Tagged: hong kong

December 21, 2017 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

In partnership with SuperCharger, CFTE, Cyberport, UNSW Sydney and Micosoft, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has opened up registration with Asia’s first Fintech Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). The Fintech MOOC is a six-week online course on innovations in finance and is designed to… Read More

December 14, 2017 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China-based fintech Yirendai announced on Wednesday it has made a $50 million strategic investment in Lion Rock through the financial service platform’s Series A funding round. According to Yirendai, Lion Rock is headquartered in Hong Kong and is licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and… Read More

December 11, 2017 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

SelfKey, a “self sovereign identity” firm, has just completed a pre-sale of KEY tokens raising $5 million. Now SelfKey is preparing to launch its public Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on December 15th. The token sale has a hard cap of US$21.78 million. The private pre-sale started… Read More

December 9, 2017 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

KPMG published a report on the Hong Kong banking industry this past week and Fintech plays a prominent role in the theme of the document. Hong Kong has been a prominent financial center since almost the beginning of time but in the Fintech race –… Read More

December 7, 2017 @ 9:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) have signed a Fintech Co-operation Agreement today to boost collaboration between the two regulatory authorities, with a view to facilitating financial innovation in the two jurisdictions. The Co-operation Agreement was signed by… Read More

November 30, 2017 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after successfully securing $115 million during its Series A Funding Round, Alex Kong, chairman and CEO of Hong Kong-based TNG Fintech discusses the company’s digital wallet business and expansion plans on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.” TNG Fintech Group describes itself as a… Read More

November 11, 2017 @ 4:02 pm By Xu Gao  |  

China Financial Stability Committee established in Beijing On November 8th, the China Financial Stability Committee was officially launched. This is a subordinated department under the State Council, of which Vice Premier Ma Kai will serves as the head. To be specific, the committee will be… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 10:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

One of the fastest growing Fintech’s in China has raised USD $220 million. WeLab, a Hong Kong-based mobile lending platform founded in 2013, has closed funding round of $220 million including both strategic debt and equity funding with the backing of Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund,… Read More

November 1, 2017 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

The University of Hong Kong has announced a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) entitled an Introduction to Fintech. The MOOC is expected to launch in March 2018. The new course on Fintech was revealed during Hong Kong’s second annual Fintech week event. The course… Read More

October 31, 2017 @ 1:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Hong Kong Fintech Week ended on October 27th. According to organizers, the main story emerging from the week long event is the fact that Hong Kong is very much a Fintech leader in Asia. Frequently compared to Singapore – regularly viewed as the leading… Read More

October 28, 2017 @ 10:45 am By Xu Gao  |  

51 CreditCard (u51.com) is Planning to List in Hong Kong in 2018 51 CreditCard (u51.com), a leading online platform for credit card bill management, is reported to be listed on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) in 2018, aiming to raise at least 500… Read More

October 25, 2017 @ 11:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

It is Fintech week in Hong Kong so there is plenty going on regarding alternative finance in the Asian financial center. According to a report in CFOInnovation, the Fintech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK) made a timely move to sign Memorandums of Understanding with not… Read More

October 25, 2017 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based WishFinance announced on Wednesday the global expansion of its blockchain platform. According to the company, this decision was widely applauded by investors who put into the project during the token pre-sale campaign from October 15th to October 25th.  As previously reported, WishFinance has issued more… Read More

October 25, 2017 @ 7:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen Fintech ties between the two Asian financial centers. There was a signing ceremony organized by HKMA today in Hong Kong. As part of the Agreement,… Read More

October 24, 2017 @ 10:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Klook, Asia’s largest in-destination services booking platform, has raised nearly $60 million in a Series C funding round.  The financing was led by Sequoia China which also led the Series B Funding. Goldman Sachs and Matrix Partners joined in the round. OurCrowd, a leading global investment… Read More

October 23, 2017 @ 11:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anchored by Standard Chartered, SuperCharger Fintech accelerator is gearing up for its third cohort of startups and scale-ups in the Fintech space. Accepted applicants will begin a 12 week program that starts in March of 2018 and continues through June. SuperCharger is interested in all different… Read More

October 22, 2017 @ 10:30 am By Xu Gao  |  

  The State Council of China Encourages the Development of a Smart Supply Chain The State Council on October 13, 2017, released a guideline on promoting the innovation and application of the supply chain. The document was aimed at establishing a smart supply chain system… Read More

October 14, 2017 @ 8:20 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Tencent Received License to Sell Insurance on WeChat and QQ This week, China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) announced that it had grant an operation license to Shenzhen Wei Min Insurance Agency Co. Ltd. Tencent owns a majority stake (57.8%) of this new insurer. Fubon Property… Read More

October 9, 2017 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Citi Ventures announced on Monday it welcomed 60 university students from Hong Kong to its San Francisco office in September as part of its week-long fintech-focused entrepreneurship bootcamp at Stanford Graduate School of Business under the Cyberport University Partnership Program (CUPP). The students reportedly visited Citi… Read More

October 8, 2017 @ 5:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) is launching their first online Fintech course which will open to the public soon. If you are interested, you may enroll here. The course is described as “Around Fintech in Eight Hours.” The coursework starts with an overview of Fintech and introduces a… Read More