Bybit CEO Ben Zhou joined finance and technology leaders at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI), asset tokenization, and connected financial infrastructure are transforming financial services. Speaking at a fireside chat titled "Bridging the Divide: The Next Chapter of TradFi & Crypto Convergence," Zhou emphasized that these advancements are bringing traditional and digital markets closer together, offering users more integrated access to digital assets, traditional markets, payments, and savings.
Zhou highlighted that AI, tokenization, and interconnected infrastructure are creating opportunities to improve efficiency and broaden market access. However, he stressed the importance of security, risk management, and regulatory compliance as financial services become more technology-driven. These safeguards are essential to building a resilient financial ecosystem and maintaining user confidence.
The Bybit CEO noted that the future of finance is not about replacing traditional finance with crypto but about making them work together. He explained that AI, asset tokenization, and connected financial infrastructure can help users access a wider range of markets and services more efficiently. However, platforms must integrate security, risk management, and compliance into their infrastructure as they expand beyond trading to serve broader financial needs.
Zhou also discussed AI's role in financial services, stating that as AI moves from providing information to initiating financial actions, platforms will need stronger permissions, better monitoring, and more refined user controls. On tokenization, he noted that putting assets on-chain is only the starting point, and broader adoption requires clear investor rights, dependable custody, and sufficient liquidity for markets to operate with confidence.