#StartupHK news
April, May & June 2019
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- Hong Kong: Blue Cross insurance firm adopts blockchain, aiming to speed up medical claims, eliminate fraud and cut costs
- Hong Kong grants first digital banking licences; companies granted licences can compete for $15BN retail banking business
- Hong Kong: Agorize online platform for Open Innovation challenges raises US$14.6M to step up international growth
- Hong Kong launches augmented reality tourism experience
- Hong Kong: Amazon cloud business to launch as competition with Chinese rivals heats up
- Hong Kong: Trailer unveiled for Kowloon Forest virtual reality film
- An intro to HK’s 8 virtual banking license recipients, as issued by Hong Kong Monetary Authority
- HK Monetary Authority grants virtual bank licences to Ant Financial, Xiaomi and AMTD Group, PING AN’s OneConnect and Tencent
- Hong Kong: OneDegree online pet insurance company gains $30M series A
- Hong Kong Smart City Blueprint (pdf)
- Hong Kong: OneDegree insurance tech startup extends Series A to $30M
- Hong Kong: Applications open for Betatron Accelerator’s 5th cohort until July 18th
- Hong Kong: An intro to HK Trade Development Council’s 3 new initiatives – HK Startup Society, Entrepreneur Day, Start-up Express
- Hong Kong Fintech Week set for 2 days in November, and 1 day in Shenzhen – early bird tickets online now
- Hong Kong: Stan Group to seek Securities and Futures Commission approval to sell tokenised real estate using blockchain technology
- Hong Kong: Applications open for Deloitte’s 2nd Hong Kong Tech Fast 20 and Rising Star programs
- Hong Kong: Telegram reports powerful DDoS cyberattack originating from China, believed to be state-backed in response to protests organised using the app
