23 Sep 2026, Hong Kong, China — This week, the ‘New Era of AI · New Financial Ecosystem: Hong Kong Financial Innovation and Security Compliance Forum’, hosted by Hundsun Ayers and co-hosted by H unsun JuYuan and Murphy Security, was held in Hong Kong.The event attracted more than 40 Hong Kong-based securities firms and prospective licensed institutions. Meanwhile, 14 industry representatives from the fields of compliance, digital assets, payments, AI and cybersecurity gathered at the event. Through a series of keynote speeches and panel discussions, participants explored topics including the convergence of traditional finance and digital assets, AI applications, as well as security and compliance.

The event opened with remarks from Dami Shen, Head of Business and Marketing at Hundsun Ayers. She noted that the development of the financial industry cannot rely on a single technological breakthrough or a single service provider, but instead requires deep collaboration across technology, business, security and compliance. This was also the core purpose behind the forum. Building on this direction, a number of industry speakers went on to share their professional insights.

Three Keynote Speeches: Unpacking Emerging Topics and Identifying Practical Paths Forward

First, Louie Lee, Managing Director of Prosynergy, delivered a keynote entitled “The New OTC DerivativesLicensing Regime and SFC Compliance Considerations regarding AI Applications”. Addressing the upcoming new derivatives regulations, Louie pointed out that licensed institutions must clarify product structures according to their business roles and determine whether they need to apply for a Type 11 licence or an extended Type 9 licence. The new regulations set high thresholds for credit risk capital and liquidity capital, requiring institutions to prepare their capital planning and business architecture well in advance.

On compliance for AI applications, he emphasised that when using AI, licensed institutions must first distinguish between specific application scenarios. For high-risk scenarios, such as providing investment advice or research reports to clients, institutions must adhere to four key principles: establishing a clear internal governance structure and accountability framework; enhancing AI model risk management; ensuring data and cyber security; and conducting due diligence on third-party suppliers.

Veco Lin, Executive President of Hundsun Ayers, then delivered a keynote entitled “Based on Compliance, Powered by AI: Building a New Ecosystem with Security, Efficiency and Always-On Operation— Passkey, eDDA and 23/5 U.S. Stock Trading”. Focusing on the practical business needs of securities firms, Veco analysed the latest developments in trading infrastructure and shared underlying system upgrade solutions to address new regulatory requirements and emerging trading trends:

• Firstly, the Passkey upgrade. In response to the regulatory requirement to complete the Passkey migration by July next year, Hundsun Ayers has formulated a comprehensive upgrade plan. Identity verification is strengthened through eKYC, device binding and cross-device authentication, with eKYC supporting over 20 countries and regions. The plan incorporates a phased roll-out and a smooth transition mechanism to minimise the impact of the upgrade on investors’ login experience.


• Secondly, the reinforcement of eDDA risk control. By optimising mechanisms such as bank-side confirmation, manual review, real-time monitoring and the push notification of anomalous information, Hundsun Ayers assists brokerages in mitigating the associated risks to bank funds arising from the theft of securities accounts.


• Thirdly, the trend towards 5×23-hour trading in the US stock market. Hundsun Ayers has completed system adaptation to support brokerages in flexibly configuring pre-market, post-market and night-session trading periods, whilst providing multi-execution brokerage routing solutions to help small and medium-sized institutions balance costs with business requirements.

Finally, he mentioned that Hundsun Ayers is planning to launch an AI Agent. This platform supports knowledge bases, MCP calls and integration with proprietary systems, automating processes such as clearing, reconciliation, anomaly monitoring and screening for new regulatory requirements, whilst ensuring data security through on-premises deployment to help securities firms enhance the operational efficiency of their middle and back offices.

In the second half of the event, Zhang Yangyang, Chief Product Officer at Hundsun JuYuan, delivered a keynote speech titled “From ‘Data-Ready’ to ‘AI-Ready’:Empowering Financial Intelligence Transformation”, in which he analysed the direction of evolution for financial data systems in the AI era. He pointed that in the AI era, financial institutions’ data systems must not only focus on data accuracy and completeness but also on whether AI can accurately retrieve, access and interpret the data. Furthermore, when advancing AI applications, financial institutions must balance compliance and controllability, access efficiency, costs and multi-platform compatibility, ultimately measuring the practical value of AI by whether it delivers higher business output.

Three Panel Discussions: Multi-Dimensional Perspectives on Integration, Innovation, Security and Compliance

The first roundtable discussion was moderated by Dami Shen, Head of Business and Marketing at Hundsun Ayers. Together with four panellists—Terence Pu, Senior Vice President and Head of Hong Kong at OSL Group; Adam Zhou, CBO of VDX; Wayne Huang, Vice President of KUN Group; and Rachel Wang, General Manager of Institutional Business at CoralGlobal. From the perspectives of digital asset trading and payments, the panellists held an in-depth discussion on how traditional financial institutions can enter Web3 securely.

