The Lianlian DigiTech Co Ltd (Lianlian DigiTech), a leading Mainland digital payment solutions provider, established its overseas business headquarters in Hong Kong today (November 18), leveraging the city's pivotal role as a "super connector" and "super value-adder" between the Chinese Mainland and the world to expand globally.
      
     The Deputy Financial Secretary, Mr Michael Wong, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony and officiated the event with the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui; the Director-General of Investment Promotion of InvestHK, Ms Alpha Lau; and the Director-General of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, Mr Peter Yan. 

     Mr Wong said, "Hong Kong is the place where the Government and the regulatory authorities are working close partnership with enterprises so that enterprises will succeed in Hong Kong, in the region and the entire world. We provide first-class hardware and software such that fintech enterprises can leverage our strengths and become successful in whatever products or services that they might choose to deliver."
      
     He added, "Currently we have around 1 200 fintech companies in Hong Kong, up 10 per cent from last year. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority unveiled Fintech 2030, a strategy for driving Hong Kong's fintech development at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025 earlier this month. We aim to provide a user-friendly ecosystem that will support the growth and development of enterprises in fintech and other sectors."
      
     At the panel discussion after the opening ceremony, Ms Lau said, "Hong Kong has always served as the homeport for Mainland enterprises sailing to the world. We will continue to play a guiding role in navigating Mainland enterprises to the international stage, offering one-stop support through the GoGlobal Task Force platform on supporting Mainland enterprises, such as Lianlian DigiTech and other enterprises aiming to leverage Hong Kong as a springboard to go global."  
      
     The Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Lianlian DigiTech, Mr Zhang Zhengyu, said that Hong Kong is renowned as a global financial hub and innovation powerhouse. It boasts a mature legal ecosystem, open capital markets, and an unparalleled pool of global tech talent - all unique advantages that make it a gateway to the world. The city's DNA of "connecting globally and embracing innovation" resonates deeply with Lianlian's mission to "make global commerce easy through digitalisation".
      
     "As an enterprise contributing to connect the Chinese Mainland economy and the global market, Lianlian is dedicated to providing efficient, secure, and intelligent digital payment and financial solutions to global customers through technological innovation and compliant development. The establishment of our overseas business headquarters in Hong Kong will serve as Lianlian's global strategic hub expanding globally and a cutting-edge innovation  'testing ground'," Mr Zhang said.
      
     He added, "Looking ahead, we will not only focus on assisting Chinese enterprises in sailing into international waters and expanding into global markets but also strive to build a pivotal hub connecting traditional finance with the digital future. Simultaneously, we are eager to contribute to the flourishing of Hong Kong's fintech ecosystem and to position it as a new global financial hub in the Web3.0 era. Together, we envision a smarter, more interconnected and more trustworthy digital future."
      
     Founded in 2009 and listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2024, Lianlian DigiTech is a leading digital payment solutions provider on the Chinese Mainland, with capability to serve customers worldwide. As of now, it has established a global payment license network comprising 66 payment licenses and related qualifications, and holds a virtual asset trading platform license issued by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. As of June 30, Lianlian DigiTech provides services in more than 100 countries and regions, supporting transactions in over 130 currencies, and has served a cumulative total of over 7.9 million customers. In the first half of 2025, the total payment volume of its digital payment business reached RMB2.1 trillion.
      
     For more information about Lianlian DigiTech, please visit www.lianlian.com.
      
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Ends/Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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