Gekko and HKEX Win Regtech Award – Big Data and Analytics

Singapore/Hong Kong, 14 November 2019  A joint collaboration by data analytics startup Gekko Lab and HKEX (Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited) has won the Regtech Award for Big Data and Analytics in the 2nd Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2019 at a ceremony in Singapore on 13 November 2019.

In a rigorous selection process involving a judging panel made up of subject-matter experts and the Regulation Asia editorial team, the Gekko-HKEX collaboration was highlighted as “one of the more unique partnerships” between a startup and an industry incumbent with a “shared goal of making public equity markets more transparent”.

Gekko has made use of its proprietary name-entity extraction and name-matching algorithms to create the first Hong Kong-China financial knowledge graph using public data sources. Since early 2018, HKEX and Gekko have been collaborating to create one of the most comprehensive and accurate databases of Hong Kong-listed company transactions to serve as the basis for a number of analytics capabilities.

The collaboration has helped to deliver more comprehensive and accurate information about listed companies and the people associated with them. This is particularly significant given that Hong Kong is consistently one of the top IPO markets in the world each year, said one judge.

“Gekko has managed to maximise regulatory efficiency, and promote fairness and sustainability in an increasingly complex market,” the judge said, adding that “numerous other use-cases could evolve from the project.”

Indeed, Gekko says the database will serve as the basis for various future capabilities, including to provide on-demand regulatory insights and better reporting guidance for listed companies. For its part, HKEX believes that this collaboration demonstrates how established companies – including financial regulators – can successfully embrace the kind of fresh thinking and new technologies that help advance our city’s capital markets.

About the Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2019

Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence recognises technology companies, legal and consulting firms, and exchanges that have shaped the regulatory landscape in Asia Pacific, as well as outstanding technology projects both in mature and emerging markets by large tech firms and innovative startups that help meet the requirements of a specific regulatory change infrastructure.

For a full list of award winners, visit www.regulationasia.com/awards.

About Regulation Asia

Regulation Asia is the leading source for actionable regulatory intelligence for Asia Pacific markets. Since 2013, our audience and subscription base have grown to include regulatory bodies, exchanges, banks, asset managers and service providers, allowing us to play a key role in the regulatory agenda.

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For more information, please contact:

Charmaine Athaide
Director, Programme Coordinator
Regulation Asia
+65 9023 4274
[email protected]

 

 

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