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Connecting People With Finance: Empowering the Financial Industry in the Intelligent Mobile Era
In the intelligent mobile era, Huawei — with its vision, insights, solutions, ecosystems, and experts — is uniquely positioned to create new value. The global outbreak of COVID- 19 has disrupted the lives and businesses of countless people, and the
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Ant Group Unveils Blockchain-Enabled Trading Platform for SMEs
Ant Group has unveiled Trusple, a blockchain based-platform powered by AntChain to help SMEs with cross-border trade. Trusple aims to make it easier and less costly for all participants, especially Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs), to sell their products and
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Airwallex’s Closes US$ 200 Million Fundraising Round for Global Expansion
Airwallex, a cross border payment company, announced that the company has closed its extended Series D fundraising with an additional US$40 million from new and existing investors. This builds on the Hong Kong-based fintech unicorn’s US$160 milion Series D round
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Ant Group Launches its Virtual Bank Ahead of Its IPO
Ant Bank, part of Ant Group, has officially launched to offer banking services to Hong Kong citizens. Ant Bank was one of the 8 recipients of the virtual banking license by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), this launch makes
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ConsenSys Bags the Lead for the Second Phase of HKMA’s Digital Currency Study Project
US-headquartered blockchain firm ConsenSys has been granted the lead for the second phase of Project Inthanon-LionRock, a cross-border payment network study project by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Previously, HKMA and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) had signed a
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Ant Group’s INCLUSION Fintech Conference Makes Its Debut in Shanghai
Ant Group, yesterday officially launched its much-talked about inaugural INCLUSION Fintech Conference both to a live audience and virtually. The first day of the conference began with a morning plenary session, followed by 17 forums in the afternoon and a
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Closing the Funding Gap for SMEs: Redefining Finance for Good in Asia
The wide-ranging impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought many of the world’s problems into sharp focus and increased the urgency to create better outcomes for society as a whole. In Asia, a region with some of the world’s fastest
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Huawei Developer Conference: Brett King Talks Financial Inclusion, Banking 4.0, and More
At the 2020 Huawei Developer Conference held earlier this week, fintech influencer, best-selling author, and entrepreneur Brett King joined the finance tech.session to talk about the role of technology to improve financial inclusion and shared his views on how banking
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Mox Officially Opens Its Doors to Hong Kongers
Mox has officially launched to the general public in Hong Kong. Mox is the virtual bank created by Standard Chartered in partnership with PCCW, HKT and Trip.com, which provides its suite of fully digital retail banking services over its app.
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Huawei Developer Conference: Product Launches, AppGallery Updates, and Other News
From September 10 to 12, 2020, Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) held the annual Huawei Developer Conference. Themed HDC.Together, the event saw multiple announcements being made, including the launch of new products, as well as updates on the Huawei Mobile
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