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Salary is the Top Issue Exacerbating Hong Kong’s Fintech Talent Gap
The HKU-SCF Fintech Academy, Cyberport and Hong Kong Productivity Council have published a Fintech Talent Study Report which found an urgent need to nurture more talents to address the fintech talent gap. The report, which was unveiled at the Hong
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StanChart Joins Chekk’s Multi-Million Dollar Funding Round
Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm SC Ventures announced that it has invested funds in Chekk, a Hong Kong-based KYC, KYB and data management platform. Details of the investment was not disclosed. SC Ventures joins Chekk’s multi-million dollar
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StanChart Hong Kong Partners With The Sandbox to Explore the Metaverse
Standard Chartered (Hong Kong) announced a new partnership with The Sandbox, a decentralised gaming virtual world, to create innovative experiences for its customers and the community. Led by SC Ventures, Standard Chartered Group’s investment arm, the bank will actively engage
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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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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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Standard Chartered Launched eXellerator Innovation Lab in China
Standard Chartered Bank announced the launch of the eXellerator innovation lab in China, that brings together employees, corporate clients and fintechs to develop innovative solutions that meet the evolving banking needs of clients. Located in Shanghai, the eXellerator in China
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Ant Financial, Tencent, and Xiaomi Are Among HK’s New 4 Virtual Banking Licensees
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued virtual banking rights to 4 more companies: Ant SME Services (Hong Kong) , Infinium, Insight Fintech HK, and Ping An OneConnect. According to their business plans, these four newly licenced virtual banks intend
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Virtual Banks to Shake up Hong Kong Banking Landscape
Hong Kong is gearing up for the arrival of virtual banks, or financial institutions without physical branches. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is set to issue the first batch of virtual bank licenses as early as this year. The
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8 Startups Selected for Accenture’s 2018 FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific
Eight fintech companies have been selected for the fifth annual FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific, a 12-week mentorship program created by Accenture in Hong Kong. The 2018 program received a record number of applications, from more than 160 companies, and comes at
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Standard Chartered Opens Innovation Lab eXellerator in Hong Kong
Standard Chartered announced the opening of its Hong Kong innovation lab, the eXellerator, to promote innovation within the Bank and to tap emerging fintech and data science in the region, to bring better products and services to its customers in Hong
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