Raymond Chan is now CEO & Director of Metaverse Securities Limited, a subsidiary of 9F Inc (NASDAQ: JFU).  He was first appointed as Managing Director of Ether Global (formerly known as 9F International) in October 2018 and is responsible for applying financial and virtual bank licenses in Hong Kong, Singapore, Lithuania and China.  He is also responsible for “Tech Enabling” businesses in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia markets.  In October 2019, Raymond was also appointed the General Manager of Niche Global Fintech, a wholly owned subsidiary of 9F, and is responsible for applying Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence and related business and operations in EU Area.  In 2020, Raymond was selected “Leader of the Year” by IFTA.

Raymond is well-known as the founder of the first virtual banking, inMotion of CITIC Bank International, launched in Hong Kong before any virtual bank licenses was issued.  In 2017, he led the Bank to successfully obtain HKMA’s approval of eKYC and changes of related laws to make it possible.  His contributions enable the first ever remote account opening in Hong Kong to accomplish without branch visits, wet signatures and address proofs.

Raymond has been working in the banking industry for more than 25 years and holding management positions in major banks.  Before joining 9F, he was General Manager of China CITIC Bank International and Head of Marketing of ICBC (Asia).  His career covers all areas in banking including head of e-Business, Marketing, Branch Network, Call Centre, Sales & Distribution, Operations and Technical Services from HSBC, Standard Chartered, ICBC to CITIC.