Following the speeches, presentations and panel sessions involving financial technology experts from around the world, the main story emerging from the second annual Hong Kong Fintech Week, which ended on October 27, is that Hong Kong is very much a Fintech leader in Asia, and one that welcomes companies looking to establish themselves in the region. Led by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), Fintech Week drew more than 4 000 attendees from over 50 countries and more than 300 speakers. Alongside the packed events in the main hall and workshop rooms, more than 150 one-on-one meetings took place involving entrepreneurs, regulators, incubators, venture capitalists and service…

The FinTech Association of Hong Kong  has announced that Syed Musheer Ahmed has been appointed as its Interim General Manager. Musheer has an extensive background in financial services and technology. He is a global markets trading and strategy consulting professional with cross-functional, multi-asset, international experience in financial services, with a strong understanding of financial technology and digital innovation. Musheer was one of the founding board members of FTAHK at its launch in June 2017.  He is a member of the UN’s ESBN Young Entrepreneurs Taskforce, as well as being a regular speaker at industry events and a guest lecturer at…

Deliveroo,  a Hong Kong’s food delivery company, announces the launch of ‘Deliveroo Links’. This is a first-of-its-kind surplus food donation campaign in Hong Kong designed to help those in need. Some 3,600 tons of surplus food is discarded in Hong Kong every day, and 33% of the food waste comes from the Food & Beverage industry. Deliveroo is on a mission to reduce that waste and give back to those in need by partnering with local restaurants and five not-for-profit organisations to donate surplus restaurant food to Charities include ChickenSoup Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports the most at-risk children and youth…

Fintech training courses, seminars and lectures, a job fair and hackathons, involving Hong Kong’s eight universities and other organisations, are on the agenda for the Fintech Education Week, which will run from30 October to 3 November, according to event details announced today by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK). The Fintech Education Week will follow immediately after the second annual Hong Kong Fintech Week and aims to bring the themes, know-how and excitement about Fintech to schools, university campuses and broader community in Hong Kong. It also reflects the growing prominence of Fintech in Hong Kong’s education system, which has seen several new courses announced during the past…

The 30th Anniversary of the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum (“AVCJ Forum”) will bring together over 1,000 leading industry experts and investors from 34+ countries to discuss the future of the private equity industry on 14-16 November in Hong Kong. These leaders will address some of the industry’s most pressing challenges, with a focus on Asia. “The private equity industry globally has undergone a significant evolution in the last 30 years, and in the last decade alone we have seen it go from boom to bust and back to boom again. In terms of fundraising, valuation multiples, and leverage…

The 37th HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), and the 21st electronicAsia, jointly organised by the HKTDC and MMI Asia Pte Ltd, opened last Friday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and will continue through 16 October. As the world’s largest electronics marketplace, the Autumn Electronics Fair and electronicAsia attracted some 4,300 exhibitors from 25 countries and regions this year. The HKTDC has organised 140 buying missions, representing more than 9,000 companies from 64 countries and regions for the two fairs. “Given the scale of the Autumn Electronics…

Golden Week 2017: Alipay stats This Golden Week, Alipay users conducted eight times as many in-store transactions overseas as they did last year. Asia dominated the list of top-ten destinations in terms of transaction volume. Hong Kong topped the list, followed by Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. Asia also saw much of its fastest growth in Alipay use from last year. In Singapore, transaction volumes increased by 30 times.Thailand saw six times the transaction volume of last year. In Japan, transaction volumes were 16 times that of last year’s figure, while in Hong Kong and Taiwan, volumes were 13 times the 2016 figure. In Australia, transaction volumes…

Rising Media, Inc. and KINTEX have announced that 2,200+ professionals representing more than 600 companies and 32 countries are expected to attend the upcoming Fintech, Bitcoin and Blockchain event Inside Fintech Conference & Expo at the Korean International Exhibition Centre (KINTEX) in Seoul, South Korea. The Inside Fintech Seoul agenda focuses on disruptive financial technologies and business models that are changing how consumers and businesses spend and borrow money. The conference program includes 40+ world-class speakers discussing payments, banking, AI, blockchain, cryptocurrency, lending, crowd funding, bio-metrics, remittance, e-commerce, RegTech, and InsurTech. Inside Fintech will serve as a platform for attendees to meet and…

DataProm company provides a number of services for e-commerce, such as analysis of goods and product groups, analysis of online customer activity and forecasting of their interests, automatic content optimization, etc. Almost all our services and products are based on unique algorithms and the ability to work with Big Data. Recently DataProm became a member of prestigious Shen Zhen Big Data Industry Association, which is a huge step in the development of the company. According to our latest research, there is no service in the world that operates using such technologies as machine learning and neural networks like DataProm does.…