Next-Gen Payment Summit 2026
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The Next Generation Payment Summit 2026 is a Cyberport flagship event designed to bring together senior leaders across financial institutions, payment service providers, and Web3 innovators to explore how digital payment innovation, regulatory developments, and emerging technologies are shaping the global payment landscape.
As Hong Kong advances toward becoming a leading hub for digital assets, tokenised finance, and next‑gen payment infrastructure, the Summit will serve as a strategic platform to foster industry collaboration, strengthen regulatory and compliance understanding, and showcase solutions that are redefining payment and settlement models for the digital economy.
What the Event Is About
Participants will gain insights into the newest developments shaping the future of payments, including:
Traditional Businesses Integrating Web3 Payment Capabilities
Compliant cross-border systems
Synchronising Payments with Digital Asset Integration
Building Compliant and Trusted Infrastructure
Rise of programmable wallets and autonomous agents
The future of global payments
Event Agenda
13:30 – 14:00 Guest Registration
14:00 – 14:10 Opening Remarks
Ir. Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer, Cyberport
14:10 – 14:20 Keynote 1: Payment Reimagined with tokenised money
Mr Paul Li, Head of Payment Innovation, Banking Circle
14:20 – 14:30 Keynote 2: Future of Digital Payment
Dr. Thomas Zhu, Co-Founder and CEO, AlloyX Group
14:30 – 14:40 Keynote 3: The Future of Global Payments: Regulation, Innovation, and Growth
Mr. Darryl Wan, General Counsel, Reap
14:40 – 15:10 Panel 1: Institutional On-Ramp: Traditional Businesses Integrating Web3 Payment Capabilities
Moderator:
Ms. Rachel Lee, Director of Blockchain & Digital Asset, Cyberport
Panel speakers:
Mr. Jupiter Zheng, Head of Digital Assets, E Fund HK
Ms. Alexandra Zhao, ED & Head of Digital Assets, CSOP
Mr. Alex Wu, President of China Renaissance International
Mr. Mark Ng, Head of Digital Assets, Zand Bank
15:10 – 15:40 Panel 2 – The Regulatory Frontier: Safeguarding of Digital Asset & ensuring compliance for Global Web3 Payment Providers
Moderator:
Ms Bobo Lee, Manager, Blockchain & Digital Asset, Cyberport
Panel speakers:
Mr. Barry Chan, Chief Digital Officer & Head of FINNOSpace, FORMS HK
Dr. Wylie Chan, Head of Fintech Research & Development Section, The Bank of East Asia
Mr. Jag Foo, Partner, Safeheron
Mr. Tony Tan, HK Representative, SlowMist
15:40 – 16:10 Panel 3 - Borderless Finance: Synchronising Payments with Digital Asset Integration
Moderator:
Ms Beatrice Tai, CEO, Payment Cards Group
Panel speakers:
Mr. Michael Zhao, CEO and Founder, Klickl
Ms. Leona Gan, Head of Business Development, FOMO Group
Ms. Jessica Cao, APAC CEO, Huma Finance
Ms. Isabel Shi, Co-founder & CEO, Bitrace
16:10 – 16:40 Panel 4 - Beyond Borders: Redefining the Future of Global Payments 突破边界：重塑全球支付未来 (In Mandarin)
Moderator:
Ms. Jessica Yang, CEO, ME Group
Panel speaker:
Mr. Mac Li, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Tevau
Mr. Ben Yu, Head of OSL Biz Pay
Ms. Candice Zhang, Hong Kong CEO, dtcpay
Ms. Victoria Chen, EVP, Head of PR & Marketing and Greater China Business, RD Technologies
16:40 – 17:10 Panel 5 – Autonomous Agents & Programmable Wallets: When Machines Become Economic Entities
Moderator & Panel speaker:
Mr. Joey Liu, COO & Co-founder, Terminal 3
Panel speaker:
Ms. Chi Zhang, Founder & CEO, Kite.ai
Mr. Lucas Yang, Head of Sales and Solutions, Cobo
Mr. Joe Zhou, Chief Product Architect, CipherBC
17:10 – 17:40 Panel 6 – Strategic Pathways for Digital Payments: Building Compliant and Trusted Infrastructure
Moderator:
Mr. Yanzhao Zhang, Country Representative - China, GLEIF
Panel speaker:
Mr. James Xia, Managing Director, AlloyX Group
Mr. Alex Cheng, COO, Beosin
Mr. Justin Kim, Head of Asia, Ava labs
Ms. Esme Pau, Head of Capital Markets and Strategic Intelligence, CertiK
17:45 – 18:45 Cocktail Networking Session
Who Should Attend
The Summit is designed for a curated audience across both traditional financial services and Web3 ecosystems, including:
Banking & Payment Executives
Regulatory and Policy Stakeholders
Payment companies & PSPs
Web3 builders, wallet providers, and blockchain infrastructure teams
Compliance, KYC/AML, and cybersecurity professionals
Institutional and strategic investors
Corporate digital innovation and transformation teams
Startups in fintech, digital assets, and payment technology
For Partnership Enquiries
For partnership opportunities, please contact:
Bobo Lee
Email: [email protected]
Austin Cheung
Email: [email protected]