Appier’s one-stop automated platform enhances segmented communication effectiveness, while diverse creative modules innovate marketing campaigns

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 19 July 2023 – Appier today announced the successful implementation of a highly-interactive, personalized marketing campaign for Burger King Taiwan, a globally renowned fast-food chain. In response to the current market landscape and its needs, Burger King Taiwan has been consistently revamping its strategies to adapt to the new normal in the food and beverage industry and seize market opportunities in takeout and delivery.

Based on a report from Research and Markets, the global fast food and quick service restaurant market is projected to grow from US$273.20 billion in 2022 to US$292.78 billion in 2023, with a CAGR of 7.2%. By 2027, it is expected to reach US$371.47 billion at a CAGR of 6.1%. Technological advancements are a growing trend in the fast-food and quick-service restaurant market. Major companies are prioritizing the development of innovative solutions to strengthen their market position, boost revenues and provide a better customer experience.

By leveraging Appier’s AI Personalization Cloud, Burger King Taiwan harnessed diverse creative modules to effortlessly create eye-catching and engaging marketing campaigns, offering customers a unique and personalized experience. According to a study conducted by Infosys, it was reported that personalization significantly influenced 59% of consumers’ spending habits, while personalized restaurant marketing increases quick-service restaurant repeat sales by 8% to 20%. By providing a personalized experience for its customers, Burger King Taiwan achieved remarkable breakthroughs in on-site clicks and conversion rates, aligning with various marketing objectives such as consumer journeys, festive periods, new store launches, and seasonal promotions.

Achieve high conversions through interactive personalized marketing

In the highly competitive fast-food market, Burger King Taiwan wanted to boost customer conversions on its website and expand the average order value through more precise and engaging personalized marketing initiatives. With Appier’s AI-powered personalized marketing platform, Burger King Taiwan was able to collect and analyze customers’ online behavior, including product pages browsed, and shopping cart items. This enabled Burger King Taiwan to execute targeted segmentation marketing campaigns based on detailed information about customer behavior and preferences, allowing them to seize every crucial moment of customer interactions.

Appier’s AI-powered Personalization Cloud analyzes user behavior on a website. Once it detects a user’s intent to leave the site, the system will automatically trigger a pop-up window with a discount offer. This approach effectively retained customers by converting them into buyers and yielded an impressive conversion rate of 31%. Furthermore, Appier assisted Burger King Taiwan to set up various reward thresholds based on current cart value, incentivizing customers to purchase more. This tactic achieved an average click-through rate of 27%, thereby boosting the overall order value.

Elevate customer loyalty by creating eye-catching marketing campaigns

Building upon the success of its physical stores, Burger King Taiwan strives to amplify its online sales and cultivate customer loyalty. With Appier’s AI-powered Personalization Cloud, marketers can access an extensive selection of creative modules, allowing them to seamlessly create various promotional campaigns, irrespective of their programming expertise.

For example, during the Double 12 campaign, Burger King Taiwan utilized a webpage countdown timer to create a sense of urgency, resulting in a 6% increase in conversion rate. Additionally, for the grand opening of a new store, Burger King Taiwan used the built-in creative design module to create the lucky draw game and deliver coupons in a fun and interactive way, which achieved a 50% discount code utilization rate.

In addition to interactive marketing modules, delivering targeted marketing messages tailored to customer needs proves to be an effective strategy in attracting consumers. By integrating the AI Personalization Cloud with the OpenWeather API, Burger King Taiwan can recommend products or promotional activities aligned with the local weather conditions in a user’s location. For instance, during warmer days, the platform will automatically recommend refreshing cold beverage promotions, while in the event of a high probability of rain, it will push delivery promotions. By offering customers the most suitable products or offers for their current situation, Burger King Taiwan was able to enhance customer loyalty even further.

