# Catherine Zhou > Catherine Zhou is a Series B investor at HSBC backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [HSBC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsbc) - Location: San Francisco, United States - Total investments: 7 - Last investment: Sep 2022 - Lead investor: 71% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-zhou-9960222/ - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/catherinezhou - Website: https://x.com/catherinezhou Catherine Zhou is a Series B investor at HSBC in San Francisco focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Catherine Zhou is EVP and head of Consumer Bank at East West Bank. She is responsible for all aspect of the growth, execution and operations of the retail business. Her current focus is to build leading digital capabilities to help accelerate the growth of the bank, engage existing customers more efficiently and effectively. Before joining EastWest Bank, Catherine was a senior partner at PwC and served as the Digital Services Leader with PwC’s Financial Services practice. She is deeply connected to the financial centers in New York, Asia and Europe while resides in Silicon Valley, San Francisco the Bay area where her root has been, working with start ups and technology giants in developing digital first businesses. She represents the combination of the left brain of an engineer/ statistician by training (from Carnegie Mellon University) and right brain (marketer for fortune 500 companies and practitioner of the experience economy).Catherine is a active speaker at industry conferences, she was the keynote speaker for Women in Payments 2016, she chaired the Netfinance conference 2015 on Mobility and Innovation, she was the key note speaker for American Banking Association Marketing Conference 2014 and chaired the Internet Marketing Association Conference in 2012. She is the Co-author of “The Social Media Management Handbook”. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | FinTech | 6 | 86% | | Financial Services | 6 | 86% | | Finance | 3 | 43% | | Credit | 1 | 14% | | Travel | 1 | 14% | 14 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series B | 3 | 43% | | Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 29% | | Series A | 1 | 14% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 2 | 29% | | United Kingdom | 2 | 29% | | Hong Kong | 1 | 14% | | Singapore | 1 | 14% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nova Credit | Nova Credit helps you access credit in the U.S. by translating your international credit score into a U.S.-equivalent credit score. This translated score is made available to U.S. financial institutions so you can apply for credit cards, loans, housing and more without having to build a U.S. credit score from scratch. Founded by newcomers, thecompany has a diverse team from around the globe who are creating a world beyond borders to help newcomers arrive and thrive. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 28, 2022 | | | Monese | Monese is a digital banking alternative that provides a mobile-only, multi-currency account fully-featured and fully localized banking experience (both its apps and its customer service. | $35M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 20, 2022 | | | Contour | Contour is building the world’s open trade finance network. By focusing on collaboration and leveraging new technologies we are dissolving the barriers to seamless trade. Our networks of banks, corporates, services and partnerships enable the instant flow of trusted data across the world’s trade routes and current fragmented ecosystems. | $4.9M | Series A | Dec 19, 2021 | | | Contour | Contour is building the world’s open trade finance network. By focusing on collaboration and leveraging new technologies we are dissolving the barriers to seamless trade. Our networks of banks, corporates, services and partnerships enable the instant flow of trusted data across the world’s trade routes and current fragmented ecosystems. | | Series A | Jun 17, 2021 | | | Divido | Divido is a global white label consumer lending platform for financial institutions and multinational retailers. Rapidly build new revenue streams, improve the customer experience and increase conversion by offering finance at the point-of-purchase with Divido. The platform is omnichannel, available online, in-store and via mobile, and works acrossmultiple countries through one integration. Over 1000 partners work with Divido including Nordea Finance, BNP Paribas, BMW, Lenovo and last minute.Divido offers financial services for merchants, lenders, and intermediaries that want to offer instant new credit as a payment option to their end-consumers and corporate clients. Backed by the investors behind Skype, WorldPay, and TransferWise the company launched late 2015 and currently has 300+ partners using its platform including some of the world's well-known brands. By the end of 2017. Divido will operate in 9 countries.Divido was founded in 2014 and is based in London, England, United Kingdom | $30M | Series B | Jun 02, 2021 | | | MioTech | MioTech is an artificial intelligence platform that empowers investment managers to better serve their clients in a world of complex data. By integrating and analyzing data from all types of sources, MioTech streamlines the entire investment process, creating an ultimate data-driven investing experience. MioTech has offices in Shanghai and HongKong.MioTech is backed by Horizons Ventures, ZhenFund, and prestigious individual investors around the world. | | Series B | Jan 10, 2021 | | | Citcon | Founded in 2015, CITCON is a leading payment technology company, building a payment infrastructure that enables global merchants to accept payments from billions of fast-growing mobile wallet consumers through the web, mobile and in-store channels around the world. Mobile payment provides a more user-friendly, secure, and safer contactless shoppingand payment experience for both consumers and merchants compared to other payment options. CITCON’s secure, scalable and open system allows businesses to quickly and easily accept domestic and international mobile wallets by using a single API suite and an integrated processing and fund settlement platform. Millions of mobile wallet consumers are now able to shop and pay at tens of thousands of merchants, online, mobile, and in-store. Citcon is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, CITCON has five regional offices in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia. | $8M | Series B | Apr 16, 2019 | | 7 of 7 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [ING Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ing-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Bangkok Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bangkok-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [CryptoBLK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cryptoblk) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [CTBC Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ctbc-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [R3](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/r3-cev) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [SEB Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seb-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## About HSBC VC Fund · London, United Kingdom HSBC is a banking and financial services organization. The shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depositary Receipts. Through an international network linked by advanced technology, including a rapidly growing e-commerce capability, HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services: personal financialservices; commercial banking; corporate, investment banking and markets; private banking, and other activities. 5 contacts available at HSBC. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Catherine Zhou | Global Head of Ventures, Digital Innovation & Partnerships | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catherine-zhou | | Craig Cuffie | Chief Procurement Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-cuffie | | Jamie McCullough | Relationship Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-mccullough-69a4 | | Manish Kohli | Head of Global Payments Solutions | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manish-kohli | | Rakshit Kapoor | Group Chief Data Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rakshit-kapoor | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Catherine Zhou invest in? Catherine Zhou invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Finance startups, most often at Series B and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Catherine Zhou last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Catherine Zhou closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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