Institutional Insiders on the Next Digital Finance Stack — AI Payments, Custody, and Stablecoin Settlement

​Join us at the Standard Chartered Bank Building for an exclusive deep dive into the practical architecture of digital finance. This session bridges the gap between frontier AI payment builders and the institutional titans defining Hong Kong’s regulated digital asset future.

​From cross-border agent networks in emerging markets to the rigorous licensing of institutional vaults, we are moving past the hype to look at the actual "plumbing" of the new economy. If you are looking to understand the real-world flow of HKD stablecoins, Web3 custody, and tokenized assets, this is where the insiders meet.

Why Attend? Be early to the next payment stack. Whether you are building AI agents or managing institutional risk, these insights will define how assets move in 2026 and beyond.

*There is 1 Mandarin Chinese panel and 1 English panel*

​Light refreshments will be served.

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Event Details

• ​Date: Monday, 20 April 2026

• ​Time: 14:00 – 17:00

• ​Venue: Standard Chartered Bank HQ Building, Central, Hong Kong

• ​Focus: AI Infrastructure, Institutional Custody, Regulatory Compliance

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​The Agenda

​14:00 | Doors Open & Check-in

​14:30 – 14:40 | Opening Remarks

​14:40 – 15:10 | Panel 1 (Mandarin): AI Payment：机会窗口，还是下一轮泡沫？AI Payment: A Real Opportunity Window or the Next Bubble?

​OpenClaw 的快速普及正在推动跨境支付生态的重塑，使构建者们面对充满机遇却未知的领域。我们常听到“KYA”（了解你的代理），但它在真实的市场环境中究竟如何运作？

• ​The Focus: Real-world mechanics of compliance and trust in frontier economies.

• ​The Goal: Moving beyond speculation to functional GTM (Go-To-Market) strategies.

• ​Speakers include:

  • ​Peter Ip - BD Head of APAC, Virgopay

  • ​Louis Lu - Co-founder of Claw Wallet, CEO of BitsLab

  • ​Will Liao - Co-founder, Money in Motion

• ​Moderated by Yuki Liu - CEO, Stablehunter

​15:20 – 15:30 | Keynote Presentation: The Finternet Vision

​The return of Finternet 2026 Asia Digital Finance Summit

​15:30 – 16:00 | Panel 2 (English): The Institutional Vault

​Building the Licensed Web3 Custody Layer in Hong Kong

Featuring heavyweights from OSL, capital allocators, and legal experts to unpack HK’s emerging licensing regime.

• ​The Focus: explore why dedicated custodians are becoming the core infrastructure layer for institutions .

• ​The Goal: Essential intelligence for institutions and startups moving from traditional finance into Web3.

• ​Speakers include:

  • ​Helen Chen - CSO, FGA Trust

  • ​Brian Chen - Head of Wealth Management, OSL

  • ​Kristi Swartz - Partner, DLA Piper

  • ​Josh Ng - Head of BD, Matrixdock

• ​Moderated by Joshua Chu - Co-chair, Hong Kong Web3 Association

​16:00 – 16:50 | Networking Mixer High-signal conversations with the speakers and fellow industry leaders.

​17:00 | Event Concludes

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​Co-hosts:
- Hong Kong Digital Finance Association (HKDIFI)
- Web3 Harbour (W3H)

​Strategic Partners:
- OSL
- Finternet Asia

​SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

​NET•WORK | Powered by Hang Lung Properties

​Asia Family Office Foundation

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​ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS

​About HKDIFI:
A group of financial services players with common missions to build a digital marketplace for the FIs and startups to provide their services locally and abroad in a more effective manner. HKDIFI's vision is to unleash Hong Kong‘s potential as the digital finance hub in the Greater Bay Area and be the super connector between the East and the West in the digital era.

About Web3 Harbour: Web3 Harbour is a Hong Kong-based industry association dedicated to engaging and representing Web3 builders, investors, users, and leaders to promote a pro-innovation, pro-collaboration, and inclusive environment for the development of the decentralized internet and virtual asset economy. The association's core activities convene stakeholders from across sectors for open knowledge-sharing, up-skilling, critical discourse, and networking.

​About OSL (Strategic Partner)
OSL Group (HKEX: 863) is Asia's leading stablecoin trading and payment platform that strives to provide compliant and efficient digital financial infrastructure services globally, empowering enterprises, financial institutions and individuals to seamlessly exchange, pay, trade, and settle between fiat and digital currencies. Grounded in the core values of Open, Secure, and Licensed, it is committed to building a more efficient ecosystem that connects global markets and enables instant, seamless and compliant value movement worldwide.

About Finternet (Panel Lead):
Finternet is the APAC hub bridging finance and technology. We are a neutral, standalone media, in an era where assets move with speed and integrity.

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