LawTech, RegTech, PayTech and FinTech expert, Brian Tang dissects FinTech

01/10/2023


Brian curates and establishes new interdisciplinary and experiential Law, Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship for the (LITE) Lab@HKU programme, with a sharp focus on Legaltech, Fintech, AI, blockchain and inclusive technology. With a background in law and finance, Brian is passionate about both RegTech and LawTech - known among his peers as expert advisor in the space. As the Director of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong, Co-Chair of the RegTech committee as well as a Member Of The Board Of Advisors at the Merlin Legal Open Source Foundation - Brain seeks to foster education regarding legal open source software for lawtech and regtech.

In this interview, Brian discusses the trends and opportunities he foresees in the FinTech space in APAC in the next 3-5 years, the risks of a conservative mindset, cross-border payments and ClimateTech amongst other rising trends.

He also goes into:

  • Collaboration initiatives that help reduce financial crime
  • Growing the RegTech environment within the context of regulatory requirements
  • The ‘second stage’ of RegTech
  • Why RegTech is a ‘team sport’
  • The most important developments in the industry