Earlier this week, South Morning China Post reported that Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has issued its first equity…
Month: April 2019
In May last year, the Cathay Pacific Group, via its rewards programme Asia Miles, launched an app utilising smart contracts…
After his blockchain panel at the Internet Economy Summit last week, we had a chance to sit down with trustMe,…
Since president Xi Jinping announced a plan to gradually turn Hainan into a pilot free trade zone by 2020 and…
“Everything you do in a fintech startup, you’re likely testing the law, one way or another,” said Cyberport’s chairman Dr.…
This is not new rhetoric: most of us only ever heard of blockchain when cryptocurrency hit critical mass, particularly during…
As part of its overarching grand plan to boost fintech in Korea, the Financial Services Commission of Korea announced the…
Futu Securities a Hong Kong based wealthtech firm recently bagged the “Digital Brokerage of the Year” award at The Asset…
Though relatively small when compared with the likes of China and Singapore, South Korea’s fintech industry has witnessed significant growth…
Taiwan has been trying to gain a foothold for itself as a fintech hub, but despite their best response from…
WeLab has been granted a virtual banking license by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”), becoming the first homegrown Hong…
London-based design company Burgopak has just been awarded for their excellence in industry challenging packaging design at the 2019 ICMA…
China continues to be the world’s undisputed fintech leader, with about 600 deals completed in 2018 and a fintech adoption…
36Kr, a Chinese company operating a media platform covering startups and technology in China, is planning an initial public offering…
The virtual banking race is on for different regions across the globe, and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has…
Despite its meteoric rise in popularity, cryptocurrency has yet to gain global mainstream adoption. Crypto.com, a Hong Kong-based startup, is…
James Lau, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) in a letter to the President said that misleading cryptocurrency…
InvestHK recently dropped hints that we should be expecting a significant expansion of the annual Hong Kong Fintech Week. Anticipating…
The fintech startup Neat, a digital banking alternative, has been granted a Money Lender’s License in Hong Kong, which marks…