How to Apply

APPLICATION FEE AND PROCEDURE
  1. Fill in and submit the online application with the required application materials on https://iftaawards.org/
  2. Late submissions will NOT be considered and application fee is non-refundable.
  3. ALL applicants are required to attend presentation to jury panel. If applicants are unable to present, they may be disqualified.
  4. Application Entitlement
    1. Company Name / Logo exposure on Awards official website.
    2. One Award trophy and certificate.
    3. The right to use the award official logo for promotional purposes.

Award Categories 

Application and  Assessment Fee 1 (non-fundable)

Remarks 

1. Corporate Achievements

 

For Listed companies and Private Corporation
$6,000 (Early bird rate2) 
$8,000 (Standard rate) 


Start- up / NGO
$3,000 (Early bird rate2) 
$4,000 (Standard rate) 

(the start-up must be established 1 January 2016 or later)

All finalists are required to pay an additional $5,0003 once being a finalist, which includes:

  1. Company Name, logo and winning photos to be printed on post-award supplement
  2. Two seats at the presentation ceremony4

All finalists are compulsory to join IFTA Award Alumni Community
Alumni Membership fee:
Discount rate for 1st year: $500
Standard rate: $1,200/year

2. Outstanding Financial Technologists of the Year

 

Leader of the Year / Rising Star of Year / Star in Making
$1,500 (Early bird rate2) 
$2,000 (Standard rate) 

Team of the Year
$6,000 (Early bird rate2) 
$8,000 (Standard rate) 

All finalists are required to pay an additional $1,500 to enjoy one seat at the presentation ceremony4.

 

 

Honorary FinTech Education & Talent Development Awards

 Corporates
HKD 15,000  

Start-ups/ NGOs/ NPOs
HKD 4,000   		 
  1. It is non-refundable and includes following entitlements
    • Company Name/Logo exposure on Awards official website.
    • One Award trophy and certificate.
    • The right to use the award official logo for promotional purposes.
  2. Early bird rate until 17 April 2022
  3. Can be waived if confirm any advertising package
  4. Award Presentation ceremony will be held under luncheon format while this event format is subject to change in views of latest government regulations
REQUIRED APPLICATION DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS
  • All submissions can be written in English / Traditional Chinese / Simplified Chinese
  • IFTA reserves the right to reproduce, print, or publish the submitted materials.

Category

Required Application Documents and Materials

Corporate Achievements

  • Basic company info and contact person details
  • Companies’ logo (Format: “ai” or “jpg”, image resolution no less than 300 dpi)
  • Successful payment for application fee with proof (eg. Bank in slip)
  • Max 500 words / questions to answer following questions
  1. Describe how your project works and summarize its function
  2. Describe your project’s end users, their pain points and results achieved
  3. Outline the development process and rationale behind the project
  4. Highlight any challenge(s) faced over the past 12 months (e.g. negative news, crises, scandals etc.) and how they were overcome
  5. Summarize how your project is unique in the FinTech industry

Outstanding Financial Technologists of the Year
  • Basic information and contact details
  • Resume & Photo
  • Successful payment for application fee with proof (eg. Bank in slip)
  • Max 500 words / questions to answer following questions
  1. Describe your / team's remarkable contributions to the company's OR society growth
  2. Highlight the biggest challenge faced and how it was overcome
  3. Describe your project’s end users, their pain points and results achieved
  4. Highlight any new ideas introduced by you / your team that can benefit to company OR community
  5. Your views on FinTech Development in Hong Kong

Honorary FinTech Education & Talent Development Awards

Max. 12 pages

  • to proof their FinTech work  
  • to proof their contributions to FinTech education and talent development