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can stand out and compete in the business world. as Maxims Group, Starbucks (Hong Kong/Macau), GS1, NTT, LoReal, and NeoDerm amongst its rapidly growing customer base. They show their response by their action: they rely on us, and we are reliable. Any company, big or small, must have a sense of authenticity and originality to succeed, what do you want How do you keep your to be, a leader or a follower? company up and running? Mezzofy has become one of the What are the factors market leaders in Hong Kong that help your company and Asia and now wishes to take a leadership role in delivering to compete on a global the efficiencies that blockchain platform? unlocks, combining innovation in point of sale technology, coupon authentication techniques, the near ubiquitous use of social media and last, but by no means least, a considerably more fluid payments and settlements system. What kind of responses have you received from your consumers over the years? How have they motivated you to shape the company’s growth? Mezzofy has an enviable client list, counting well-known brands such Mezzofy is the strategic partner of GS1 Hong Kong. As GS1 is dominating the product barcode already, we are working with them and try to do the same thing for the digital coupon and create a global digital coupon standard on a global platform. existing platform is now beacon- enabled which means we can use the beacon to detect all nearby Bluetooth users (provided the consumer turns on the Bluetooth on his/her mobile) and send the digital coupon to them. This method is called “Proximity Marketing”. Our Blockchain Coupon platform will provide the same function. Where do you see your company a couple of years from now? We plan to expand our business in the coming years while focusing on upgrading our product offerings. SR Email: [email protected] Website: www.mezzofy.com Do you have any new products ready to be launched? Yes, we’re launching Beacon. It’s a Bluetooth device which can send and receive digital signals at a distance of up to 70-100 meters. Our Leadership | Mezzofy (Hong Kong) Limited Dicky Ying, Co-founder/CEO: Dicky Ying is responsible for the overall development of the company and has over 20 years of management experience in various industries. Eric Pang, Co-founder/CPO: Eric Pang takes care of product development process. He has over 20 years of experience in project and product design and business process optimisation. Kris R, Co-founder/CTO: Kris R leads the research and development team. He has over 20 years of development experience in various software platforms and programming languages. Dicky Ying Co-founder/CEO Maverick Tan, Co-founder/COO: Maverick Tan manages and leads operations team. He has over 20 years of operations experience in supporting and managing a large user base. JANUARY 2019 43