Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) has released a paper outlining the conclusions to its consultation on…
Month: May 2021
The global pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on Hong Kong households’ financial situation with many still concerned over…
Fintech firms UP Fintech, Sea, Huobi Technology and Razer were among the companies that were added to MSCI global indexes…
Hong Kong insurer YF Life and HKBN Enterprise Solutions (HKBNES) have teamed up to launch a Google Cloud-powered Cantonese voice…
Airstar Bank, one of Hong Kong’s eight virtual banks, has launched a pilot trial of corporate banking services for SMEs…
Digital life insurer Blue has launched the #WeSupport campaign to provide its customers with free post-vaccination protection from 8 April…
The Fintech Innovation Lab Asia Pacific program is returning for its eighth edition this year with more opportunities for young…
Airwallex, a cross border payment company, announced the launch of its online card payment acceptance solution in Hong Kong, allowing…
ZA Bank and Mox are leading Hong Kong’s virtual bank race, making up 70% of all virtual banking customer deposits…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the implementation plan for the third and fourth phases of its Open API…
Ping An Insurance announced the initial close of Ping An Voyager Partners, LP, a growth stage venture fund, having secured…
Airwallex announced that it has secured its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) on 30…
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tencent Finance Academy…
livi bank, one of Hong Kong’s eight virtual banks, has introduced a new Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution with…
Robo-advisor AQUMON has introduced SmartGlobalX, a smart bitcoin ETF investment portfolio that integrating its flagship SmartGlobal algorithms with a Bitcoin…
Hong Kong’s virtual bank ZA Bank has joined hands with ZA Insure, a fully digital insurer under the ZA brand,…
Payoneer, the global payment and commerce-enabling platform, announced that it is collaborating with eBay to manage payouts for sellers in…
Remittance firm Wise, formerly known as TransferWise, has rolled out the feature enabling Hong Kongers to receive funds from abroad…
Ping An Insurance was named the world’s most valuable insurance brand in the Insurance 2021 100 Ranking, a spot in…
MYbank, an online private commercial bank in China and an associate of Ant Group with a focus on serving rural…