Mr. Andre Leung, KH14 (Class of 2012)

CEO
Aereve Co. Ltd.

Andre Leung is the CEO and co-founder of Aereve, an AI-based RegTech startup that provides anti-money laundering and know your customer compliance solutions. Aereve’s patented technology offers native compatibility with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters, solving a long-standing challenge in regulatory compliance.

Under Andre’s leadership, Aereve has achieved significant commercial success and recognition. In 2022, Aereve became the first Cyberport incubatee to receive funding from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Financial Supervisory Sandbox 3.0. Aereve’s technology is endorsed in an HKMA video case study, and the startup has entered into an annual service agreement with Citibank Hong Kong.

Andre’s experience and vision have been crucial to Aereve’s rapid rise. He previously held leadership roles at Moody’s and Thomson Reuters, gaining over 12 years of experience across risk management, regulation, and emerging technologies.

Aereve is strategically positioned to capitalize on major industry trends in AML eKYC, ESG and Web3, as regulations worldwide increasingly require financial institutions to implement more robust checks and fintech adoption in AML eKYC and ESG Analytics with native language processing. Aereve’s partnerships with LSEG Refinitiv, Dow Jones, Treelion, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology and China National Blockchain, Xinghuo Carbon Reliable Circulation demonstrate the company’s promising business pipeline and scalability.

Andre’s leadership, innovation, and ambition make him an exemplary candidate for the Technology and Innovation Award. Recognizing his accomplishments would highlight the potential for Hong Kong startups and home-grown technologies to transform the global RegTech & Greentech landscape.