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Now Home to Over 600 Fintechs, Hong Kong Unveils New Fintech Initiatives
In the coming year, Hong Kong will be introducing several new measures and initiatives to facilitate fintech development with a focus on building up its fintech talent pool, and expanding the application of technological infrastructures such as the iAM Smart
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HKTDC’s Start-Up Express Pitching Contest Showcases Innovative Solutions
Start-up Express, an entrepreneurship development programme organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), has returned for its third edition. The pitching contest under the programme successfully concluded today as a judging panel selected exceptional start-ups to participate in
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DBS’ Latest Gimmick Shows You How You Might Look Like At Retirement to Help Plan for It
With evolving lifestyles, growing awareness of health and fitness, and medical advancement enabling more people to live longer, retirement will increasingly require a bigger and more stable nest egg. To help people better understand their retirement needs and plan for
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How the Legal Entity Identifier Is Creating a More Secure and Transparent Global Digital Economy
Doing business in a modern economy like Hong Kong means digitally connecting with people, organisations and systems on a global scale. Since the birth of the internet, companies have endeavoured to increase their digital presence. The rise of websites, social
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Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Appoints Bénédicte Nolens Its Hong Kong Head of Innovation
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) today announced the appointment of Bénédicte Noella Nolens as head of the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Hong Kong SAR for a three-year term from 1 July 2020. “I am delighted with Bénédicte’s appointment. Her deep
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Standard Chartered Spends HK$60 Million to Support the Launch of Fintech Academy with HKU
The University of Hong Kong and Standard Chartered Bank jointly announced the establishment of a Fintech Academy with the latter offering HKD$ 60 million to support the launch of this initiative. The HKU-SCF Fintech academy is said to leverage the
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CES China: Virtual Pitching Competition With 20 Swiss Startups
Despite the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, 20 Swiss DeepTech startups will be taking the virtual stage in Asia this 10 June. Organized by swissnex China in collaboration with SwissTech, CES ASIA and Venture Leaders, with the support of institutional
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DBS Hong Kong Launches Contact-Free Business Account Opening for SMEs
DBS Hong Kong is transforming the traditional business account opening process for SMEs into a fully virtual and contact-free banking experience that can be completed in as quickly as just two days, anytime and anywhere. By making business account opening
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5 Fastest Growing Fintechs in Hong Kong According to IDC
IDC Financial Insights today released the 2020 update of its FinTech Fast 101 research which details a list of fast-growing FinTechs in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) from 11 key markets. IDC’s FinTech Fast 101 research refers to fast-growing fintech players
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Hang Seng’s Virtual Assistant H A R O is Now Available on WhatsApp
Hang Seng announced that its retail banking virtual assistant H A RO has just been made available on the instant messaging platform, WhatsApp. The bank’s customers will be able to message H A R O to get the most up-to-date
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