Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An” or “the Group” or “the Company“)(HKEx: 2318)(SSE: 601318) delivered Hong Kong’s first blockchain-based international trade finance platform, eTradeConnect, which is initiated by seven founding banks in Hong Kong and facilitated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”). OneConnect, a fintech subsidiary of Ping An, was appointed by the founding banks through Hong Kong Trade Finance Platform Company Limited as the technological provider to help design, develop and deploy the platform....