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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AlipayHK And McDonalds Hong Kong Team Up For In-App Payment
AlipayHK And McDonalds Hong Kong Team Up For In-App Payment
April 11, 2019  |  Digital Payments

AlipayHK, a mobile payment system in Hong Kong, has partnered with McDonald’s to offer payment on the McDonald’s app on smartphones, the company said in...

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First Three Digital Banking Licenses Awarded In Hong Kong
First Three Digital Banking Licenses Awarded In Hong Kong
March 27, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Hong Kong has issued its first digital banking licenses, in a move toward strengthening the city’s financial sector, according to reports. The Hong Kong Monetary...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Trading Tops $11B; Infected Chrome App Steals Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Trading Tops $11B; Infected Chrome App Steals Crypto
March 17, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Daily trading volume for bitcoin topped $11 billion on Friday (March 15) — its highest point in almost one year. Although bitcoin’s price is at...

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HSBC Expands PayMe To Businesses With Beta Test
HSBC Expands PayMe To Businesses With Beta Test
February 26, 2019  |  Banking

HSBC, the U.K. bank, has started beta testing of its PayMe System, a digital payment system for businesses. According to a report in Fintech Futures, HSBC...

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Ant, Tencent, Xiaomi Seek Hong Kong Digital Banking Licenses
Ant, Tencent, Xiaomi Seek Hong Kong Digital Banking Licenses
February 22, 2019  |  Digital Banking

As Hong Kong gears up to roll out digital banking licenses, a few of the largest banks in the world are set to compete with...

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Deliveroo Debuts Hong Kong Brick-and-Mortar Store
Deliveroo Debuts Hong Kong Brick-and-Mortar Store
December 11, 2018  |  Delivery

Online food delivery startup Deliveroo has opened a physical restaurant in Hong Kong, according to a CNBC report. The restaurant serves online and in-store customers,...

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QR Payments Coming To Hong Kong Subways
QR Payments Coming To Hong Kong Subways
November 18, 2018  |  Payment Methods

The subway system in Hong Kong will allow commuters to scan a QR code as a payment method after announcing a deal with Alibaba’s payment...

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Western Union Teams With HKT Payment Limited, Maybank Brings QR Payments To KFC Malyasia
Western Union Teams With HKT Payment Limited, Maybank Brings QR Payments To KFC Malyasia
November 13, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes The Western Union Company’s tie-up with Hong Kong’s HKT Payment...

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Deep Dive: How Faster Payments Change Business As Usual
Deep Dive: How Faster Payments Change Business As Usual
November 09, 2018  |  Smarter Payments

The adoption of faster payment systems is a worldwide trend, with more than 40 countries now offering their own schemes. The following Deep Dive that...

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