McKinsey estimates that a prolonged lockdown ... were still afresh in many people’s minds. Through steps such as these, Hong Kong was not only able to slow the spread of the coronavirus but also keep ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong startup Neat raises $11M Series A to give small companies more financial services
Neat, a Hong Kong-based fintech startup, announced today that it has raised a $11 million Series A to help small businesses do cross-border trade. The round was led by Pacific Century Group, with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fintech startup Neat raises $11 million Series A to give small companies more banking services
Neat, a Hong Kong-based fintech startup, announced today that it has raised a $11 million Series A to help small businesses do cross-border banking. The round was led by Pacific Century Group, with ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong-Based Fashion Brand Sau Lee Navigated Its Business During COVID-19
While we have been inundated with troubling headlines since COVID-19’s global spread, it’s refreshing to hear of a Hong-Kong-based brand that is up and running, after having experienced a ... ( read original story ...)
Why Blockchain Occupies a Unique Seat at the Advertising Table
There, he helped to spearhead client and regulatory initiatives in blockchain for payments, working on notable institutional projects such as the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Ubin, as ... ( read original story ...)
Spying on China, the in-coming class captain
According to McKinsey, about 160 million Chinese are projected to go on vacation abroad in ... The world is watching the way China relates with its neighbours: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and it ... ( read original story ...)
Complex regulations and evolving digital payment landscape require financial services to rethink eKYC
This is especially true in the Asia-Pacific region, where leading think tanks including McKinsey forecast that financial institutions that fail to ... In the last two quarters of 2019, Singapore, Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Division President, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Korea
Prior to joining the company in 2003, Dongchun worked for McKinsey and Company for over eight years serving financial institutions and industrial conglomerates. He was also an investment banker at ... ( read original story ...)
China food chains eat humble pie after anger at price rises
"The hike was a misjudgment that hurt customer interest," the Hong Kong-listed group said in a statement ... according to a consumer sentiment survey by consultant McKinsey & Company on Mar. 30. ( read original story ...)
Emerging platforms: what is Joox and why it is more than just a music streaming app
According to a McKinsey study in 2016, the platform was the biggest music streaming app in Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia, and accounts for over half of market share in Thailand (56%) and ... ( read original story ...)
Driverless vehicle technology advances amid pandemic, commercialization pace accelerated
Automated vehicles have also provided passenger luggage support at Hong Kong International Airport throughout the pandemic ... while Baidu already has approval to test self-driving vehicles on city ... ( read original story ...)
The 30 Under 30 Media And Marketing Entrepreneurs Catering To Asia’s Digital Native Generation
To young entrepreneurs making the media and advertising category of this year’s 30 Under 30 list in Asia, these novel technologies and services are shaping up to be the future of their industry. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong startup Neat raises $11 million Series A to give small companies more financial services
The round was led by Pacific Century Group, with participation from Visa and MassMutual Ventures Southeast Asia, and returning investors Dymon Asia Ventures, Linear Capital and Sagamore Investments. ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong stocks rise on better-than-expected trade data
China and Hong Kong stocks gained on Tuesday, after the world’s second-largest economy posted better-than-expected trade data despite the coronavirus outbreak. ** China’s exports fell 6.6% in March ... ( read original story ...)