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  • HK privacy commissioner weighs in on e-wallets

    HK privacy commissioner weighs in on e-wallets

    Privacy commissioner for personal data Stephen Kai-yi Wong has urged Hong Kong residents to vigilantly keep control of their personal data in wake of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) decision to grant Stored Value Facilities (SVF) licensesto five mobile e-wallet providers.

    Wong also called on e-wallet operators to win customers’ trust by respecting their privacy rights and safeguarding their personal data.

    While he acknowledged that e-wallet operators may need to collect significant amounts of personal data as part of their operations, he said providers should give consumers control over the types of data e-wallet apps are allowed to access, and the ability to revoke these permissions at any time.

    To keep their personal data safe, Wong recommended that users of e-wallet services find out how e-wallet operators will handle and process personal data collected, understand the apps’ privacy settings and permissions and avoid operating e-wallet apps over public or insecure Wi-Fi connections.

    Users should also use complex, unique passwords, make sure devices with the app installed have appropriate anti-theft features switched on and regulatory monitor transaction records for unauthorized payments.

    Wong said e-wallet operators are required under the new Stored Value Facilities Ordinance to clearly explain to users what personal data is collected and the reasons why.

    Operators planning to use collected data for purposes not directly related to payment should obtain the user’s explicit and voluntary consent, and are legally required to ensure the accuracy and security of personal data collected. Customers are also entitled to access this data and request corrections.

  • KinerjaPay Establishes Wholly-Owned Subsidiary in Jakarta

    KinerjaPay Establishes Wholly-Owned Subsidiary in Jakarta

    KinerjaPay, today announced that it established its new wholly-owned subsidiary, PT Kinerja Pay Indonesia, with offices located in Jakarta city, Indonesia. The new Subsidiairy was organized under Indonesian Incorporation Law Article No.34, dated 14 April 2016, and Principal License from Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) No.909/1/IP/PMA/2016 dated 06 April 2016. The Company has also appointed Mr. Deny Rahardjo as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PT Kinerja Pay Indonesia.

    Mr. Edwin Ng , Chairman and CEO for KinerjaPay Corp. stated. “We are extremely excited that Mr. Rahardjo accepted his appointment as CEO of our new subsidiary, PT Kinerja Pay. With his extensive experience in Information Technology and Business Management, Mr. Deny Rahardjo is the right person to manage and expand Kinerja Pay’s business operations in Indonesia. With Deny Rahardjo at our helm, we plan to grow our business and become one of the largest mobile payment and eCommerce providers in Indonesia. Since 2015, we have registered more than 35,000 active users with total of 170,000 transactions to date. We fully believe that Mr. Rahardjo, formerly a Microsoft, Polycom, and Telstra Executive in Singapore, will truly revolutionarize eCommerce in Indonesia and enable Kinerja Pay to become the most highly used and popular online payment solution/platform within the next several years, as well as expand its business opportunities throughout the SE Asian marketplace.”

    Mr. Ng further stated that “we chose to establish our initial business operations in Indonesia due to several economic factors, including its population size (est. 260 million according to Worldometers), user demographics, which consists of younger generations, and its ever-growing eCommerce market, which is expected to reach USD $3.8 billion by 2019.”

    With the growing trend of online shopping, Kinerja Pay will offer its users with convenient shopping experience as well as secure payment option. The Company also expects to launch several other applications to complement its mobile eWallet business by entering into other eCommerce verticals such as travel industry, fashion, online games, time-saver application, and many more.

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