Up to $200K in grants available
Build the Future of Financial Infrastructure in Hong Kong

A 12-week program by Brinc, Ripple, and XRPL for startups building real-world financial applications across payments, tokenisation, institutional finance, credit, custody, compliance, and Web3 infrastructure.

Powered by global operators in venture building, blockchain infrastructure, and financial innovation.

Who We’re Looking For

Startups building practical financial infrastructure with clear institutional, commercial, or market-level use cases.

Payments & Settlement

Tokenisation & RWAs

Institutional DeFi

Credit Infrastructure

Compliance & Identity

Custody & Digital Asset Operations

Capital Markets Infrastructure

Financial Data Infrastructure

What Selected Startups Get

Up to $200K in grants

Grant support for product development, market entry, and ecosystem growth.

Financial industry mentorship

Access leaders across banking, payments, digital assets, and financial infrastructure.

Web3 expert support

Get guidance across XRPL, tokenisation, DeFi, compliance, and ecosystem growth.

Corporate
access

Connect with institutions and corporates to explore use cases and potential pilots.

Investor connections

Meet investors through curated introductions, speed dating, and Demo Day exposure.

Hong Kong market access

Build from one of Asia’s most important financial hubs.

Tailored business support

Receive support based on your stage, needs, and commercial priorities.

Curated workshops

Strengthen your product, GTM, fundraising, compliance, and XRPL strategy.

Access Financial and Web3 Leaders

Selected startups will gain access to mentors, operators, and ecosystem leaders across financial services, Web3, venture, and enterprise innovation.

12 Weeks. Built Around Real-World Outcomes.

Step 1

Orientation & use case mapping

  • Onboarding, XRPL introduction, business diagnostics, and goal setting.

Step 2

Product, infrastructure & market fit

  • Workshops on financial use cases, tokenisation, payments, compliance, and customer validation.

Step 3

Corporate access & pilot design

  • Pilot planning, use case mapping, commercial models, and partner targeting.

Step 4

Fundraising & growth readiness

  • Pitch refinement, investor narrative, data room support, and GTM planning.

Step 5

Demo Day & investor exposure

  • Investor speed dating, mentor feedback, final pitch preparation, and Demo Day.

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Why Hong Kong. Why XRPL.

Financial
hub

Build close to banks, asset managers, payment providers, corporates, markets players.

Regional
gateway

Use Hong Kong as a launchpad into Asia and global institutional markets.

Built for financial use cases

XRPL supports payments, settlement, tokenisation, and digital asset movement.

Institutional relevance

Relevant for startups building for regulated markets, corporates, and financial institutions.

How to Apply

1. Apply online

Share your startup, team, traction, and use case.

2. Screening

Shortlisted teams will be reviewed by the program team.

3. Interviews

Selected teams may be invited for follow-up conversations.

4. Program launch

Final startups begin onboarding and join the 12-week program.

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FAQs

Who is this program for?
Startups building payments, tokenisation, credit, compliance, custody, capital markets, institutional finance, or Web3 infrastructure.
Do we need to be building on XRPL already?
No. Startups do not need to be building on XRPL before applying, but selected teams should be open to exploring XRPL.
Is funding available?
Yes. Selected startups may be eligible for up to $200K in grant support.
How long is the program?
12 weeks.
Is the program in-person, virtual, or hybrid?
TBC.
Do startups need to be based in Hong Kong?
TBC.
Will startups meet corporates and investors?
Yes. Selected teams will have access to corporate connections, investor introductions, speed dating, and Demo Day exposure.

Ready to build financial infrastructure that institutions can use?

Join a 12-week program by Brinc, Ripple, and XRPL for startups building across payments, tokenisation, institutional finance, credit, custody, compliance, and Web3 infrastructure.

Up to $200K in grants available