As the information and communications technology (ICT) industry has become the new global economic growth engine, it is of the utmost importance for our government to equip our workforce with the late ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-04
網絡攻擊事件在全球各地頻繁爆發，今年5月，WannaCry勒索軟件影響全球150個國家及地區約200000部電 ...全文
Mobile payment is gaining ground fast in many cities but Hong Kong is an exception. In China, a handful of cities such as Hangzhou have been in transition to cashless societies, and the country’s domi ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-22
China’s central bank has set up a clearing house for online payment services. The new platform, Nets Union Clearing Corp., will launch next year. All online payment services will route their transacti ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-09
“Taobao”, a Chinese term which means finding treasure, is part of a bigger process which is discreetly transforming the payment system and money or credit creation in the country. In the China Super L ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-26
Finance is a service industry that has become self-serving. The consequence, regrettably, is the frequent occurrence of debilitating financial crises that undermine economic growth and development wor ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-24
Silicon Valley startup Stripe has partnered with digital payment providers Alipay and WeChat Pay to enable merchants using its platform globally to accept payments from hundreds of millions of Chinese ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-10
European equities have suddenly become popular for various reasons. First, political risk in the region has mitigated. Second, economic numbers are improving, particularly those of Germany. Third, low ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-16
Large financial institutions across the world could lose 24 percent of their revenues to financial technology companies over the next three to five years, according to a new study by PricewaterhouseCo ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-06
China is at the forefront of the booming global fintech industry. While tech behemoths like Alibaba and Tencent seem to be conquering one area after another, they both hinted at scaling down their fin ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-27
Hong Kong has long been known as one of the world's leading financial centers, able to attract some of the best global talent and multinational organizations. While its strengths are widely recognized ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-21
As Lord Mayor of the City of London I represent the UK’s financial and professional services industry. As a result of the British public voting to leave the European Union last year, my role is now mo ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-17
Since the government put emphasis on the development of financial technology in the 2015 budget, fintech’s importance has become more widely recognized, Simon Loong, Welab chief executive and co-found ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-13
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker is open to raising interest rates again at the US central bank's March meeting if growth in jobs and wages continues, Reuters reports. "I sti ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-07
It’s no secret that cybersecurity threats and even attacks are on the rise. Businesses, governments and even everyday citizens are struggling to keep up with the increased sophistication and efforts o ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-30
