金融和教育服务走上互联网

A big theme at this year’s conference is -- the rapid crossover of internet technology into traditional industries. Like finance, or education.

Payment methods are getting creative, as competition goes white-hot. Pay by WeChat or bar-code scanning are so last year. Mobile sonar payments stole the show. And finger print recognition is poised to go viral.

Then there’s online finance, by taking borrowing and lending online. For example, customers now can find mortgage services on the internet that are most suitable to their financial situation, all matched by the same website.

Students can do multiple choice questions on this application, and the software is able to analyse and point out areas of weakness. With a tough competitive environment for academic results, mobile apps like this could soon spread fast in China.