Multi-wave holiday marketing engagement with automated communications via a single platform

Managing multiple waves of marketing campaigns during holiday seasons can be time-consuming and resource-intensive for marketers. However, Burger King Taiwan utilized the one-stop AI Personalization Cloud to deliver automated communications, making executing multiple waves of marketing campaigns easy. During the Double 11 campaign, Burger King Taiwan strategically orchestrated multiple waves of broadcast messages. It triggered content for different phases of the campaign, including event warm-up, lucky draw, double points, and limited-time offers.

“Burger King Taiwan is committed to embracing new technologies and using creativity to drive sales. With AI data analysis and segmentation capabilities, we can develop personalized marketing strategies based on customer insights, delivering engaging and precise messages and offers to each customer, and seizing every communication touchpoint. Appier’s user-friendly solution, coupled with their proactive approach in proposing practical marketing strategies, has significantly enhanced our marketing endeavors,” said Karin Jiang, Marketing Director, Burger King Taiwan. “Looking ahead, Burger King Taiwan is excited to sustain our collaboration with Appier, planning more eye-catching and customer-centric marketing campaigns, fostering website interaction and conversions, and strengthening our customer loyalty relationships.”
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About Appier

Appier (TSE: 4180) is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power business decision-making. Founded in 2012 with a vision of democratizing AI, Appier now has 17 offices across APAC, Europe and the U.S., and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Visit www.appier.com for more company information.

About Burger King

Burger King is the world’s second-largest fast-food chain, with over 17,000 branches across the globe. As a leading fast-food brand, Burger King has consistently upheld its competitiveness by providing a superior customer experience. The brand ensures customer satisfaction through reasonable prices, high-quality products, fast service, and clean restaurant environments. Visit www.burgerking.com.tw for more company information.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 19 July 2023 – OOm, a leading digital agency in Singapore, proudly announced its exceptional success at Marketing Interactive’s Agency of the Year 2023 Awards, securing a remarkable total of seven accolades. The company also scored a hat trick, from 2021 to 2023, with the coveted “Overall Local Hero of the Year” award, reaffirming OOm’s position as a top-tier independent agency in Singapore.

Recognising Singapore’s Top-Performing Digital Agencies

Marketing Interactive’s Agency of the Year Awards is a highly regarded programme that has been a cornerstone of the industry for nearly two decades. As it approaches its landmark 20th year, the awards continue to be a benchmark for measuring, rewarding, and recognising the best digital agencies in Singapore across four key areas: Performance, Product, People, and Perspective.

The Agency of the Year Awards also delves into the agencies’ overall business performance, portfolio of clients and campaigns, people and culture, as well as their contributions to the industry at large.

It has celebrated excellence, acknowledged outstanding achievements, and fostered healthy competition within the marketing industry.

Embracing Success with Humility: Honouring the Team and Loyal Clients

Behind every remarkable achievement lies the dedication and collaborative spirit of an exceptional team, and OOm’s success story is no exception.

The talented team at OOm has consistently demonstrated their passion, creativity, and unwavering commitment to delivering outstanding digital solutions. Their innovative approach and steadfast dedication have propelled OOm to become an award-winning digital marketing agency, setting new standards of excellence along the way.

OOm also extends its sincere gratitude to its loyal clients, whose unwavering support and trust have been pivotal to the agency’s continued growth and success. The enduring partnerships with clients have not only enriched the agency’s journey but have also been instrumental in shaping innovative and effective marketing strategies.

“We would like to thank all our clients for placing their trust in us, the team behind every successful campaign for their diligence and perseverance, as well as the judging panel for recognising our efforts in delivering effective strategies for our clients. We will continue striving to provide unparalleled digital services to all our clients,” said Ian Cheow, CEO and Co-founder of OOm, expressing his heartfelt gratitude for the recognition.

Wyvan Xu, COO and Co-founder of OOm, echoed the sentiment, “These seven wins would not have been possible without the hard work and commitment of our team. Their dedication to their respective fields has helped us achieve astounding results for our clients and remarkable outcomes for OOm.”

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About OOm

Since its establishment in 2006, OOm has emerged as a force in the realms of e-commerce and digital marketing, earning the position as one of the industry’s leading enterprises.

