Hong Kong and Macau have launched simultaneous shake-ups of the systems they have in place to tackle the growing menace of money laundering, financial crime and the funding of terrorist groups. In separate yet starkly similar announcements issued late ... ( read original story ...)
BOC International Leads $29M Round In Chinese Gold Trading Firm G-Banker
BOC International invested via its fund unit, Bohai Zhongsheng. China Everbright Ltd's Guangkong Zhongying Capital, SBCVC, and Hong Kong-based Radiant Venture Capital also participated in the round. Founded in 2015 in Beijing, G-banker allows users to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong buyers snap up flats as favourable financing takes edge off cooling measures
the better," said Hong Kong resident Ho Sui-kit, a freelancer in his 40s who hoped to help his son pay the downpayment to buy a three-bedroom apartment. Ho said he would choose a mortgage plan promoted by the developer, where its subsidiary finance company ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Aviation buys six Airbus aircraft for $1.05 billion
HONG KONG BOC Aviation Ltd on Friday said it would buy six new aircraft from Airbus for an aggregate list price of $1.05 billion as the aircraft lessor builds its balance sheet by investing in modern, efficient and in-demand aircraft. The Hong Kong-listed ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Aviation : Unit Agrees to Buy Six New Aircraft From Airbus
The subsidiary of BOC Aviation (Cayman) Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Airbus to buy two new A320neo aircraft, two new A321neo aircraft and two new A330-900 planes, the Hong Kong-listed company said in a stock exchange filing on Friday. ( read original story ...)
BOC Aviation buys six Airbus aircraft for $1.05 bln
HONG KONG, May 26 (Reuters) - BOC Aviation Ltd on Friday said it would buy six new aircraft from Airbus for an aggregate list price of $1.05 billion as the aircraft lessor builds its balance sheet by investing in modern, efficient and in ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung battles Apple in SAR
namely DBS Hong Kong, BOC Hong Kong, Citibank and Dah Sing Bank.Samsung Pay directly challenges Apple Pay, launched last year in partnership with some of the SAR's largest banks - HSBC, ... The global battle between Apple and Samsung shifts to Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Late-comer Samsung Pay goes live in Hong Kong
BOC Credit Card, a unit of Bank of China Hong Kong, said customers who pay with Samsung Pay using its Visas or Mastercards will be eligible for discounts at retailers Mannings and 7-Eleven. Citi is offering customers free Samsung Galaxy S8s and a cash ... ( read original story ...)
Transaction app Alipay launches first non-yuan version in Hong Kong
Payments through AlipayHK, which handles mobile payments in Hong Kong dollars, will be accepted at more than 2,000 stores in the city from Thursday, said Ant Financial Services Group, an Alibaba Group affiliate that runs the platform. "Introducing local ... ( read original story ...)
WuXi Biologics to launch $513 mln Hong Kong IPO on Thursday -IFR
HONG KONG May 24 WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc, a Chinese contract drug research and development company, plans to launch on Thursday an initial public offering of up to $513 million in Hong Kong, IFR reported, citing people close to the deal. The company is ... ( read original story ...)
As BoC readies today’s decision, there’s ‘more to fear now than fear itself’
“The BoC can take some comfort in the cautious tone delivered ... with the loonie worth just about 74 cents (U.S.). Tokyo’s Nikkei gained 0.7 per cent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and the Shanghai composite each rose by about 0.1 per cent. ( read original story ...)
Fitch Affirms China’s 5 State Banks at ‘A’; Outlook Stable
Hong Kong Primary Analyst (BOC, CCB) Katie Chen Director +886 2 8175 7614 Secondary Analyst (BOC, CCB) Grace Wu Senior Director +852 2263 9919 Secondary Analyst (ICBC, BOCOM) Jack Yuan Associate Director +86 21 5097 3038 Secondary Analyst (ABC) Jaclyn Wang ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC makes ‘big bet’ on Canada in bid for more market share
HSBC Holdings Plc is getting aggressive in Canada -- and one ... and we’ve got a real focus now on China, a great corridor with Hong Kong. We’re really well positioned.” The Canadian operations are a “Top Five” producer of profit before taxes ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong : BOCHK Takes the Lead in Bringing Apple Pay to BOC Card Customers
BOCHK Takes the Lead in Bringing Apple Pay to BOC Card Customers Offering UnionPay Debit Card Cardholders an easy, secure and private way to pay Bank of China (Hong Kong) ("BOCHK") today becomes one of the first banks in Hong Kong to bring Apple Pay to ... ( read original story ...)