Octopus and Hong Kong Taxi Council Promote the "Take eTaxi with Octopus" Campaign

In April, the Hong Kong Taxi Council helped the industry launch a taxi-hailing app, eTaxi, and Octopus Cards Limited (OCL) collaborated with them in promoting the "Take eTaxi with Octopus" campaign, to revolutionise the taxi payment service in Hong Kong and boost Hong Kong's drive to becoming a Smart City.

Mr Sunny Cheung, CEO of OCL; Dr Raymond So Wai-man, Under Secretary for Transport and Housing; and Dr. Hung Wing-tat, MH, Chairman of the Hong Kong Taxi Council, officiated the launch of the eTaxi app and announced its key benefits and features during a press conference hosted by the Taxi Council.

The Octopus App for Business provides a simple and convenient payment solution for taxi drivers and passengers. Through the eTaxi app, passengers can pay taxi drivers who use the Octopus App for Business with an Octopus card or O! ePay QR Code – saving taxi drivers the hassle of handling cash and small change. Taxi drivers can also instantly transfer payments received to designated bank accounts, using the Octopus App for Business via the Faster Payment System service.

OCL and Shinhan Bank Forge a Strategic Partnership

OCL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Shinhan Bank, a bank headquartered in Seoul, to launch our strategic cooperation. In this partnership, Shinhan Bank will leverage its digital platform “SOL” and Octopus’ strengths to develop a digital payment service that will provide a new level of convenience to their customers in Korea and Hong Kong respectively. The service will benefit Octopus customers in Korea, while Shinhan Bank customers will be able to enjoy a new payment experience in Hong Kong.

OCL Celebrates Hong Kong Journalists Association’s 51th Anniversary with Media Friends

Every year, OCL supports the Hong Kong Journalists Association’s gala dinner by hosting a table and inviting key opinion leaders and leading journalists from various media organisations to join this special event as guests of OCL.

There was no exception this year, CEO Mr Sunny Cheung mingled with the guests, and updated them on the company’s latest developments and business initiatives. Everyone attending spent an enjoyable evening with pleasure and laughter.

Octopus Management Engages in Stakeholder Activities

OCL has always valued the importance of customer data privacy and protection, and is eager to share best practices in handling personal data.

In May, CEO Mr Sunny Cheung was invited to speak at a symposium organised by Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) on “Data Ethics in Action”, to share his insights regarding and experience in nurturing a strong corporate privacy culture, along with putting data ethics into practice action and building trust with stakeholders regarding data privacy.