Tagged: china

December 30, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

There are four “over-riding” investment themes that investors will be watching and positioning for in 2023 in order to build their wealth, says the CEO and founder of an independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organization. Nigel Green of deVere Group’s recently commented on… Read More

December 26, 2022 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deal activity (mergers & acquisitions [M&A], private equity, and venture financing deals) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region “continues to bear the brunt of the ongoing global geopolitical issues and volatile market conditions on the back of rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in some… Read More

November 2, 2022 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Hong Kong has publicly asserted its interest in digital assets or “virtual assets” in a statement issued by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau. The document states: “As an international financial centre, Hong Kong is open and inclusive towards the global community of innovators… Read More

October 16, 2022 @ 11:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

There has been much discussion as to the benefits of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Many developed countries are researching the pros and cons, and China has been testing with consumers a digital yuan for some time now. The flip side to a CBDC is… Read More

October 13, 2022 @ 2:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Since Talenthouse completed the acquisition of Coolabi which covers several markets including UK, US and China, both businesses are working together “to deepen Talenthouse’s proposition within the Creator Economy space and diversify its offering amidst an unsteady market.” With market conditions looking to continue in… Read More

September 21, 2022 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The population’s need for affordable non-bank loans due to a low credit rating or its absence, difficulties with the registration process, etc. could be “the main driver of the American P2P market,” according to an update from Robo.cash. The national specifics are also very clearly… Read More

September 18, 2022 @ 11:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China and the US present the “greatest” opportunity for cross border eCommerce expansion in 2022 and beyond, according to a joint report from Airwallex and PPRO. China has “the largest cross border eCommerce market with a total value in 2021 of USD 301.5 billion.” The… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After months of investments tumbling in a downward trend, July seemed “to mark a positive turning point for global markets,” according to an update from PensionBee. In fact, China was “the only leading stock market to fall in value.” This brief rebound had “created speculation… Read More

July 12, 2022 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ant Group recently announced that its “privacy-preserving” Computation Framework becomes open source, aiming “to make the technologies more accessible to global developers and speed up the Framework’s application in various scenarios.” The Framework is designed “to address pain points in multi-party collaboration on information flows.”… Read More

July 9, 2022 @ 1:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of a self-discipline initiative, China’s leading technology companies have reportedly decided to enforce “real-name” authentication for NFT (or non-fungible token) buyers and also want to help users avoid secondary marketplaces The agreement (not legally binding at the moment) serves as confirmation from the… Read More

July 8, 2022 @ 11:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], which claims to be an international leader in payment services, is assisting its digital commerce customers with entering the fast-evolving Chinese markets. Over 1.38 million Chinese consumers currently order various items from other nations. As noted in the update, the key to… Read More

July 8, 2022 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

International payments Fintech, Till Payments recently announced a partnership with Alipay+, a suite of cross-border payments and marketing solutions operated by Ant Group, in order to integrate Alipay into its Education product offering while exploring the potential integration of other virtual payment methods offered by… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China Construction Bank (Chongqing and Singapore branches) and ADDX have entered a partnership “to help domestic investors in China participate in the country’s official offshore investment scheme.” The financial institutions announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that “paves the way for them… Read More

June 16, 2022 @ 7:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rich Glory Coin, a digital security being issued to raise capital and expand the Dagang Oil Field in the Kongnan Block, is available on Securitize for accredited and institutional investors. The tokenized debt is seeking up to USD$ 25 million with a three-year term, paying… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI and machine learning (ML) focused VC investment slumped in line or consistent with the market but retained “resilient valuations” as the market sorts through the fallout from the recent technology crash. As noted in an update shared by Pitchbook, funding “slumped 21.1% QoQ to… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

A group of Republican US Senators has introduced legislation designed to knee-cap the digital yuan – a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) that is already in use – albeit on a limited basis. Senators Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio, and Mike Braun have revealed the “Defending… Read More

May 12, 2022 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the United Kingdom, the general population has become “far more accustomed to the use of QR codes, with the requirement of NHS Test and Trace check-ins in public spaces,” according to an update from Juniper Research. The report from Juniper notes that this  method… Read More

April 27, 2022 @ 6:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AntChain, the “flagship” tech brand of Ant Group, recently launched a new video copy detection solution “to help make copyright protection technologies more efficient and accessible to content creators.” With the recently developed algorithms, AntChain’s new solution can “precisely identify and localize infringements in video… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Ant Group, an offshoot of Alibaba and the owner of the largest payment platform in China – Alipay, has partnered with 2C2P – a global payments platform. Simultaneously it was announced that Ant Group will become the majority shareholder of 2C2P upon completion of the… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Greenland Financial Technology Group (Shanghai), a core platform of Greenland Group, a Fortune 500 company and one of Shanghai’s biggest state-backed enterprises focusing on real estate, infrastructure and finance, and the MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a digital green exchange licensed and regulated by the Monetary… Read More