We had a blast at FinovateAsia in Hong Kong earlier this month and now we get to re-live the experience through pictures. The show, which was held on 8 November, was our largest conference in Asia to-date, and we can’t wait to return next year with an even bigger crowd.

Here are some of our favorite photos from the event:

In the networking hall at PMQ

Taking a break for a selfie

Sentifi presenter Tran Huyen preps for her live demo

You can check out all of the photos from FinovateAsia on our Flickr page. Aside from the lively photos, the Twitter conversation was quite engaging. And in case you missed it, check out our press coverage from the event:

• Machine Learning
  DriveWealth presents at Finovate Asia – A Leading B2B2C Brokerage
  by Eve AI

• MissFQ
  Peakford – A Fintech Pioneer in the Local Hong Kong Property Market
  by CY

• MissFQ
  Financial Software Development Made Easy by APIs
  by Kyle Wong

Thanks to everyone who participated in our very first event in Hong Kong. We look forward to seeing you at FinovateEurope in February 2017 or at next year’s event in Asia!

We are thrilled so many people came out to attend FinovateAsia 2016, our first foray into Hong Kong. It was a great opportunity to see firsthand how one of Asia’s most dynamic economies is embracing the worldwide revolution in fintech innovation.

For those unable to attend FinovateAsia in person, our live coverage on Twitter (@Finovate) was a way for fintech fans to follow along. And as always, our live tweeting was supplemented by the insights and observations from our knowledgeable attendees. Here’s a small sample of what they saw and had to say this week in Hong Kong via Twitter.

FinovateAsia 2016 is here! After months of planning and preparation, Finovate’s Hong Kong debut has arrived, and we could not be more excited to see what our 36 fintech innovators from around the world have in store for our largest FinovateAsia audience yet.

Today’s show is divided into four sessions, punctuated by intermissions and networking opportunities designed to make sure you have every opportunity to meet and mingle with both our demoing companies as well as your fellow attendees. As we like to say: come for the high-paced, live fintech demonstrations and stay for the high-caliber networking with some of the most creative and visionary professionals in the business.

So whether you are here with us in the Fragrant Harbor, or following us via our Live Twitter feed @finovate, grab a cup of your favorite morning beverage and maybe a little snack as the house lights dim and the spotlights shine on the presenters of FinovateAsia 2016.

Here’s the agenda for today’s event.

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.

8am to 8:45 a.m. Registration with Continental Breakfast

8:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. First Demo Session featuring:

• eWise
• i-exceed
• eStorm
• GlobalLinker
• FUCO& SOLUTION
• Turnkey Lender
• EyeVerify
• IDmission
• WeInvest
• Pulse

10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Intermission with Refreshments

10:45 a.m. to 12 noon Second Demo Session featuring:

• Alpha Payments Cloud
• Euronovate
• Gieom
• Gradatim
• Xignite
• ThreatMetrix
• InvestGlass
• NetGuardians
• Dynamics
• MarketsMojo

12 noon to 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. Third Demo Session featuring:

• VIX Verify
• Bambu
• Lleida.net
• FixNix
• Venteny
• Ondot Systems
• DriveWealth
• IBM Security Trusteer

2:10 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. Intermission with Refreshments

2:40 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. Fourth Demo Session featuring:

• ExbiData by Peakford
• Sentifi
• Finn.ai
• Nexmo
• Moneytree
• Top Image Systems
• BankGuard
• Moxtra

3:50 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Networking Session with Open Bar and Appetizers

Best of Show winners will be announced at 5:15 p.m. during the end-of-day networking session.

All demo videos will be available for free in a few weeks in our video archives.

We’re here at PMQ rehearsing demos for tomorrow’s FinovateAsia conference and it’s shaping up to be a great show. This is our largest FinovateAsia event to-date, and innovation-quality is top-notch! Don’t miss out: Tickets are still available online and at registration tomorrow morning.

Think you’re ready? Here’s what you need to know:

• It’s all happening at PMQ in Hong Kong where we’re proud to be one of the highlights of Fintech Week.

• We’re using Bizzabo for our event app. Download Bizzabo from the app store and search Finovate. From there you can connect with other attendees, find more information about the presenting companies, and view the schedule for the day.

• Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. and the first demo will begin at 8:45 a.m.

• For more information on the presenting companies, check out the event website and our Sneak Peek blog series.

FinovateAsia 2016 is sponsored by: DBS Bank (Hong Kong); InvestHK/Hong Kong Fintech Week; and KPMG.

FinovateAsia 2016 is partners with: Aite Group, The Asian Banker, BankersHub, Banking Technology, BeFast.tv, Big Data Made Simple, Byte Academy, Celent, CoinTelegraph, CrowdFundBeat, Cyberport, FemTechLeaders, Finolab, Fintech Finance, Fintech News Singapore, The Fintech Times, Harrington Starr, Hong Kong Economic Times, The Hong Kong Foreign Financial Institutions Association, IDC Financial Insights, Korea FinTech Forum, Miss FQ, SME Finance Forum, Swiss Finance + Technology Association, and Verdict Financial.

The Finovate team has arrived in Hong Kong in preparation for FinovateAsia 2016 this Tuesday, 8 Nov. And we’re looking forward to a full day of live demonstrations of some of the most compelling innovations in fintech. Tickets are still available and we hope to see you here at PMQ on Tuesday as our 35 presenting companies demo their technologies live on stage.