OOm also attained the distinguished status of a 2023 Premier Google Partner. This recognition places OOm in the league of the top 3% of Google’s esteemed partners in Singapore. As a trusted PSG vendor, OOm offers a comprehensive range of digital marketing and e-commerce development services, providing businesses with the tools they need to thrive in the digital age.

At its core, OOm is a full-fledged digital agency that specialises in crafting bespoke campaigns for clients through services such as Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Social Media Management (SMM), Content Creation, and Web Design & Development, and more.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 19 July 2023 – Tradewind Finance is pleased to confirm the closing of a USD 700,000 export factoring facility for an electronics trader based in Hong Kong, a key trading hub for electronics products in Asia-Pac. This financial partnership enabled the company to receive immediate cash for its outstanding accounts receivable, while also maintaining strong relationships with both suppliers and buyers.

Major export markets for Hong Kong’s electronics exports include mainland China, the EU, the ASEAN, and the US, according to Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Mainland China is also the major source of Hong Kong’s electronic products trade.

The company originally focused on software development, and has successfully supplied electronic products to customers in the US for many years. With high-quality products sourced from mainland China, the trader has received various recognitions and is greatly welcomed by the US market. Its diverse buyer portfolio includes numerous distributors that operate on a large scale, making it a well-respected player in the market.

However, the company’s growth has been limited by its tied-up cash flow in its accounts receivables. Adequate working capital became an urgent need for the fast-growing exporter, which has been financed mainly through internal resources.

With tailor-made trade finance solutions, composed of an export factoring facility of USD 700,000, trade credit insurance, and account receivable management provided by Tradewind, the company obtained the necessary working capital to support its continued success, including taking on more orders with payment terms of 90 days open account, growing its business, and increasing its revenue effectively.

“The scalable factoring facility is suitable for the company to achieve its goals and reach its full potential. It is expected that they will add more qualified buyers to the portfolio after the trial of our services. We look forward to a successful and sustainable partnership in the future,” said Dickson Au, Regional CEO – Far East, at Tradewind Hong Kong.

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Tradewind Finance

Founded in 2000, Tradewind Finance maintains a network of offices all over the world, including Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, India, Pakistan, Peru, Turkey, UAE, and the USA as well as the headquarters in Germany. Combining financing, credit protection, and collections into a single suite of trade finance products, Tradewind brings streamlined, flexible, and best-in-class services to the world’s exporters and importers.

To support the operations of the new office, MDRT has invested in new staff members to elevate member experiences in the Asia-Pacific Region. Gina van Dijk will serve as the new Senior Director of Global Markets and Nicole Squires will be the new Senior Director of Business Development. Both leaders have strong backgrounds in global relations and business, and will play key roles in the support and expansion of MDRT professional resources for its large Asian member base.

“The opening of MDRT Asia-Pacific headquarters underpins MDRT’s commitment to the industry,” said Carol Kheng, MDRT Second Vice President, who leads the new office. “As the region’s population is increasingly aware of their need and options for financial protection, the new office aims to provide members with deeper and quicker access to knowledge, skills, advice and best practices so they can better empower clients to make informed decisions.”

Van Dijk joins MDRT from MCI Group, a global consulting, engagement, marketing, event and association management agency, for which van Dijk has worked in senior positions and played a vital role in helping European and U.S.-based associations expand their footprints in Europe, Latin America and Asia. Born in Nigeria and educated in the Netherlands, van Dijk brings to MDRT a solid understanding of MDRT needs in the areas of strategy, association management and business development, corporate sustainability, and customer relations, necessary for the organisation to grow in key markets and distribution channels.

“I’m very excited to be joining the MDRT team and helping to advance its global mission of professional excellence in financial services,” said van Dijk. “The Asia-Pacific is a region of critical importance to the future of MDRT as an association, and I look forward to helping financial advisors and insurance agents reap the full benefits of their MDRT membership.”

