70% of Hongkongers said they have never paid for something using their smartphone, revealed a survey conducted by the Hong…
South Korea is well-known as one of the most wired countries in the world with good education and a top…
China’s tech giants Alibaba and Tencent are going after global remittances, a market that sees more than US$600 billion being…
When talking to South Koreans, the word “blockchain” has become a household buzzword. Most people have heard of it via…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) held 9 January 2019 a high-level Fintech Roundtable (Roundtable), which was attended by about…
Hong Kong, an international finance hub and technologically advanced center for logistics and communications, has been hard at work to…
While the global cryptocurrency fervor has abated throughout the course of 2018 following bitcoin’s parabolic rise in the year prior,…
Geoswift, UnionPay International and Western Union have recently offered a joint tuition payment promotion available to Chinese students studying at…
The company that drove Uber out of China, Didi Chuxing, comes into the new year embroiled in controversy. About a…
According to the World Payments Report 2018 produced by Capgemini and BNP Paribas, global non-cash transaction volumes grew at 10.1%…
The Insurance Authority (IA) announced that it has granted the first authorization of a new insurer owning and operating solely…
DBS Bank announced that it has partnered with one of China’s largest automotive logistics companies, China Capital Logistic Co. Ltd…
JOS, a technology solutions provider for Asia’s changing environment, through consultancy and system integration, has joined hands with three market…
Organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC),…
A new report by finance and accounting professor Paul Barnes released in November 2018 explores the cryptocurrency market, highlighting its…
CryptoBLK in collaboration with The Hong Kong Federation of Insurance (HKFI), launched a Motor Insurance DLT-based Authentication System (MIDAS), the first…
The banking consortium JETCO announced that 13 banks and popular e-service providers, including OpenRice, Price.com.hk and MoneyHero.com.hk, have signed on to…
Blockchain is perceived by many as the next big game-changer in trade, promising to enhance the efficiency of processes and…
Hang Seng Bank and Tencent announced that they have established a strategic fintech partnership. The parties will initially collaborate on…
Velotrade, the first Account Receivables Financing Platform in Hong Kong to obtain a Type 1 Regulated Activity licence by the…