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AlipayHK Launches BNPL Payment Option With Ant Bank PayLater
Ant Bank and AlipayHK have announced the launch of Ant Bank PayLater on AlipayHK’s e-wallet ahead of the Double 11 and Christmas shopping sprees. The buy now pay later (BNPL) service, which is currently in its trial period, allows approved
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Hyphen Group Raises US$20M Funding Round Led by PCCW
The Hyphen Group, formerly known as CompareAsiaGroup, announced that it has closed a new US$20 million investment round led by technology company PCCW. While further details were not disclosed, a PCCW filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange suggests that
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Ant Insurance Launches China’s First Digital Operation Platform for Insurance Companies
Ant Group‘s online insurance agency platform Ant Insurance has launched digital operation platform Xingyun (translated as nebula) for insurance companies in China. According to Ant Insurance, the Xingyun platform is the first of its kind in the country. Powered by
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Alex Clavel Appointed as CEO of SoftBank Group International
Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank announced that Alex Clavel has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of SBGI effective June 30, 2022. Clavel is currently the Managing Partner at SoftBank Group International (SBGI) and will succeed Michel Combes, who has decided
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Quantifeed Secures Series C Fundraise Led by HSBC Asset Management
Quantifeed, a digital wealth management solutions provider for financial institutions, announces its Series C funding round led by HSBC Asset Management’s (HSBC AM’s) alternative investments business, HSBC Alternatives. The size of the funds raised were not disclosed. HSBC AM is
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PayNet Appoints Farhan Ahmad as Its Group Chief Executive Officer
Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet), the national payments network and shared central infrastructure for Malaysia’s financial markets, has named Farhan Ahmad as its new Group Chief Executive Officer effective 12 April 2022, succeeding Peter Schiesser. Farhan was the Founder and Chief
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Hong Kong’s HashKey Group Secures US$360 Million for Blockchain Fund
HashKey Group, a Hong Kong-based digital asset financial services group, announced that its asset management subsidiary has completed an initial closing of its new fund in December 2021 with commitments of US$360 million. The fund seeks to invest in companies
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HK’s BC Group Partners StanChart to Launch Crypto Platform for Institutional Clients
SC Ventures, the innovation and ventures unit of Standard Chartered, announced a partnership with BC Technology Group, the parent company of Hong Kong’s licensed digital asset platform OSL. The joint venture (JV) was formed to establish a digital asset brokerage and
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From Insurance Firm to Tech Ecosystem: Ping An’s Rise to Becoming a Tech Giant
China’s Ping An started out as a property and casualty insurance company but rapidly grew into becoming what we know today as one of the world’s biggest tech giants. A new case study published by the International Institute of Management
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Facebook Antitrust Case is “Bad Economic Policy” at a Time When Chinese Fintech Dominates the World
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 47 states are suing Facebook, accusing the social media giant of breaking antitrust law by acquiring companies that presented competitive threats and abusing its dominance in the digital landscape. But according to Peter
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