Hong Kong

Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is a city and special administrative region of China in the eastern Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea.

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Hong Kong To Meet With Big Tech On Data Law

Hong Kong To Meet With Big Tech On Data Law
Hong Kong To Meet With Big Tech On Data Law
July 06, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Proposed changes to data protection laws shouldn’t concern U.S. data titans, according to Hong Kong’s chief executive, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. They’re needed...

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Global Retailers Watch Chinese Tech Crackdown In Lucrative But Challenging Asian Market
Global Retailers Watch Chinese Tech Crackdown In Lucrative But Challenging Asian Market
July 06, 2021  |  Retail

Warnings to Hong Kong from Amazon, Facebook and Google about the Chinese region’s proposed data-protection laws are a sign that even the biggest eCommerce companies...

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Hong Kong To Explore CBDCs In ‘FinTech 2025’ Strategy
Hong Kong To Explore CBDCs In ‘FinTech 2025’ Strategy
June 08, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said in a press release Tuesday (June 8) it wants to make sure Hong Kong is ready to issue...

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Bitcoin Daily: Hong Kong Wants To License Crypto Exchanges, Limit Use To Pros; Crypto Finance Firm Uphold Fires Exec Amid Fraud Accusations
Bitcoin Daily: Hong Kong Wants To License Crypto Exchanges, Limit Use To Pros; Crypto Finance...
May 23, 2021  |  Bitcoin

In Hong Kong, cryptocurrency exchanges will likely soon be required to be licensed by the city’s markets regulator, U.S. News reported. They’ll also only be...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Glovo Lands $530 Million; Treasury Helps IMF With $650 Million In Currency Aid
Today In Payments Around The World: Glovo Lands $530 Million; Treasury Helps IMF With $650...
April 01, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, Glovo raised $530 million in a funding round, while the Department of the Treasury is working with...

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Linklogis Plans IPO, Aims At $1.1 Billion For SCF Tech
Linklogis Plans IPO, Aims At $1.1 Billion For SCF Tech
March 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Linklogis, a Chinese FinTech with backing from Tencent, is looking to raise 8.3 billion Hong Kong dollars ($1.1 billion) from an initial public offering (IPO)...

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Citibank Brings Hong Kong Digital Banking Platform Out Of Beta
Citibank Brings Hong Kong Digital Banking Platform Out Of Beta
February 23, 2021  |  Banking

Citibank has announced that it is rolling out Citi Plus, its Hong Kong project which it recently brought out of beta, according to a press...

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Pandemic Aside, SoftBank-Backed Travel Platform Klook Raises $200 Million
Pandemic Aside, SoftBank-Backed Travel Platform Klook Raises $200 Million
January 26, 2021  |  Investments

Hong Kong’s travel and leisure booking platform Klook has closed a $200 million Series E funding round led by Aspex Management, with participation by Sequoia...

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