Squires brings a wealth of C-suite advisory, and sales experience from the global financial services perspective, including her most recent role at Standard Chartered Singapore, servicing the Rest of the World market. As a former financial advisor and MDRT member, Squires will lead a team focused on MDRT Family of Brands membership, member gatherings and relationships with financial services companies in major MDRT markets. Squires was born and raised in the Philippines before moving to Singapore in 2018.

“I am ecstatic to be making this transition from MDRT member to MDRT staff,” said Squires. “MDRT has such a bright future in the Asia-Pacific region, and I’m honored to be part of the efforts to continue delivering even better resources to members in all three MDRT Family of Brands associations.”

The new Singapore office will support MDRT events in the Asia-Pacific region, including the 2023 MDRT Global Conference in Singapore August 27–30. The event will feature sessions presented by leading financial professionals and inspiring leaders, networking opportunities for members, sessions for MDRT Global Services members, and more. The conference will be held at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, where members are encouraged to travel and learn about financial services from a global perspective.

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About MDRT

MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table) The Premier Association of Financial Professionals®, is a global, independent association of the world’s leading life insurance and financial services professionals from more than 700 companies in 80 nations and territories. MDRT members demonstrate exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service. MDRT membership is recognized internationally as the standard of excellence in the life insurance and financial services business. For more information, please visit www.mdrt.org.

• Entertainment Zone weekend will showcase new games, onstage shows, hardware, esports for public
• As part of expanded B2B Trade Zone, gamescom asia conference strikes a strong note to shape the future of the games industry with more expert insights and a dedicated programme to empower content creators

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 19 July 2023 – gamescom asia will host a physical B2C Entertainment Zone exhibition for the first time, with an expanded Trade Zone for B2B for its upcoming 2023 edition. The only satellite event of the world’s largest video games festival, gamescom, will be hosted in Singapore from 19–22 October 2023, with a trade and public exhibition, trade conference and several programmes for the public. Online shows PRIMETIME and STUDIO also return on 19 and 22 October for all fans.

Capcom is the first major publisher confirming their participation, kickstarting the B2C Entertainment Zone. Xsolla, AWS for Games, Unlimit, and Worldline have been cemented as sponsors within the B2B Trade Zone, with more to follow. Exhibitors and Pavilions from countries and regions such as Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong S.A.R., Taiwan, Canada, Israel, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America are also on board.

“We are extremely excited to open the Entertainment Zone onsite to the public for the first time this year. We know it has been long anticipated by passionate fans and gamers and we look forward to welcoming them to gamescom asia. As the team works to put up a good show this year with new highlights and expanded mainstays, we invite companies to join us and make gamescom asia the premier Southeast Asian destination to showcase and testbed their games, latest gaming products and services, and reach an audience that is unique to the region,” said Mathias Kuepper, Managing Director and Vice President Asia-Pacific of Koelnmesse Pte Ltd, the organiser of gamescom asia.

gamescom asia 2023 expects to attract over 30,000 visitors and over 150 exhibitors as the Entertainment Zone exhibition opens its doors to the public this year.

Let the Games Begin with the New Physical B2C Entertainment Zone

The Entertainment Zone will welcome visitors from 20 – 22 October (with 20 October open to business visitors and a limited number of pre-registered fans only), with a showcase of trending games, interactive entertainment, and featured areas like indies, esports, cosplay, boardgames, group play zones, and more. Visitors can lay their hands on games by their favourite publishers and indie studios, watch live stage entertainment, and come dressed up as their favourite game characters. There will also be a designated food alley to fuel up, while merchandise from the latest games and classics will be available for purchase. Online shows PRIMETIME and STUDIO will return, on 19 October and 22 October respectively, with sneak peeks and other extended content for global audiences.

An all-new Indie Wavemakers area will open in both the Entertainment and Trade Zone of the exhibition for studios and developers looking for publishers and investors, as well as valuable gamer feedback and testing on their new releases and demos. Indie exhibitors can also share about their games on the Indie Wavemakers Live Stage at gamescom asia.

