[GBASE Event] GBase, a Leading Database Provider from China, Showcases at the Finance Expo

Published on 2020-05-12

On November 5, 2019, the 2019 China International Financial Exhibition and Shenzhen International Finance Expo was in full swing at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. More than 300 financial institutions from around the world gathered to present a grand fintech showcase to a global audience.

Themed "Technology Enables Innovation, Openness Drives Reform, Development Benefits People's Livelihood", the expo aims to build a highly influential financial product exhibition and trading platform, a fintech achievement release and transformation platform, and a cooperation and exchange platform for financial services empowering the real economy. The exhibition covers an area of 30,000 square meters with 7 exhibition zones and over 300 participating institutions, spanning banking, securities, insurance, funds, futures, fintech, supply chain finance, commercial factoring, financial services, industrial finance, guarantee, and micro-lending sectors.

(Visitors Inquiring About the Products)

As a key part of the expo, the fintech exhibition zone attracted companies specialized in financial machines, mobile payment, cybersecurity, biometrics, cloud computing, big data, and AI. Among them was Tianjin General Data Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as GBase), a big data service company based in Tianjin, which drew the attention of attendees and exhibitors with its China-developed database products and technologies.

(Yuan Mengjia, General Manager of Marketing at GBase, Interviewed by a Reporter)

Yuan Mengjia, General Manager of Marketing at GBase, said in the interview, "Tianjin General Data Technology Co., Ltd. is one of China's leading database developers, dedicated to providing trusted and satisfactory database products and services, as well as data solutions, to users in China and around the world. At this expo, the company mainly presented cases and solutions in the financial sector. GBase databases have been deployed in over a dozen industries, including telecommunications, banking, insurance, power, taxation, customs, social security, healthcare, public security, safety, and military. In telecom, GBase 8a is now running in 65 provincial branches, and GBase 8m is live in more than 40 provinces. In finance, GBase products have entered the core business systems of over 80 financial regulatory bodies and large banks, such as the People's Bank of China, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, Industrial Bank, and SPD Bank."

When asked about the gains from participating in the expo, Yuan remarked, "The expo was outstanding. First, it had extensive coverage, attracting a large number of companies from upstream and downstream across finance, securities, banking, and insurance. Second, it was highly professional, giving us a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the financial industry's business. Third, we received significant interest in our products — many customers visited our booth to learn in detail about what our databases and big data services are, what they can do, and what differentiates them. Moreover, the expo's excellent communication channels deserve praise. While we promoted our databases, visiting clients also introduced us to current business scenarios in finance and insurance."

It is understood that Tianjin General Data Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2004 and is a key software enterprise under China's national planning layout. With the vision of "Unlocking Data Value through Software" and a mission to provide easy-to-use database products and high-quality technical services, the company has been committed to the research and promotion of China-developed databases since its inception. It has now provided database and big data services to over 80 banks, insurance companies, and securities firms in China. According to the annual report "China Platform Software Market Research", the company has been recognized as the "No.1 domestic database brand" for six consecutive years. Additionally, in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Management, General Data Technology, together with Huawei and Alibaba, was the only three Asia‑based companies to be included, ranking among the world's top 22, and achieved the No. 7 position worldwide and No. 1 among Chinese companies in the Critical Capabilities for Data Warehouse report.