UNLEASH FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER-騁志發展基金

UNLEASH FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER

2026-02-08 10:32

<section contenteditable="false" data-arttype="cont_1" data-attr="[{&quot;bg_color&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;style_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;#3F96E2&quot;}},{&quot;bgopacity&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;style_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}},{&quot;margin_lr&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;padding_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}},{&quot;padding_top&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;padding_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;20&quot;}},{&quot;padding_bottom&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;padding_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;20&quot;}}]" style="margin:27px 0;"> <section class="atrWidget widget_cont_1 j_bg_color" style="background-color: rgb(63, 150, 226);"> <section class="j_margin_lr j_padding_top j_padding_bottom" contenteditable="true" style="display: flow-root;margin:0px;padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 20px; font-size: 16px; color: #333; line-height: 1.5;"> &nbsp;OUR MISSION&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;OUR&nbsp;VALUES&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; OUR&nbsp;OBJECTIVE </section> </section> </section> Core Values,Beliefs etc： <img src="/data/uploads/unleashfoundation11ea267f24677ea/tiny_editor/files/%E9%BB%91%E9%A9%AC%E6%80%9D%E7%BB%B4%E8%AE%AD%E7%BB%83%E8%90%A5%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%87/Fintech/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%8714.png" style="float: right; margin: 30px 10px; height: 250px; width: auto;">At Community Shaper 2025, our core values are innovation, collaboration, and impact. We believe in empowering young minds to create tech-driven solutions that serve real community needs.By fostering cross-disciplinary teamwork and embracing diverse perspectives, we aim to shape a future where technology uplifts society and drives meaningful change across the Greater Bay Area. &nbsp; Shaping HongKong's Digital Financial Future <img src="/data/uploads/unleashfoundation11ea267f24677ea/tiny_editor/files/%E9%BB%91%E9%A9%AC%E6%80%9D%E7%BB%B4%E8%AE%AD%E7%BB%83%E8%90%A5%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%87/Fintech/12.png" style="height: 230px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; width: auto;">The Fintech Forum brought together community shapers, academics, and professionals in the fintech space to collaborate and share ideas on the future of fintech in Hong Kong. Guest of Honor Hon. Ken Lee Kwong Yu, MH, opened the FinTech Forum by urging more collaboration to drive financial innovation. He encouraged the use of technology in the financial sector. He believes these steps will help Hong Kong take a larger role in the Greater Bay Area and beyond. &nbsp; <img src="/data/uploads/unleashfoundation11ea267f24677ea/tiny_editor/files/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%875(3).png" style="float: right; height: 250px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; width: auto;">Dr Francisco Cisternas, Senior Lecturer at CUHK Business School, sharedhis views on how data and finance intersect in real-world settings. He showed how big data can uncover how people use financial services, from making payments to using investment platforms. He also encouraged students to build strong skills in analytics, marketing, and behavioral understanding, so they can create FinTech solutions that are advanced, trusted, inclusive, and that meet real user needs in Hong Kong and beyond. Mr. Nelson Yip, MH, CEO of CNHK culture exchange, described the FinTech Forum as a way to connect innovation, culture, and responsibility in shaping Hong Kong’s digital financial future. He encouraged participants to view Community Shaper 25–26 as a chance to learn, blending technical skills, human-centered innovation, and cross-border teamwork. He ended by urging everyone to use the networks and insights they gain today as a base for their future work in Hong Kong’s FinTech sector. <img src="/data/uploads/unleashfoundation11ea267f24677ea/tiny_editor/files/%E9%BB%91%E9%A9%AC%E6%80%9D%E7%BB%B4%E8%AE%AD%E7%BB%83%E8%90%A5%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%87/Fintech/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%876.png" style="height: 267px; float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; width: 400px;"> Panel 1, titled “How Web3 is Reshaping Digital Ownership and Control,” energized the FinTech Forum 2026 as participants