During a panel at the recent Sustainable Treasurer Forum, senior executives shared hurdles faced by Apac firms with large supply chains, as ESG requirements ramp up.
Research from Worldpay revealed that digital wallet payments are set to overtake credit cards by 2027 in the city, taking up nearly half of all transactions. While Ant is expanding Alipay+ globally.
During a CTWeek panel discussion around treasury technologies, senior panellists shared their latest views on tech and AI adoption in their daily operations.
Offering incentives and sense of ownership to employees, Hong Kong-listed firms, especially those in IT and healthcare, have been issuing shares to staff.
The mobile payments have expanded rapidly in the SAR, led by Chinese tech firms. Payment providers expect more use cases to be explored, as well as integration with traditional payment methods such as credit cards.
On the sidelines of an event discussing Hong Kong’s latest budget, Fung shared his views with CT on treasury management at a listed property giant, including liquidity, ESG and digitalisation.
Expert panellists in Hong Kong discussed the rise of private credit as a preferred debt structure in Asia, as interest rates remain high and traditional bond issuance slows down.