The IFTA FinTech Achievement Awards (IFTA) – now running for its third year – showcases and celebrates the extraordinary achievements made by companies and individuals in the Finance and Technology industry. This year, the awards have been streamlined into 18 FinTech categories to focus the competition: 14 for corporates and 4 for individuals.
Embracing FinTech amid New Normal
and Accelerating Digitization
IFTA FinTech Achievement Awards 2020, with the theme “Embracing FinTech amid New Normal and Accelerating Digitization”, recognises the important role talented corporations and individuals play in FinTech development and implementation. The theme also takes into consideration some of the leading characteristics of our time: the global pandemic and economic shifts have accelerated digitization, and created an array of new norms in how people work and live. The future of FinTech will be linked to how well the industry adapts – and Hong Kong, one of the world’s leading financial centres, can lead the way.
Financial institutions or service providers need innovative solutions that meet changing business and social needs. Awardees should possess competence in their respective subject, with a drive to continuously improve. Being ethical and responsible will be also be key, as we expect winners to set a positive example for the industry. Through this Award, IFTA hopes to draw likeminded professionals together and build a vibrant and prosperous community for all.
About the organiser - IFTA
The Institute of Financial Technologists of Asia (IFTA) is an NPO established in Hong Kong in September; to uphold the professional standard of Financial Technologists in Asia and create an ecosystem for global fintech talents to be connected. In the witness of Innovation and Technology Bureau, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, and the City of London at the signing ceremony, IFTA entered a collaboration agreement with the Certificate in Finance and Technology (CFT) from the United Kingdom to introduce the first CFT program in Asia. Besides delivering certification, IFTA also organises events including boot camps, seminars, and an annual award to accelerate Fintech education and industry engagement among government, regulators, universities, enterprises, and start-ups.