Steve Lau 2018

We have yet more exciting news to announce. I’m thrilled to reveal that we’ve appointed Steve Lau as Chairman of Nuggets.

Steve — a hugely respected and influential Chinese payments and telecoms entrepreneur — was already a Senior Strategic Advisor on our team. As Chairman, he’s building a market-leading team to drive our growth in China and Asia.

That’s not all. Steve’s appointment is also part of an exciting new joint venture to establish Nuggets China and localize the product and service in this, the world’s largest e-commerce market.

Already, this development is creating even more good news. Steve has helped us schedule exciting meetings with Eagles Fund portfolio company QF Pay, the Chinese payment provider used by WeChat and Alipay, as well as with Chinese internet firm TenCent, and the 360 Finance Group under Qihu 360.

Steve is the perfect person to drive our growth strategy in China and Asia. The Nuggets platform offers huge benefits for payment platforms and telecommunications firms in these regions, and Steve’s unrivalled experience positions him perfectly to make that case.

Steve has spent 25 years in entrepreneurship and angel investing. That includes his role as a Founder and Managing Partner of Eagles Fund, which has invested in over 200 projects across mobile internet, the Internet of Things (IoT), Internet Plus and blockchain. He’s also Managing Partner of DFJ Dragon Fund, and a respected telecoms thought leader.

In his press statement, Steve said: “Ever since I joined Nuggets as a strategic advisor, the huge potential for this product in China and Asia has been obvious to me — particularly for big telecoms and payment firms. As Chairman, I’m excited to build on the great enthusiasm I saw for Nuggets during its recent China tech tour, and to help build an exceptional team to drive growth in this region.”

We couldn’t be more pleased that Steve has taken on this vital role, and can’t wait to see how Nuggets grows across Asia under his leadership. We’ll keep you posted!