In partnership with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), gamescom asia will also recognise the SEA Game Awards winners at the event for the first time. The awards aim to recognise and celebrate creativity, artistry, and technical genius of the finest game developers from the Southeast Asian and International video game industry. Award winners will be announced at MYDCF 2023 (Malaysia Digital Content Festival) on 29 September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and will receive further recognition at gamescom asia 2023.

At the Heart of Gaming Business with a Bigger and Better Trade Zone

gamescom asia’s Trade Zone consists of the Trade Zone Exhibition and Trade Conference on 19 and 20 October.

The Trade Zone exhibition will be open to all Trade visitors and conference delegates and will feature Expo Stage talks, networking & recharge zones, esports zone as well as the all-new Indie Wavemakers area. Country pavilions and booths from gaming companies and service providers will showcase the latest games and services to publishers, investors and IP owners who are looking for the next big thing in games.

Over 80 industry experts will present in person at the Trade Conference. With three extended tracks across 19 and 20 October, the conference will cover the latest gaming trends, as well as tried-and-true games design, business, and marketing principles. Content creators, KOLs, and influencers in gaming can glean insights and up their game in the new Content Creators Summit, held on 20 October. Conference delegates will have access to all content as well as networking sessions like the official conference networking reception and will be able to apply for the Developers-Publishers-Investors Speed Networking session.

Confirmed speakers include:

• CD PROJEKT RED (Poland) – Kacper Niepokólczycki, Lead Environment Artist
• Focus Entertainment (France) – Xavier Marot, Chief Production Officer
• LightSpeed Studios (China) – Yang Chao, Expert Researcher
• Mojang Studios (Sweden) – Nickole Li, Principal Designer (Systems)
• SUNSOFT (Japan) – Yuichi Ochi, General Manager
• Team17 Digital (UK) – Jasper Barnes, Head of Game Scouting
• Techland (Poland) – Tymon Smektała, Dying Light Franchise Director
• Ubisoft (Singapore) – Bill Money, Game Director

and many more.

Check out the latest list of speakers and agenda here.

The official B2B networking app for the gamescom asia, gamescom, and devcom communities will be on gamescom biz once again, accessible by all gamescom asia registered exhibitors and industry visitors.

Tickets and Registration

Tickets for the public will open from end-July. Please stay tuned for further announcements.

Registration for trade and industry members are already open at this link.

gamescom asia 2023 is a ticketed event. Companies who wish to exhibit in both Trade and Entertainment Zones can apply here.

For more information and the latest updates, visit gamescom.asia or follow gamescom asia on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Discord, TikTok, and LinkedIn.

Editor’s Note:
Media and creator accreditation is now open and media and creators are invited to register to attend gamescom asia 2023.

Available images and gamescom asia 2023 assets can be found in the digital press kit here.

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About gamescom asia

gamescom asia aims to serve as the premier platform for Asian game developers to explore partnerships globally, and act as a hub for international publishers who are looking for the next big thing in games. New releases and gaming-related offerings will also be showcased. With the business area, the entertainment area and the industry gaming conference, gamescom asia covers the entire diversity of the games culture. gamescom asia is organised by Koelnmesse Singapore and supported by game – the German Games Industry Association.

gamescom asia 2023 will be held from 19 – 22 October 2023 in Singapore at the Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre as well as online. For more information on the event, visit gamescom.asia or follow gamescom asia on major social media platforms.

About gamescom

gamescom is the world’s largest event for computer and video games and Europe’s largest business platform for the games industry. 2023 gamescom will take place in Cologne and online from Wednesday, 23. August to Sunday, 27. August. gamescom is jointly organised by Koelnmesse and game – the German Games Industry Association. For more information, please visit gamescom.global.

