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers co-hosted the 2025 Green Fintech Symposium and announced the results of the 2025 Green Fintech Competition today (12 September). Both the Symposium and the Competition are supported by the Institute of Sustainability and Technology, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, and Invest Hong Kong.
The Symposium received an overwhelming response, attracting near 500 in-person and online participants from banks, investment firms, corporates, technology firms, regulatory authorities, and academia to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in green fintech.
In his opening remarks, Mr Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the HKMA, underscored the importance of innovation in sustainability and the crucial role that green fintech plays in addressing pressing sustainability challenges. “We must forge partnerships across finance, technology, regulation, and businesses to effectively confront the complex, interconnected challenges posed by global climate change,” he stated.
This sentiment resonated throughout the fireside chat and panel discussions at the Symposium, which drew together experts from the financial, technology, and public sectors to discuss the application of artificial intelligence and big data to green fintech, the importance of innovation to Asia’s low-carbon transition, and the commercialisation of green fintech solutions.
A highlight of the event was the announcement of the results of the 2025 Green Fintech Competition. The Competition attracted over 140 entries from 26 jurisdictions this year, marking over 60% increase from the inaugural event in 2023. At the Symposium, the winners under the five competition themes presented and showcased their innovative solutions and had the opportunity to network with key players in the local green and sustainable finance ecosystem. Details of the winning entries are set out at the annex.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
12 September 2025
Mr Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, delivers opening remarks at the 2025 Green Fintech Symposium.
Ms Poman Lo, Founder, Institute of Sustainability and Technology (second from left), moderates a fireside chat at the 2025 Green Fintech Symposium with Ms Divyata Ashiya, Managing Director, Head of Growth, Fortescue Capital (first from left); Ms Kim-See Lim, Chief Investment Officer, Public Sector (Region 1) & Financial Institutions and Funds (Global) Clients, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (middle); Mr Arthur Yuen, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (second from right); and Mr Nakul Zaveri, Partner and Co-Head of Climate Investment Strategy, LeapFrog Investments (first from right).
(From left) Professor Lapman Lee, Professor of Practice (ESG, FinTech, Sustainable Finance), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, moderates a panel discussion at the 2025 Green Fintech Symposium with Mr Jared Jiang, Deputy General Manager, Tencent Cloud; Ms Tomomi Shimada, Head of Sustainable Investing Specialists, Asia Pacific, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; Mr Angus Wong, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Banking, Hang Seng Bank; and Ms Kannes Wong, Head of Strategy and Planning, Sustainability Officer, Zurich Insurance (Hong Kong).
(From left) Mr Victor Yim, Head of FinTech, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, moderates a panel discussion at the 2025 Green Fintech Symposium with Mr Mark Blick, Chief Executive Officer, Diginex; Mr Florian Lang, Chief Executive Officer, APAC, Libertify; Ms Anna Liu, HashKey Tokenisation Chief Executive Officer, HashKey Group; and Dr Florian M Spiegl, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, EVIDENT.
Mr Donald Chen, Executive Director (Banking Policy) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (front row, seventh from right), presents awards to the winners of the 2025 Green Fintech Competition with Ms Carrie Leung, Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (front row, seventh from left); Ms Sonia Lau, Head of Program Management, Institute of Sustainability and Technology (front row, sixth from right); Mr Victor Yim, Head of FinTech, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (front row, third from right); Mr Howard Lee, Associate Director, GreenTech, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (front row, second from left); and Ms Angel Fung, Senior Vice President, (Sustainability) for Financial Services and Fintech, Invest Hong Kong (front row, second from right).
