Business

Hong Kong Helps SME Business Worldwide To Survive After Post-Covid

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4 years ago

June 14, 2021

With businesses being forced to close in response to the global pandemic, it has placed significant pressure on their survival. However, as borders close and COVID-19 reshapes the business landscape, many organizations are moving online, leading to an e-commerce boom. This has seen Hong Kong significantly benefit from these changing practices.

Since the outbreak began, there has been a large number of inquiries from companies looking to register theirbusiness online. Many people are now looking to open e-commerce businesses, with drop shipping allowing them to resell almost any product globally.

While Covid was first discovered from China, China has become the first to recover from the Pandemic. Many factories now have an abundance of products ready for shipping, giving companies the chance to buy at a very cheap rate and immediately start selling items on their e-commerce store.

During an interview with Brian Yiu, acompany formation specialist at Get Started HK, he mentioned that “Hong Kong has become a popular place for e-commerce. Many choose to register their companies in Hong Kong, so they can enjoy a better rate and margins when dealing with Asianpartners.”

In fact, the pandemic has given many entrepreneurs a big lesson. Once a city is under lockdown, businesses are forced to close. We should never put all eggs in one basket again.We must look into the Asian market and secure a reliable reserve back up supply chain. We should also target global clients and create additional sources of income.

In the post Covid-19 world, face-to-face contacts are no longer necessary for business. Online business will become the new norm. As the world begins to move back to normal and lockdowns ease, Hong Kong is in a unique position to be the epicenter for a re-globalization effect. More business will go online, and Hong Kong will probably attract more foreign SME businesses due to its strategic location. The city is likely to become the top e-commerce business hub in Asia sooner or later.

Business

Black Banx Group — Third Quarter 2025 Results

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28 mins ago

November 3, 2025

Matthew Wiles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE · Road Town, British Virgin Islands · October 30 2025

Black Banx reports USD 4.3 billion revenue and USD 1.6 billion pre-tax profit in third quarter 2025

Black Banx Group today announced its results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2025, delivering strong performance with further progress toward its full-year targets.

Key figures for Q3 2025:

Revenue: USD 4.3 billion
Profit before tax (PBT): USD 1.6 billion
Cost-to-income ratio: ≈ 62%
Customer base (period-end): ~92 million clients

YTD (first nine months) results: Revenue USD 12.7 billion, PBT USD 4.7 billion, positioning the Group on track toward its full-year ambitions of ~USD 17 billion revenue and ~USD 6.4 billion PBT.

“Our Q3 results reaffirm the scalability and resilience of our platform,” said Michael Gastauer, Group CEO. “By continuing to scale our client base, deepen engagement, and drive operational efficiencies, we maintain momentum toward our 100 million-customer milestone and full-year ambitions.”

Daniel Dumitrascu, Group CFO, added: “We are pleased to demonstrate sequential improvement in our cost/income ratio despite ongoing investment in growth markets. With the first nine months delivered, our Q4 plan is well calibrated to close the year strongly.”

Business highlights:

Net customer adds of approximately 8 million during Q3, bringing the total client count to ~92 million as of 30 September 2025. On pace for the 100 million-customer target by year-end.
Continued growth across emerging markets, driven by expansion efforts in Africa, South Asia and Latin America.
Strong transaction volumes across cross-border payments and cryptocurrency-adjacent services, contributing to top-line resilience.
Ongoing initiatives to optimise operations and automate processes delivered a sequential improvement in cost/income ratio to ~62% from ~64% in Q2.
Strategic investments sustained in growth markets while preserving profitability and shareholder value.

Outlook:

With three quarters behind it, Black Banx remains aligned with its 2025 full-year targets of approximately USD 17 billion in revenue and ~USD 6.4 billion in pre-tax profit. The company anticipates a seasonally stronger Q4 performance, underpinned by ongoing global client acquisition and further monetisation of its platform.

About Black Banx Group:

Black Banx Group is a global digital banking and fintech platform serving tens of millions of private and business clients across more than 180 countries. The Group offers seamless, borderless banking services, including multi-currency accounts, cross-border payments and cryptocurrency-compatible solutions. Headquartered in the British Virgin Islands, Black Banx is dedicated to innovation, financial inclusion and delivering value to its stakeholders.

Media Contact:

Black Banx Media Relations
Email: [email protected]

Forward-looking statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the Group’s business strategy, financial prospects, targets and trajectory. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.