{"id":11639,"date":"2021-01-27T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2021\/01\/27\/ifta-opens-applications-for-fintech-achievement-awards-2020-advocating-further-advancement-in-fintech-industry-under-new-norms\/"},"modified":"2021-01-27T08:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T08:30:00","slug":"ifta-opens-applications-for-fintech-achievement-awards-2020-advocating-further-advancement-in-fintech-industry-under-new-norms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2021\/01\/27\/ifta-opens-applications-for-fintech-achievement-awards-2020-advocating-further-advancement-in-fintech-industry-under-new-norms\/","title":{"rendered":"IFTA Opens Applications for FinTech Achievement Awards 2020, Advocating Further Advancement in FinTech Industry Under New Norms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n                            <!--<a class=\"format-txt\" href=\"{baseURL}\/View\/{release.id}?_download=1\">View this article in .txt format<\/a>--><\/p>\n<p> HONG KONG&#13;<br \/>\nSAR &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/\">Media&#13;<br \/>\nOutReach<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 27 January 2021 &#8211;\u00a0Application&#13;<br \/>\nfor The IFTA FinTech Achievement Awards 2020 (the &#8220;Awards&#8221;) has been officially&#13;<br \/>\nkicked off now. Organised by the Institute of Financial Technologists of Asia&#13;<br \/>\n(&#8220;IFTA&#8221;), the Awards is now running for its 3<sup>rd<\/sup> year to&#13;<br \/>\ncelebrate the significant achievements made worldwide in the realm of FinTech&#13;<br \/>\nand the application opens to both individuals and institutions of different&#13;<br \/>\nnatures.   <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p> \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>Themed&#13;<br \/>\n&#8220;<b>Embracing\u00a0FinTech amid New Normal and Accelerating Digitization<\/b>&#8220;,&#13;<br \/>\nthe Awards builds on the turbulence impacting on this world as a starting&#13;<br \/>\npoint, identifying the best practices of digitalization in this very&#13;<br \/>\nextraordinary year for all. The rearranged award categories and judging&#13;<br \/>\ncriteria caters to ever-changing external factors so as to create a fair arena&#13;<br \/>\nfor all.<b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p> \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p> The&#13;<br \/>\nAwards focuses on teamworks, ethics, professionalism, achievements and&#13;<br \/>\ninnovation. A well-rounded evaluation will be conducted to the participants to&#13;<br \/>\nselect those who has been doing a great job balancing these different angles in&#13;<br \/>\ntheir business routine.  <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p> \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;No matter you are a commercial company, an NGO, a start-up,&#13;<br \/>\nor an individual who have helped the advancement of the FinTech industry, you&#13;<br \/>\nare more than welcomed to join the Awards.&#8221; IFTA Founder and Chairman Mr Paul&#13;<br \/>\nPong said, &#8220;By participating in the Awards, FinTech-related organizations or&#13;<br \/>\nindividuals will be able to significantly elevate their visibility in this&#13;<br \/>\never-growing industry.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p> \u00a0<br \/>The Awards Head Juror Dr Charleston Sin added, &#8220;We anticipate that a group of leading institutions and individuals will join the Awards this year. FinTech-related business usually become more decisive when adapting to changes. Especially in this year, when constantly changing has become the major theme.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since IFTA&#8217;s establishment in September 2017, the IFTA has been contributing to the promotion of professional standards within Asia&#8217;s FinTech industry. It is known as a major facilitator of FinTech education and a platform for nurturing new talents. For the past 3 years, the Awards recognises companies that have dedicated to the development of this once emerging, and now maturing industry.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b> Corporate Achievements in FinTech (for corporates, NGOs, and start-ups) <\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"\/>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b><i><u> FinTech Solutions <\/u><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 1.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> RegTech <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 2.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> InsurTech <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 3.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Payment Tech <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 4.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Trade Financing Tech <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 5.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> PropTech <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 6.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Blockchain, Cryptocurrency&#13;<br \/>\n  and CEP (Cryptoasset Exchange Providers) <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 7.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Banking Tech <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 8.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> WealthTech <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 9.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> eMPF Tech <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 10.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p>Others  *    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b><i> * <\/i><\/b><b><i>  This&#13;<br \/>\ncategory awards any innovative project that falls under FinTech, but does not&#13;<br \/>\napply to any of the categories above. <\/i><\/b><i\/><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"\/>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b><i><u> Advanced&#13;<br \/>\n  Technology <\/u><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Artificial Intelligence <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Big Data <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 3.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Cloud Computing <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 4.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Data Governance <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 5.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> 5G and\/or Internet of Things <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b> Outstanding&#13;<br \/>\nFinancial Technologists of the Year (for individuals) <\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Leader of the&#13;<br \/>\n  Year <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> &#8211; Recognising company&#13;<br \/>\n  founders, shareholding directors, or C-suite executives for their&#13;<br \/>\n  contributions and achievements. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Rising Star of&#13;<br \/>\n  the Year <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> &#8211; Recognising young&#13;<br \/>\n  professionals in any company, on or below age 35 for their contributions and&#13;<br \/>\n  achievements. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Star in the&#13;<br \/>\n  Making <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> &#8211; Recognising students&#13;<br \/>\n  (undergraduate or postgraduate) for innovative <\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> projects or ideas that could&#13;<br \/>\n  positively transform the FinTech industry. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b> \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> The Jury Panel (arranged in&#13;<br \/>\nalphabetical order of surnames) <\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Name <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Title  <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Head Juror  <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Dr Charleston   SIN <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Executive Director <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node  <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Jurors <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Mr Simon  <\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> AU YEUNG <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Head of&#13;<br \/>\n  Strategic Initiatives <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> HashKey&#13;<br \/>\n  Digital Asset Group  <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Ir Eric CHAN <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Chief Public&#13;<br \/>\n  Mission Officer <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Hong Kong&#13;<br \/>\n  Cyberport Management Company Limited <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Mr Emil CHAN <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Chairman <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> The Association&#13;<br \/>\n  of Cloud and Mobile Computing Professionals <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Dr Dorothy&#13;<br \/>\n  CHAU <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Executive&#13;<br \/>\n  Director <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Tencent <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Mr Eugene&#13;<br \/>\n  HSIA <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Chief&#13;<br \/>\n  Corporate Development Officer <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Hong Kong&#13;<br \/>\n  Science and Technology Parks Corporation <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Ms Selina LAU <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Chief&#13;<br \/>\n  Executive <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> The Hong Kong&#13;<br \/>\n  Federation of Insurers <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Mr Sean LEE  <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> CEO <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Algorand&#13;<br \/>\n  Foundation <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Mr Vincent MA <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Chief Digital&#13;<br \/>\n  Officer <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Sun Hung Kai&#13;<br \/>\n  Real Estate Agency Limited <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Ms Juni YAN <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<td>&#13; <\/p>\n<p><b> Managing&#13;<br \/>\n  Director <\/b>   <\/p>\n<p>&#13; <\/p>\n<p> Fintech&#13;<br \/>\n  Business, International, WeBank <b\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n  <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iftaawards.org\/\">www.iftaawards.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iftaawards.org\/\"><br \/><\/a>Photos of the Awards 2019 can be downloaded here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shorturl.at\/mnuFN\">www.shorturl.at\/mnuFN<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/release.php\/View\/62693#Contact\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HONG KONG&#13; SAR &#8211;\u00a0Media&#13; OutReach\u00a0&#8211; 27 January 2021 &#8211;\u00a0Application&#13; for The IFTA FinTech Achievement Awards 2020 (the &#8220;Awards&#8221;) has been officially&#13; kicked off now. 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