Two dozen finalists set to duke it out at FF17 pitch competition

Twenty-four startups will be competing for the Best in Show prize of US$10,000 at the Fintech Finals 2017 (FF17) pitch competition in Hong Kong on January 19, 2017.

FF17 is part of the week long StartmeupHK Festival, and is organised by Next Money. Rob Findlay, Next Money’s founder, said, “We are absolutely thrilled at the level of innovation, drive and quality amongst all of the startups attending from Asia and beyond, and we are happy to help highlight their excellent work, here at FF17. Our guest judges will be sure to have a difficult time narrowing down the grand prize to just one winner.” 

Each startup will have five minutes to pitch their business in front of industry judges and a live audience. Trophies will also be given out for Best Early Stage Startup, Best Growth Stage Startup and Best Mature Stage Startup. In addition, the grand winner will be invited for a co-creation engagement with Visa at its Innovation Center in Singapore, to explore and ideate on business solutions and opportunities together with a team of subject matter experts from across Visa’s business.

The finalists from Asia Pacific that will be competing at the FF17 are:

Early stage startups

Perpule*, India 

Tapview*, Australia

MyCash Online*, Malaysia 

Bluepan*, Korea 

Crowd Realty*, Japan 

Veridate, Hong Kong 

Policypal, Singapore 

KYC Chain, Hong Kong 

Valoot, Hong Kong

NSBeyond, Korea 

Boundlss, Australia 

Bambu, Singapore 

Growth stage startups

Bugwolf*, Australia 

Privemanagers, Hong Kong
 
Bugclipper*, India 

Mature stage startups

Ayannah*, Philippines 

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*This company was a winner for the Regional Semi-Finalist competitions that took place in 10 different cities in Asia as well as in São Paulo, Brazil. Each winner won US$2,000 for travel expenses and the opportunity to compete at FF17.