Terence Pu, Senior Vice President and Head of Hong Kong at OSL Group, noted that connecting traditional securities firms with the digital financial ecosystem is not merely a matter of technical integration. Institutions also need to address three key areas: account identification, trading and custody, and post-trade reconciliation. Adam Zhou, CBO of VDX, said that traditional institutions and virtual asset platforms need to strike a balance between settlement efficiency and funding pressure, while using API-based real-time settlement and data synchronisation to improve efficiency and reduce operational pressure on securities firms’ back-office teams.

From the perspective of stablecoin payments, Wayne Huang, Vice President of KUN Group, said that using stablecoins as an intermediary settlement layer, combined with the integration of licensed institutions and compliance processes across different jurisdictions, can enable lower-cost and more efficient cross-border fund flows. Rachel Wang, General Manager of Institutional Business at CoralGlobal, said that enterprise-level stablecoin payments need to be built on a compliant licensing framework, with cooperation established among banks, local OTC service providers and other institutions, while also capturing opportunities in emerging markets such as Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

The second roundtable discussion centred on the topic of ‘The Practice and Exploration of AI in Financial Business Scenarios’. Cao Yue, Senior Product Manager at Hundsun Ayers, moderated the session, with Serena Wang, Head of HashKey Eco Labs; Royce Chow, Co-founder and CGO of OLAXBT; and Zhao Maoqiang, Head of South China KA Business at QuickCEP, taking part in the discussion.

Serena Wang, Head of HashKey Eco Labs, stated that blockchain technology can complement AI; by leveraging the traceability advantages of blockchain, every stage of a transaction can be verified and traced, thereby better defining the boundaries of AI.

Royce Chow, Co-founder and CGO of OLAXBT, pointed out that when AI is involved in regulated business operations, it is essential to ensure that processes are auditable and traceable, with manual reviews introduced according to risk levels. At the same time, it is necessary to balance the efficiency of AI with risk management, and to establish risk control mechanisms and clear delineation of authorisations from the very outset of workflow design.

Zhao Maoqiang, Head of South China KA Business at QuickCEP, also believes that financial institutions should first clarify boundaries and responsibilities before deploying AI. For the vast majority of core scenarios in the financial sector, AI is better suited as an auxiliary tool rather than a substitute for the final decision-maker. The true business value of AI can be gauged by whether it is included in the business department’s budget and whether its recommendations are actually adopted.

In the final panel discussion, Morris Yu, Director of Operations Support at Hundsun Ayers, served as moderator. Focusing on security challenges and response strategies in the AI era, he was joined by Wu Guoyang, South China Regional Solutions Director at Chaitin Tech; Zhang Huapeng, Founder and CEO of Murphy Security; Phoenix Lee, Compliance Business Director of Beosin; and Miranda Ma, Director of Business Development and Data Privacy at Pentastic Security.

Wu Guoyang, South China Regional Solutions Director at Chaitin Tech, noted that one of the most evident changes in the AI era is that cyberattacks and vulnerability discovery are becoming increasingly scalable. AI Agents with access to data and system permissions are themselves also becoming new sources of risk. Financial institutions should first map their internal AI tools, data and access permissions before conducting risk assessments and implementing security hardening measures. Zhang Huapeng, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Murphy Security, added that as more applications are developed with AI assistance, a large number of third-party components and open-source tools are being introduced, significantly increasing the risk of supply-chain attacks. At the same time, natural language is becoming a new attack vector. Financial institutions should strengthen security awareness across both business and technical teams and embed security and risk controls into day-to-day operations.

Miranda Ma, Director of Business Development and Data Privacy at Pentastic Security, said that small and medium-sized institutions with limited budgets and staffing should begin with risk assessments, identify their key vulnerabilities, and then allocate resources in a targeted manner. Regular employee training can also help reduce human-related risks such as phishing attacks. Phoenix Lee, Compliance Business Director of Beosin, emphasised that financial institutions’ AML investments should prioritise customer and source-of-funds checks, the identification of high-risk transactions, and the tracing of suspicious transactions. High-frequency and repetitive monitoring tasks can be automated, but the assessment, investigation and reporting of anomalous behaviour should continue to involve human participation, with tiered assessments applied according to specific business scenarios.

Working with Industry Partners to Advance Collaboration Across Technology, Business, Security and Compliance

The forum concluded with a series of insightful discussions. From regulatory requirements to system upgrades, from digital assets to AI applications, and on to cybersecurity and AML, the event highlighted the practical changes currently facing financial institutions across multiple business areas. As AI and digital assets become further integrated into traditional financial operations, the question of how to balance compliance, security and risk control whilst enhancing efficiency and expanding business will remain a key focus for the industry.

Looking forward, Hundsun Ayers will continue to address the industry’s practical business needs by collaborating with industry partners to promote in-depth synergy between technology, business, security and compliance, thereby facilitating the steady implementation of financial innovation within a secure and compliant framework.