Hong Kong’s first digital insurer Bowtie raises $30m
Sun Life Financial, the Canadian insurance company, has led a $30m Series A funding round in digital insurance start-up Bowtie, the first “virtual” insurer…
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Bowtie raises $30M to bring the digital insurance model to Hong Kong
The digital revolution has spawned ‘challenger’ banks that operate entirely online, with no high street presence. That phenomenon has taken off in Europe —…
Digital Hong Kong: Even Senior Residents Are On Board
Hong Kong is poised to be a future digital leader. It boasts access to a diverse talent pool, a strategic location within the Greater Bay Area and an open…
Hong Kong’s ‘coin master’ has cash thrown from rooftops
It literally started raining money in Hong Kong over the weekend when a so-called Bitcoin millionaire decided that his generosity knows no bounds.…
Tongcheng-Elong to go public in Hong Kong next week
Chinese online travel firm Tongcheng-Elong will reportedly begin trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on November 26, raising approximately HK$…
Hong Kong is adding QR code payments to its subway stations | Apps
A new dispatch from our ‘QR Codes Are Very Much Alive In Asia’ reporting program: Hong Kong’s subway system will soon allow its commuters to pay by scanning…
Alipay to support QR payment for Hong Kong Mass Transit Rail by 2020 |…
Alipay HK, the Hong Kong affiliate of Alibaba-backed payment platform Alipay, announced that it won the bid to provide a QR payment program for Hong Kong…
Alibaba’s Jumpstarter event to showcase 100 global startups in Hong Kong |…
Jumpstarter aims to identify promising entrepreneurs and provides them with capital, operational support and networking resources to grow their business…
Hong Kong startup ecosystem reaching for the top floor | Digital Asia
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EPiC, an event organised by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks, showcased why the future for the city’s startup scene is…
Hong Kong’s Securities Watchdog to Regulate Crypto Funds | Crypto
Trendy news on Computing TechnologyHong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) says it will bring crypto funds under its securities regulations to…