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18-Feb-19 Hong Kong is transforming itself into a portal for data, finance, talent and services. And as Guangdong seeks to move up the value chain and to boost the technology sector, it has promulgated a Guangzhou-Shenzhen Technology & Innovation Corridor. [image: HKTDC]
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13-Feb-19 Ripple, a real-time settlement system, currency exchange and remittance network, is extending its Asia and Middle East networks via two Emirates-based remittance businesses, UAE Exchange and Unimoni, that will link with Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank using Ripple’s blockchain-led platform. [image: Ripple]
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22-Jan-19 China’s tech boomtown of Shenzhen has eased Hong Kong out of Asia’s top five cities by economic output. The burgeoning southern metropolis booked a 2018 GDP of CNY2.4 tn (USD356 bn), representing a year-on-year surge of 7.5%. [image: Twitter]
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21-Dec-18 JCB International has introduced a QR Code Payment service in Taiwan and Vietnam, that will enable cardholders to make payments by scanning the QR Code at the merchant point-of-sale. [Image: JCB]
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21-Jan-19 As Chinese consumers increasingly vacation overseas, their mobile-payment apps are following them, and offering a new way for merchants to attract customers. More than half of businesses saw an increase in foot traffic and transaction size after adopting Alipay. [image: Nielsen / Alizila]
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