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Now That The HKMA Faster Payment System is Live, What Does it Mean For Hong Kong?
In an effort to push Hong Kong towards a cashless society, the HKMA Faster Payment System was launched earlier this month To date 21 banks and 10 digital wallet have signed up for the system which includes well known names
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The CareVoice Brings Its AI Health Assistant into HK’s Competitive Insurtech Market
Shanghai-based insurtech startup The CareVoice announces the launch of its mobile platform into Hong Kong, the company’s first major move outside of mainland China. Hong Kong’s insurtech scene is one of the hot tickets lately, with the total amount of
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Hong Kong Fintech Week 2018: All You Have to Know
Hong Kong will be hosting its third annual Hong Kong Fintech Week from October 29 to November 02, 2018. Hong Kong Fintech Week 2018 is set to be the world’s first cross-border fintech event that spotlights the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater
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A Summary of Serviced Offices in Hong Kong
The city-state Hong Kong has long been a staple in the Asia Pacific market. Home to a number of financial giants, a thriving commercial real estate economy, and other corporations, the region, which is already densely packed, is looking to
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Crushed By China’s P2P Crackdowns, Lufax’s Global Strategy Is Now Robo-Advisors
Just in March, Lufax had big aspirations towards launching an IPO that they hoped would raise its valuation to USD60 billion, a huge jump from when the company last valued at US$ 18.5 billion in 2016. Unfortunately, a rampant slew of Peer-to-Peer
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QTUM Celebrates First Year with New Update
After the first full year of operation, blockchain protocol QTUM has plenty to celebrate, both for its future and its already illustrious past. In its short time on the market QTUM has achieved several transformative successes and is aiming for much
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Hong Kong is Wild Card for Tech Startups, Meanwhile Shenzhen and Beijing Tops the List
Colliers released its latest research report Top Locations in Asia’s Technology sector. The report, based on a comprehensive study of 16 cities in developed and emerging markets across Asia, examines nearly 50 criteria across a spectrum of socio-economic, property and human factors
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11 Accelerators and Incubators in Hong Kong, Fintech Startups Should Know
Hong Kong, a global financial hub, has seen strong growth of its fintech industry. The city now hosts 48 of the top-100 fintech companies in the world, according to IDC Financial Insight 2015. Hong Kong has also seen a vast
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UnionPay Expands its Mobile Payments App into Hong Kong and Macau
UnionPay announced that it has started to offer its mobile services to customers in Hong Kong and Macau, in a move that is said to meet increasing payment needs brought by the exchanges between Hong Kong/Macau and the Chinese mainland.
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6 Blockchain Projects That Gives a Snapshot of Shanghai’s Booming Blockchain Scene
Despite the crackdown on cryptocurrency by the Chinese Government the blockchain scene is thriving in China. Over the past 3 months the government of China has invested over US $ 3 billion in blockchain focused funds. It is reported that
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