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Fintech and Sustainable Investing Poised to Revolutionize Financial Services
Fintech and sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) products are revolutionizing how financial services are delivered. These two sectors in particular have attracted massive investor interest and are poised to transform the way people invest and transact, according to a new
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Hong Kong X Technology Fund Invests in 6 Rising Hong Kong Technology Companies
Hong Kong X Technology Fund has announced its first investment into six rising Hong Kong-based technology companies as part of an accelerator program, along with the launch of its second X-LAB, a co-working space for technology companies, in Jordan. Several
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ORII – The World’s First Voice-Powered Smart Ring Launched
Hong Kong start-up reach funding goal in 7 hours! Revolutionising the wearable technology market is the world’s first voice-powered smart ring called ORII. Launced on Kickstarter , the ring turns the hand into a smartphone using cutting-edge bone conduction technology to transmit sound. Users
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Why Tencent will be the Biggest Company in the World by 2025
While largely unknown outside China, Tencent Holdings has quietly became the largest Asian company by market capitalization and in April broke into top 10 largest companies in the world. Most recently it was already valued at $395 billion. Best known
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Shanghai: China’s Second Fintech Powerhouse
China is the undisputed global fintech leader with the largest fintech market in the world as measured by total investment, total addressable market, and digital usage, and Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are its top three fintech powerhouses. Shanghai, a global
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China’s Fintech Sector to Enter New Era
While China’s fintech industry had been mostly driven by the “fin” component, the importance of the “tech” component will come to the fore in the future, according to management consulting firm Oliver Wyman. With the ongoing integration of fintech into
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Agreement opens door for flow of ideas between Australia and Hong Kong
Austrade and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia have signed a new collaboration agreement to help Australian businesses access the Hong Kong and greater China market, as well as to support Hong Kong businesses coming to Australia. “Australia has a vibrant
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Research Paper Examines the Impact of China’s New Regulatory Regime for P2P Lenders
China, the undisputed fintech leader, has seen its online lending market grow rapidly since the late 2000s, fueled by the high online penetration rate and the encouragement of the Chinese government, which sees Internet finance as an important vehicle to foster
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Fintech Career Accelerator Scheme Induction Day
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) jointly held the Fintech Career Accelerator Scheme (FCAS) Induction Day on (27 July 2017), welcoming the interns and marking the official commencement of
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