examined what it means to “own” something in a digital world. Featuring Ken Liao, CEO of Xverse Wallet, Alan Li, former Blockchain Investment Director at a single-family office, &nbsp; Amanda Cassatt, CEO of Serotonin, James Harte, COO of Hex Trust, and Syed Musheer Ahmed, CEO of FinStep Asia. The speakers unpacked how Web3 and blockchain can shift power from platforms to users, while surfacing questions about regulation, risk, and long‑term sustainability. Instead of offering easy answers, they invited attendees to challenge assumptions about digital assets, governance, and identity, and to imagine new models of transparency, trust, and community ownership for Hong Kong’s evolving Web3 landscape. Unlocking Innovation and Value in FinTech <img src="/data/uploads/unleashfoundation11ea267f24677ea/tiny_editor/files/%E9%BB%91%E9%A9%AC%E6%80%9D%E7%BB%B4%E8%AE%AD%E7%BB%83%E8%90%A5%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%87/Fintech/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%877.png" style="width: 350px; height: 233px; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"> The second panel, “Unlocking Value Across Industries with Blockchain &amp; Tokenization,” brought together a uniquely cross‑disciplinary group. Francis Li, Business Financial Crime Risk Manager, offered a traditional finance lens on blockchain risk, its readiness for mainstream adoption, and how closer collaboration can bridge gaps between banks and emerging FinTech solutions. <p style="--8sd0kg:none; --cyv3zq:14.6667px; --gjplxq:1.4; --s8nbea:p; caret-color:#000000; color:rgba(0,0,0,var(--O42jJQ,1)); font-family:YAFdJt8dAY0_1,_fb_,auto; line-height:20px; text-align:justify; text-transform:none; width:auto"> <img src="/data/uploads/unleashfoundation11ea267f24677ea/tiny_editor/files/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%878(1).png" style="height: 300px; float: right; width: 350px; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;">Adrian CF Lam, Account Manager at InnoBlock Technology Limited, shared practical cases on HKMA related carbon credits, ESG platforms, supply chain innovation, and the challenges of scaling secure enterprise systems. Marcos C., Advisory Board Member of AI Association of Hong Kong, explored enterprise stablecoins and the convergence of cloud, AI, and Web3 in corporate environments.Plato Wong,Principal of Sustainability Advisory Services at Moore Transaction Services Limited, discussed the environmental promise and energy challenges of tokenization and future green financial infrastructure. Mimi Vong, CEO of Metafyed, walked the audience through SME deal evaluation, live real world asset deployments, and how tokenization and private credit structures can open new financing pathways for Asian SMEs. <img src="/data/uploads/unleashfoundation11ea267f24677ea/tiny_editor/files/%E9%BB%91%E9%A9%AC%E6%80%9D%E7%BB%B4%E8%AE%AD%E7%BB%83%E8%90%A5%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%87/Fintech/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%879.png" style="width: 375px; float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; height: 250px;"> At the Innovation Showcase, Mr Ajmal Samuel, CEO of FTS Money, teamed up with student founders Jasper Lee and Oscar Lee to launch the ImpactMiles project at the FinTech Forum. They presented a closed-loop platform that turns corporate CSR budgets into social impact tokens. &nbsp; These tokens flow through wellbeing events and charity programs, eventually becoming real rewards for grassroots communities. The student team led product design and technical direction, while Mr Samuel guided overall strategy and user experience. This approach will help stakeholders see how their actions create measurable social good. <section contenteditable="false" data-arttype="table_1" data-attr="[{&quot;unit_type&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;show_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}},{&quot;table_width&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;show_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}},{&quot;scroll_table&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;show_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}}]" data-cells-length="" data-insertafter="true" data-notaddwidget="true" data-row-length="0" style="margin:27px 0;"> <section class="atrWidget widget_table_1"> <section class="j_scroll_table j_table_width" style="overflow-y: hidden; overflow-x: hidden;"> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" contenteditable="true" style="width:100%;border-spacing: 0;border-collapse: collapse;"> </table> &nbsp;</section> </section> </section> <section