This year, we are especially excited to be a part of InvestHK’s Hong Kong Fintech Week, which features discussions and presentations on the blockchain, the rise of regtech, as well as a hackathon and ample opportunities for networking among attendees. It’s a great setting for professionals from every corner of the fintech world, and we hope you’ll be on hand to be a part of it.

So for everyone who’s making plans to be with us in Hong Kong on Tuesday, here are a few tips and reminders to help you make the most of your FinovateAsia experience:

• What: FinovateAsia 2016

• When: Tuesday, 8 November 2016

• Where: PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong

• Why: To introduce the latest fintech innovations developed by 35 companies from countries including Singapore, Switzerland, Canada, India, Australia, Spain, Korea, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Japan, and Israel, as well as Hong Kong and the United States.

• How: With our unique, 7-minute demo-only format and networking opportunities both during and after the conference, FinovateAsia is designed to enable our presenters to show their technologies live before a professional audience. At the same time, our agenda ensures that our attendees have every opportunity to meet, ask questions, and network with our demoing companies.

Whether you will be here in Hong Kong joining us or following all the action from afar, you can catch every demo of the event by following our Live Twitter feed @Finovate. We’ll share pictures from the stage, information on the presenters, and interesting background on the demoing companies. And if you want to take to Twitter to share your own insights and ideas about the technologies on stage, please be sure to add #Finovate to your tweets to make them easier for everyone to see.

We’re happy to answer any questions you might have about FinovateAsia. Check out our responses to some of the most common queries in our FinovateAsia FAQ. For more, feel free to email us your question at asia@finovate.com.

FinovateAsia 2016 is sponsored by: DBS Bank (Hong Kong), InvestHK/Hong Kong Fintech Week, and KPMG.

FinovateAsia 2016 is partners with: Aite Group, The Asian Banker, BankersHub, Banking Technology, BeFast.tv, Big Data Made Simple, Byte Academy, Celent, CoinTelegraph, CrowdFundBeat, Cyberport, FemTechLeaders, Finolab, Fintech Finance, Fintech News Singapore, The Fintech Times, Harrington Starr, Hong Kong Economic Times, The Hong Kong Foreign Financial Institutions Association, IDC Financial Insights, Korea FinTech Forum, Miss FQ, SME Finance Forum, Swiss Finance + Technology Association, and Verdict Financial.

Let there be no doubt as to trends driving fintech innovation. Providing greater security and encouraging better financial health—if not prosperity—are among the major organizing principles for fintech innovators around the world. And this is especially true for those CEOs bringing their teams to demo at FinovateAsia 2016 next week.

There’s still time to pick up your ticket. Join us in Hong Kong, on 8 November for our day-long exploration of tomorrow’s financial technology today. See live demonstrations of next-generation biometric authentication solutions, and aggregation tools that bring better data to bear on everything from e-commerce and credit decisioning to investment planning and wealth management. After demos are done, we’ve set aside time to make it easy to meet and network with our presenting companies, your fellow attendees, and other industry professionals.

FinovateAsia 2016 will feature 35 companies on stage at PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong. Learn more about the demoing companies in our Sneak Peek series, and be sure to visit our FinovateAsia FAQ page for further information about the companies and the event. You can also email us your questions at asia@finovate.com. See you in Hong Kong on November 8th!

FinovateAsia 2016 is sponsored by: DBS Bank (Hong Kong), InvestHK/Hong Kong Fintech Week, and KPMG.

FinovateAsia 2016 is partners with: Aite Group, The Asian Banker, BankersHub, Banking Technology, BeFast.tv, Big Data Made Simple, Byte Academy, Celent, CoinTelegraph, CrowdFundBeat, Cyberport, FemTechLeaders, Finolab, Fintech Finance, Fintech News Singapore, The Fintech Times, Harrington Starr, Hong Kong Economic Times, The Hong Kong Foreign Financial Institutions Association, IDC Financial Insights, Korea FinTech Forum, Miss FQ, SME Finance Forum, Swiss Finance + Technology Association, and Verdict Financial.

Coming to FinovateAsia in Hong Kong next week? On 8 November at PMQ, a range of fintech companies will show off their latest technologies. Tickets are still available so register today.

We’ll host 35 companies as they step up to the stage to show off the hottest trends to the fintech elite, an audience that consists of high-profile representatives ranging from C-level executives and engineers, to analysts, and business developers. Here’s who you can expect to see:

For more information on what to expect at next week’s show, check out sneak peeks from the 35 presenters.

Questions? Visit the FAQ section on the website or email asia@finovate.com. We’ll see you in Hong Kong!

FinovateAsia 2016 is sponsored by: DBS Bank (Hong Kong), InvestHK/Hong Kong Fintech Week, and KPMG.

FinovateAsia 2016 is partners with: Aite Group, The Asian Banker, BankersHub, Banking Technology, BeFast.tv, Big Data Made Simple, Byte Academy, Celent, CoinTelegraph, CrowdFundBeat, Cyberport, FemTechLeaders, Finolab, Fintech Finance, Fintech News Singapore, The Fintech Times, Harrington Starr, Hong Kong Economic Times, The Hong Kong Foreign Financial Institutions Association, IDC Financial Insights, Korea FinTech Forum, Miss FQ, SME Finance Forum, Swiss Finance + Technology Association, and Verdict Financial.