China Construction Bank opens a branch managed by robots

China Construction Bank (CCB), the nation’s second largest lender by assets, opened one in Shanghai this week, run by pure technology including facial recognition (FR), artificial intelligent (AI) and virtual reality (VR). Hyped as a first for the ... ( read original story ...)

China will link its stock market to London this year

Yi Gang, governor of the People's Bank of China, confirmed the timetable for the London-Shanghai Stock Connect in a speech on Wednesday. The project is modeled on mechanisms that already link Hong Kong's market to exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen. ( read original story ...)

Shanghai Bank Staffed by ‘Little Girl’ Robots

China’s second largest lender has opened a branch staffed by two robots and no humans after cutting nearly 10,000 workers last year. China Construction Bank (CCB) claims its new branch on Shanghai’s Jiujiang Road is the country’s first fully ... ( read original story ...)

Shanghai and London Stock Exchanges to Get a Trading Link

BOAO, China—China’s central bank governor pledged to expand foreign access to the country’s banking, securities and insurance sectors this year and open a trading link between the Shanghai and London stock exchanges ... up to market-opening promises ... ( read original story ...)