contenteditable="false" data-arttype="table_1" data-attr="[{&quot;unit_type&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;show_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}},{&quot;table_width&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;show_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}},{&quot;scroll_table&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;show_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}}]" data-cells-length="2" data-insertafter="true" data-notaddwidget="true" data-row-length="1" style="margin:27px 0;"> <section class="atrWidget widget_table_1"> <section class="j_scroll_table j_table_width" style="overflow-y: hidden; overflow-x: hidden;"> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" contenteditable="true" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#336699; border:1px solid #ffffff; height:46px; min-width:35px; text-align:justify; vertical-align:top; width:50%"> <div style="padding:5px 10px">Next Steps Insights from FinTech Forum 2026 will flow into upcoming hackathons, mentorship cycles, and innovation challenges within Community Shaper 2026, including our next HealthTech Forum. Youth are invited to: Pitch HealthTech ideas and join real-world innovation challenges Apply FinTech lessons on responsible Web3, blockchain impact, and ethical innovation Build skills to become leaders shaping Hong Kong and the GBA digital future Ready to get involved? Visit Community Shaper for HealthTech Forum details, registration, and all upcoming events. &nbsp; </div> <div style="padding:5px 10px"><img src="/data/uploads/unleashfoundation11ea267f24677ea/tiny_editor/files/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%8710.png" style="float: left;"></div> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="border:1px solid #ffffff; height:46px; min-width:35px; width:50%"> <div style="padding:5px 10px"> Designing Solutions Together The forum concluded with the Innovation Showcase &amp; Future Vision segment, where participants saw how FinTech, Web3, and impact innovation could move from slides to real products, pilots, and community partnerships. These moments reinforced Community Shaper 25–26 as a launchpad for youth-led collaboration among students, industry, and institutions across the Greater Bay Area. Rather than just absorbing expert insights, students were already testing ideas such as social impact tokenisation, responsible AI in finance, and cross‑border solutions that reflect Hong Kong’s unique position in the region. The closing message was clear: financial technology is ultimately about people, how we design fairer systems, widen access, and build trust. Good FinTech keeps human needs at the centre, whether through more inclusive financial tools, transparent data and governance, or new pathways that help young innovators turn bold concepts into measurable change. </div> <div style="padding:5px 10px"><img src="/data/uploads/unleashfoundation11ea267f24677ea/tiny_editor/files/%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%8711(2).png" style="float: right;"></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp;</section> </section> </section> <section contenteditable="false" data-arttype="img_1" data-attr="[{&quot;img_link&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;lnk_wrap&quot;,&quot;link&quot;:[{&quot;val&quot;:&quot;&quot;}]}},{&quot;img_border&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;style_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}},{&quot;border_color&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;style_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;#dddddd&quot;}},{&quot;image_scale&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;style_wrap&quot;,&quot;val&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}}]" data-insertafter="true" data-readonly="true" style="margin:27px 0;"> <section class="atrWidget widget_img_1 addTools" data-ratio="custom" data-slectratio="1,1.5,1.3333,1.7778,1.6,custom" data-uploadimage="1" data-viewmode="0"> <section class="j_sortable"> <section class="sortItem"><a href="javascript:;" style="display: block;text-align:center;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="000147_uq8m4b.png" class="j_img_border j_border_color j_scale_img" data-bigsrc="/data/uploads/unleashfoundation11ea267f24677ea/images/article_component/148125/20260210_001001_unjBJX.png" data-default="/resource/img/widgets/article/default/img_1.png" src="/data/uploads/unleashfoundation11ea267f24677ea/images/article_component/148125/20260210_001001_VdRuaz.png" style="border: none;" width="100%"></a></section> </section> </section> <section class="desWrap" contenteditable="true" style="text-align: center;font-size: 14px;color:#999;padding-top: 6px;"> @UnleashFoundation.org </section> </section> &nbsp;