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Visa Partners 500 Startups to Launch Accelerator Programme
Visa has announced an accelerator programme for startups across Asia Pacific that are looking to expand their businesses into new markets. Partnering with global venture firm 500 Startups, Visa will select an elite group of up to six startups to
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Banking Software Provider Finantix Makes a Series of Senior Appointments in APAC
Finantix, a provider of digital enabling software for the banking, wealth management and insurance sectors, has announced a series of senior appointments for the APAC region. The three new hires are Frances Ng and Lawrence Yin, joining them as Regional
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Citi’s Accelerator Ropes in Fintech Startups for Digital Economy Solutions
Citi hosted a virtual three-day Mega FinTech Accelerator featuring teams from 12 fintech firms who presented solutions for the digital economy. The three areas of focus were Seamless Payments and Receivables, Future of Open Banking as well as Data Empowerment.
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Finastra Expands Its Reach With New Office at Cyberport Hong Kong
Finastra, London-based financial services software provider, has established an office at Cyberport in Hong Kong. Cyberport is a digital community has been in operation since 2004 with more than 1,500 companies in its network, among which nearly 400 are fintech
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What Happened to Fintech Hong Kong’s Previous Pick of the Hottest Fintech Startups?
End of 2018 we named the 19 fintech startups we believed were the hottest fintechs in Hong Kong. Fast forward 2 years, we look back at these fintech companies to see what they’ve been up to and have nominated 15
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15 Fintech Startups From Hong Kong to Watch Out for in 2021
Hong Kong is currently home to more than 600 fintech companies with 76% of them focusing on the business-to-business (B2B) market. These companies leverage technologies including big data, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, insurtech, regtech, credittech, and wealthtech to serve the
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10 Fintech Startups Selected for Accenture’s 2020 Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific
Ten fintech companies have been selected for the seventh annual FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific, a mentorship program created by Accenture that helps startups fine-tune their business plans and solutions by pairing them with mentors from leading financial institutions. This year’s
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ASTRI and the University of Hong Kong Join Hands to Nurture Fintech Talent
The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) has partnered with the University of Hong Kong (HKU) to jointly nurture fintech talent in the region. The agreement will see both parties develop the Technology Oriented Practitioner (TOP) programme,
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The Top 10 Female Founders: 50% are APAC Based
A recent research by the Businessfinancing.co.uk, a business finance news publisher, discovered that female startup founders are more likely to experience negative attitudes during funding pitches. This happens at a disproportionately larger scale compared to their male counterparts. This claim
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InvestHK Unveils Fintech Global Fast Track Programme
InvestHK has unveiled the Global Fast Track Programme, a business-driven programme within Hong Kong Fintech Week, to help local and global fintech enterprises leverage Hong Kong’s fintech opportunities to scale business and accelerate innovation. The Fast Track programme plugs fintech
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