On June 18th, the 2025 Lujiazui Forum opened in Shanghai with the theme “Financial Openness, Cooperation, and High-Quality Development in the Context of Global Economic Changes.” The forum gathered high-level leaders from global governments and financial regulatory agencies, leaders from the financial world, and renowned experts and scholars.
The Lujiazui Forum discussed eight major topics around open innovation, aiming to promote Shanghai’s development into a world-class financial center with global resource allocation capacity and rule-making influence, providing financial support for modern Chinese-style modernization. One of the key topics, “Artificial Intelligence Empowering Financial Reform and Innovation: Opportunities and Challenges,” focused on how AI technology promotes financial product innovation, optimizes financial service methods, enhances risk management efficiency, and the profound impact of rapid AI technological iterations on financial industry practices.
As a global financial hub and a highland for artificial intelligence, Shanghai provides multi-dimensional support in policy, technology, capital, scenarios, and internationalization for fintech companies, creating a favorable environment
