improving people ’ s quality of life through technology ,” said Sun , going on to discuss We Return , Tencent ’ s product designed to assist in the smooth transactions of several thousand domestic helpers who work in Hong Kong , but who are originally from the Philippines and Indonesia . She emphasised that these helpers work 6 days a week , and will spend three hours queuing in central Hong Kong to send money home just to settle remittance .
“ At Tencent , we launched the ‘ We Remit ’ through our WeChat Pay Hong Kong Wallet . We give all the helpers a hassle free , real time remittance service . Just from a simple click , all the helpers can send the money to their distant relatives , instantly .”
Tencent ’ s expansion is constant , but adapts its services to suit each region . In South East Asia , Tencent got its e-money license , from Central Bank of Malaysia in 2017 . In South East Asia , Tencent received its e-money license from the Central Bank of Malaysia in 2017 , and has since grown its customer base in the region to over 20mn registered users . A similar product to
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