From June 15th to 17th, 2024 The 7th 616 Global Cross Border E-commerce Festival and The 9th SHENZHEN International Cross-border E-commerce Trade Expo were successfully held at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian).

As an industry-leading innovative global payment PaaS platform, PhotonPay was invited to participate in the exhibition and presented its global integrated payment solution at the [Hall 1 · B19] booth, creating a seamless payment system for global cross-border sellers, foreign trade companies, and trade service companies, accelerating the digital transformation of global cross-border trade. At the same time, the conference also held the 7th 616 Global Cross Border E-commerce Festival · 2024 Cross-border E-commerce Industry Excellent Enterprise Selection Award Ceremony and the "Salute to 100 Cross-border E-commerce People" special event. PhotonPay won the "2024 Excellent Financial Service Award" issued by the Shenzhen Cross-border E-commerce Association for its outstanding financial technology capabilities; CEO Lewison Chen, as an outstanding leader and elite in the field of cross-border e-commerce, was honored to be on the only list of people launched at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Shenzhen Cross-border E-commerce Association, "Salute to 100 Cross-border E-commerce People".

| Government and business experts gathered in Shenzhen to discuss the future development of cross-border e-commerce

The theme of this exhibition is "Cultural Cross-border, Brands Going Global, and Wisdom Strengthening the Country". The exhibition area is nearly 60,000 square meters, bringing together more than 2,000 cross-border e-commerce exhibitors from home and abroad. From AI intelligence, big sellers direct, intelligent manufacturing, green platform, cross-border finance and taxation, intellectual property, cross-border logistics, overseas warehousing, financial payment, platform technology and other dimensions, the most innovative business model, the most advanced service capabilities and the most cutting-edge industry technology in the entire cross-border e-commerce industry are displayed. The new quality productivity of cross-border e-commerce is displayed in a full-chain, high-standard and one-stop manner, and a full-chain, full-industry, full-class industry phenomenon event is created with ingenuity.

At the beginning of the exhibition, Honorary President of Shenzhen Cross-border E-commerce Association and Director of Fok Ying-Tong Foundation, Ho Chun-yu, emphasized in his speech the importance of 616 Global Cross Border E-commerce Festival in promoting the rapid and high-quality development of the industry. He said that the 616 Global Cross Border E-commerce Festival is not only a platform for displaying the latest industry technologies and innovative products, but also a bridge connecting global cross-border e-commerce trade; as an IP event for the cross-border e-commerce industry, it provides a rare opportunity for industry exchanges, experience sharing, and offline docking, and also shows the vigorous vitality and potential of Chinese brands on the world stage.

Subsequently, Pakistani Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi emphasized the important position of cross-border e-commerce in the global economy, pointing out that it not only provides companies with a new way to enter the international market, but also provides a huge driving force for economic growth and job creation. Zong Fangyu, director of the Foreign Economic Research Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council, said that the development of cross-border e-commerce requires the joint efforts and cooperation of countries around the world. Countries should provide an open and inclusive environment for cross-border e-commerce, avoid institutional barriers and resistance, and jointly promote the liberalization and facilitation of global cross-border e-commerce; at the same time, all parties including industry, academia and government should strengthen cooperation, jointly seize the development opportunities of AI plus cross-border e-commerce, promote green development and build a green cross-border e-commerce industry chain supply chain.

| Major industry awards announced，PhotonPay won two awards

In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Shenzhen Cross-border E-commerce Association and look forward to the future of the cross-border e-commerce industry, Shenzhen Cross-border E-commerce Association specially planned and launched a grand celebration event on June 15th - the 7th Global Cross-border E-commerce Festival in 2024 [Character Edition] - "Salute to 100 Cross-border E-commerce People" special event. PhotonPay CEO Lewison Chan is honored to be on the list as an outstanding leader and elite in the field of cross-border e-commerce. This honor fully recognizes Lewison Chan's outstanding contributions and far-reaching influence in the payment and cross-border e-commerce industry.

At the conference site, the 7th Global Cross-border E-commerce Festival 2024 Cross-border E-commerce Industry Outstanding Enterprise Selection Award Ceremony was also held grandly. This award aims to set a benchmark for the cross-border e-commerce industry and commend enterprises that have contributed to the promotion of the cross-border e-commerce industry. PhotonPay was invited to participate in the award ceremony and won the "2024 Excellent Financial Service Award" issued by Shenzhen Cross-border E-commerce Association. As a heavy award that industry enterprises are vying for, it represents the industry's recognition of the market activity, contribution, brand influence and comprehensive strength of the winning enterprises in the cross-border ecosystem.

As an influential global payment service provider in the industry, PhotonPay has been committed to building a new generation of digital financial infrastructure since its establishment. With technology as the core, it provides enterprises with a one-stop global payment solution that combines "Collections", "Payouts" and "FX Management", allowing enterprises to collect and pay freely and operate efficiently around the world. For PhotonPay, this award is not only an honorary recognition from the global cross-border e-commerce industry, but also represents an important mission and social responsibility - exploring new channels for e-commerce to go overseas and helping more companies achieve global unbounded growth.

So far, PhotonPay has provided services to more than 200,000 companies, covering B2B international trade, DTC e-commerce, platform e-commerce, SaaS services, digital entertainment, tourism and study abroad, game developers, advertising alliances and other industries, helping these companies expand their business coverage, and their business covers more than 180 countries and regions around the world.

In the future, PhotonPay will continue to increase its investment in financial technology research and development, strengthen its relationships with global partners, and further expand its global business to support global cross-border e-commerce sellers to more effectively carry out digital transformation and conduct global business more smoothly.