Tech in Hong Kong
April, May & June 2021
Q2 2021 tech news from HK – reports, articles & downloads
The Hong Kong tech news summary gathers startup news from April, May and June of 2021, and covers subjects including: the launch of the city’s Fintech 2025 strategy; Hong Kong University’s AI Lawyer project; Apple Daily newspaper’s legacy on the blockchain; trials of mainland China’s digital currency in the city; and more.
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Hong Kong’s tech news: June 2021
- RTHK to erase archival content over one year old, meaning programs covering 2019 HK protests would be wiped from RTHK web and social media. Hong Kong’s response? Blockchain.
- Hong Kong: An intro to PopSand Robotics and their education-focused robot aimed at helping children learn English through conversation
- Hong Kong to test connecting China’s e-CNY, the ‘digital yuan’, with its domestic payments network, heralding second stage of digital currency trials in the city
- Hong Kong Monetary Authority launches Fintech 2025 Strategy, featuring focus on CBDCs and cross-border payments
- Hong Kong: Amber Group cryptocurrency trading firm raises $100M Series B, ten times the company’s 2019 Series A, offering algorithmic trading and more
- Hong Kong: Apple Daily pro-democracy tabloid forced to shut down by mainland government – now backed up on a censorship-resistant blockchain
Hong Kong’s tech news: May 2021
- Hong Kong: FormationFi closes $3.3M funding round with platform simplifying creation of decentralized finance portfolios, helps users better manage risk
- Hong Kong: A quick advance look at the upcoming StartmeupHK Festival 2021, running May 24-28
- An intro to WalletsClub, providing a Visa-like service for digital wallets, enabling money transfers possible between hundreds of electronic money services
- University of Hong Kong launches HKU AI Lawyer, an AI-driven sentencing predictor focused on drug trafficking offenses
- An intro to the 10 startups selected for the Future Food Asia Awards 2021 working on meat alternatives, food-tech, upcycling and more
- Taiwan’s JustKitchen ‘cloud kitchen’ firm to expand operations to Hong Kong, growing its hub-and-spoke model for deliveries-only food preparation
Hong Kong tech news: April 2021
- Dash Living co-living space operator raises $8.8M with sights set on expansion to Tokyo, Sydney and other major Asia-Pacific cities
- XELS blockchain-based carbon offset platform gains Bittrex listing for XELS token, providing tokenised voluntary carbon offset credits for individuals and companies
- TOKEN2049 crypto conference set for November 23-24, looking at global developments in cryptocurrency, blockchain and more
- Kikitrade cryptocurrency investment platform gains $8M pre-A with sights on NFT and DeFi services
- 4 e-payment providers chosen to operate city’s HK$36BN digital voucher scheme in bid to boost economic growth
- China: “The court ruled that searching for public information or access to public data is no longer allowed in Hong Kong”
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