Asia-Pacific Financial Technology Innovation Lab Announces 2026 Shortlisted Companies

The Asia-Pacific Financial Innovation Lab Program (FILAP) officially announced the list of eight startups shortlisted for the program on September 10, 2026. The program, co-organized by Accenture and Hong Kong’s Digital Harbor, aims to promote artificial intelligence, data intelligence, and financial innovation.

Background and Objectives of the Program

Since its launch in 2014, the Asia-Pacific Financial Innovation Lab Program has developed into one of the leading financial innovation platforms in the Asia-Pacific region. It assists high-growth potential technology companies in directly connecting with major financial institutions, validating solutions, and accelerating the practical application of cutting-edge solutions in banking, insurance, and capital markets.

Chen Ximing, Chairman of Digital Harbor, said that with the accelerated application of artificial intelligence in the financial services industry, collaboration between technology innovation companies and financial institutions has become increasingly important. He looks forward to the startups shortlisted this year being able to leverage artificial intelligence, trusted data, and emerging technologies to address industry challenges and explore new opportunities.

List of 2026 Shortlisted Startups

• AIVI Technologies (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) — Focused on building agent-based artificial intelligence layers for institutional finance, its data refinement technology can transform messy text into predictive signals.
• Betterdata AI (Singapore) — Helps financial institutions deploy synthetic data as a core enterprise capability, enabling high-quality data acquisition without revealing sensitive information.
• Crayon Data (Singapore) — An artificial intelligence company focused on banking, financial services, and insurance, its Tangram platform integrates over 227 production-ready AI agents.
• fileAI (Singapore) — Converts complex corporate files into trusted and governed intelligent data, empowering AI workflows and autonomous operations.
• Hyperlayer (United Kingdom) — Provides a programmable banking platform, helping financial institutions quickly design, launch, and manage products.
• LinqAlpha (United States) — Builds a native AI operating system for global markets, helping banks and asset management companies gain market insights.
• Mazecare (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) — A medical operations system centered on native AI, enhancing the connectivity between healthcare providers and insurance companies.
• WeavAir (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) — Provides a predictive environmental intelligence platform, integrating satellite data with real-time data to support climate insurance underwriting.

Future Outlook

Over the next 12 weeks, the shortlisted technology companies will work closely with senior executives from top financial institutions to validate enterprise-level use cases, optimize market entry strategies, and explore potential business partnerships. The program will conclude with a Demo Day, where participating companies will showcase their innovative fintech solutions to industry leaders, investors, and regulators.

As major institutions across the Asia-Pacific region accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and system modernization, this program provides a unique collaborative environment for startups to work alongside industry leaders in developing cutting-edge solutions, collectively addressing new opportunities and challenges in the financial services sector.

Source: Cyberport