HSBC Financial Dialogue Series 2018 - Financial Innovation Challenge 2018

Deadline: 03 Jun 2018 (Closed)

Location: Hong Kong

FBE UG non-final year students are cordially invited to take part in the Financial Innovation Challenge 2018, which is part of the HSBC Financial Dialogue Series 2018.

About HSBC Financial Dialogue Series 2018
Organized by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (“HKFYG”) and fully supported by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (“HSBC”), the HSBC Financial Dialogue Series aims to nurture future financial leaders through a series of interactive dialogue sessions and accelerated learning programmes. Participants of this programme have exclusive access to dialogue sessions with prominent financial figures in the region, career talks by HSBC, various learning programmes and an alumni club which constitutes an extensive network of business students and young executives.

About Financial Innovation Challenge 2018
The Challenge aims to invite innovative tech-driven solutions to enhance youths’ financial capability. It also reviews the role of bank in it and provides insights after thorough investigation. Participants will be equipped with fundamental understanding and knowledge of latest financial development.

This year, the prizes for top 3 teams go double to $30,000, $20,000 and $10,000 respectively with a series of Skill Labs prior to the Challenge to prepare students better. Please refer to the table below for further information regarding the Challenge:

Financial Innovation Challenge 2018 | HSBC Financial Dialogue Series 2018

Application Deadline: June 3, 2018 (Sunday)

Application Link: https://goo.gl/qGZD7r

Topic:

Enhance youths’ financial capability through a tech-driven solution.

According to research, limited resources have been invested in building youths’ financial capability. This could have led to financial challenges of both their personal life and economy sustainability. Together with the trend of digitalisation, many now turn to online platforms, e.g. Youtube, mobile applications to seek advice for financial planning instead of physical banks.

Please review the role of Hong Kong’s banks in it and develop a service or product with the use of technology, e.g. mobile application, platform that serves at least Hong Kong users to enhance their financial capability.

Team Composition:

Each team should consist of 2 - 5 students, one of which should be the team leader
All participants should be current Year 1 - 5 students of local universities
Each team should have at least 1 participant of HSBC Financial Dialogue Series in 2018 or in past few years

Key Dates

Application Deadline:	June 3, 2018 (Sun)
Induction to Challenge:	June 9, 2018 (Sat)
Skill Labs (Application Opening Soon):	Late June - Mid July
Proposal Submission Period:	June 16 – July 15, 2018
Screening Result Announcement:	July 27, 2018 (Fri)
Video and Presentation Slides Submission:	August 5, 2018 (Sun)
Final Round Proposal Pitching & Prize Presentation:	August 18, 2018 (Sat)

Interested students please form into teams and apply online by June 3, 2018 (Sunday).

Disclaimer: The data collected through the online application is solely administered by HKFYG and HSBC. The Faculty shall not be held liable in the case that disputes, loss or any other situations arise.