Koelnmesse – industry trade fairs for the gaming sector: Koelnmesse is an international leader in organising trade fairs in the gaming and entertainment segments. Hosted at the trade fair grounds in Cologne/Germany, gamescom is the world’s largest event for computer and video games and Europe’s largest business platform for the games industry. gamescom brings together passionate gamers, trade visitors and exhibitors from across the world with a highly effective approach – in person at the venue and digitally from anywhere in the world. This makes gamescom the premier B2C, B2B and B2G gaming event. In addition to the event at its Cologne headquarters, Koelnmesse is strategically expanding its portfolio internationally: In Singapore, gamescom asia provides an additional powerful industry platform for the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific games market, bringing together the full spectrum of supply and demand.

Further information: https://gamescom.asia/about/more/industry-sectors

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 19 July 2023 – CRIF and Know Your Customer have announced the partnership with Ping An OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“PAOB”) to further enhance the digital onboarding process for its small and medium enterprise (“SME”) clients. The partnership is setting the foundations to support PAOB meeting the increasing demand for quick-to-access banking services by local SMEs through the provision of a highly scalable and cloud-native solution.

The new system, developed by CRIF and Know Your Customer, leverages real-time registry connections to automatically retrieve documents and map shareholders. This provides a centralised solution that integrates data from multiple official sources into one place, allowing PAOB to streamline the SME onboarding process and facilitate the customer due diligence process whilst reducing costs and manual work.

CRIF and Know Your Customer’s joint offering provides digital banks and financial institutions with a one-stop solution that addresses their client onboarding and on-going monitoring requirements. The solution draws on unique strengths from both sides to empower digital banks and financial institutions with all the compliance tools they need. CRIF offers an extensive portfolio of business data and intelligence, including credit data; open banking; and Environmental, Social and Governance data. Meanwhile, Know Your Customer provides unmatched coverage of real-time registry connections, Ultimate Beneficial Owner mapping across borders, and modular workflow capabilities.

Jamie Anderson, Global Head of Sales at Know Your Customer, said, “We have seen time and time again how the modular design and unique set-up of our solutions are especially compatible with the needs of virtual and digital banks in Hong Kong and globally. We are delighted to be working with our partner CRIF to support PAOB’s vision of outstanding SME onboarding and next-generation digital compliance and we look forward to supporting their growth in Hong Kong and across the APAC region.”

Ivan Chow, Head of Strategy & Partnerships of PAOB, is pleased with this partnership, “Since our successful launch in 2020, we have been thriving our virtual banking services for local SMEs and we significantly expedited the bank account opening and loan approval processes. And this is well-received from our SME customers, especially when the SME sector was generally impacted most amidst the pandemic. Given Hong Kong is now opening up, we believe the SMEs would be benefited from the economic rebound and recovery, and the demand for operating capital financing is likely increased. The partnership with CRIF and Know Your Customer will further enhance our customer-centric experience to the SME customers.”

With over 360,000 SMEs representing more than 98% of total businesses in the city, SMEs are of crucial importance to the development of the economy in Hong Kong.
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CRIF

CRIF is a global company specializing in credit & business information systems, analytics, outsourcing and processing services, as well as advanced digital solutions for business development and open banking. The mission that drives CRIF is to create value and new opportunities for consumers and businesses by providing reliable information and solutions, allowing more powerful decisions and accelerating digital innovation.

CRIF is currently the leading credit information banking group in continental Europe and a major player in the global market for integrated business & commercial information and credit & marketing management services. Through continuous innovation, the use of state-of-the-art technology and a strong information management culture, CRIF supports financial institutions, credit unions, insurance companies, telco, media, utility and energy companies, businesses, and consumers. In addition, as part of its end-to-end solutions, CRIF has developed a line of services for individuals and SMEs dedicated to financial well-being and the prevention and protection against fraud and cyber risks, while CRIF Ratings, a credit rating agency authorized by ESMA and recognized as an ECAI, provides ratings on non-financial companies based in the EU. In addition, in 2019 CRIF expanded its coverage as an AISP to 31 European countries where the PSD2 directive for open banking is applicable.

Currently over 10,500 banks and financial institutions, more than 600 insurance companies, 80,000 companies and 1,000,000 consumers currently use CRIF services in 4 continents.

Know Your Customer

Know Your Customer is an award-winning RegTech company specialised in next generation digital onboarding solutions for financial institutions and regulated organisations worldwide.

For teams that are struggling with inefficient corporate onboarding processes, Know Your Customer provides a modular compliance solution that combines the most intuitive digital workspace on the market with unmatched real-time registry data, seamless integrations and smart automation to transform the essence of the compliance function at its core. The products’ modular design enables efficient customisation, as clients can select and implement only the functionalities they really need, all available via Rest API. For more information visit https://knowyourcustomer.com or follow Know Your Customer on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Ping An OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

Ping An OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“PAOB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (“OneConnect”) (HKEx:6638; NYSE:OCFT) and a member of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd. (“Ping An”) (HKEx:2318; SSE:601318), is committed to establishing a virtual banking ecosystem by optimising customer-centric services through its innovation and sophisticated technology. PAOB was granted a virtual banking licence by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in May 2019. PAOB is developing diverse business segments including retail banking and SME banking.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 19 July 2023 – Created and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Phase 2 of the JC PROcruit C programme welcomed more than 500 first-time-job-seekers onboard. JC PROcruit C, a one-year professional traineeship programme, was launched in December 2020. The two phases altogether have successfully matched close to 1,000 first-time-job-seekers with career opportunities in four professional sectors, namely Creativity, Technology, Business and Healthcare, enabling them to realise their career goals.

After receiving encouraging results and positive feedback from trainees, employers and sector practitioners, Phase 2 of the programme has been scaled up to offer more traineeship opportunities. Apart from degree and sub-degree holders, it has also been extended to holders of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) or equivalent qualifications in order to benefit more first-time-job-seekers. Despite the competition of talent persists after the pandemic, the unique traineeship programme still managed to attract over 500 trainees in phase 2 to embark on their new career journey by joining the one-year full-time traineeship programme

JC PROcruit C encourages employers to adopt a strength-based talent-matching model that values job seekers’ “VASK” (Values, Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge). Trainees can acquire entry-level jobs in the four chosen emerging and promising sectors and contribute to society without being limited by lack of work experience or academic qualifications. As well as breaking from the traditional recruitment approach, the programme provides trainees with pre-onboarding bootcamp, professional career coaching, continuous on-the-job learning and social innovation training opportunities to prepare them for work and future employability. The programme also aims to create a better cohort experience with strong peer support.

Talent and Sector Development is one of the priority areas of the Club’s Charities Trust. The Club believes young people have different goals and aspirations for their career development journeys. The programme provides hands-on experience for them to explore their own unique rhythm and pathways. Trainees are also encouraged to actively participate in the pre-onboarding bootcamp and get to know more peers of similar backgrounds to share the joys and challenges of work, strengthen resilience and grow together.

Technological advancement is driving continuous innovation within many sectors, which brings new challenges but also opportunities in terms of talent demand and emerging skill sets. The programme collaborates with industry convenors from the four emerging sectors and over 250 caring and forward-looking employers to offer 16 future-oriented, human-centric professions for first-time job seekers from different academic backgrounds to start their careers in caring professions.

In the future, the programme will share relevant resources and achievements in its online resource hub for reference. Through the inspiring and impactful stories of employers and trainees, the programme aims to further promote its mission and adoption of the traineeship framework to different sectors, to benefit more young people and employers.

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About JC PROcruit C

JC PROcruit C is a one-year professional traineeship programme created and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. Together with industry convenors including Cyberport, The Good Lab, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks, YWCA, Po Leung Kuk, New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, and over 250 committed and forward-looking employers, the programme offers on-the-job training, career coaching and professional network building facilitation for first-time job seekers, with a one-year traineeship opportunities in 16 future-oriented job roles across four emerging sectors, namely Creativity for Good, Technology for Good, Business for Good and Healthcare for Good, helping dedicated and motivated young graduates to develop their work readiness and carve out their professional pathways.

The Club’s support for this programme, like all of its charity donations, is made possible by its unique integrated business model through which racing and wagering generate tax and charity support for the community.

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