{"id":38947,"date":"2026-08-20T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=38947"},"modified":"2026-08-31T14:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T06:33:09","slug":"hktrade-buyer-behaviour-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/hktrade-buyer-behaviour-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Hong Kong Trade: How AI, FinTech, and changing sourcing strategies are reshaping cross-border trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38947\" class=\"elementor elementor-38947\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d66299 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d66299\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b267e4\" data-id=\"4b267e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd7368b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd7368b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hong Kong trade has moved from adapting to uncertainty to actively engineering against it. AI is no longer experimental. FinTech is no longer optional. Online sourcing is no longer an alternative but a core part of modern trade. The businesses that will define the next decade of cross-border trade are already operating with them at the core of how they work.<\/p><p>This report, based on a <strong>joint survey of 462 Hong Kong cross-border sourcing professionals and traders conducted by <em>Airwallex<\/em> and the <em>Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)<\/em><\/strong>, reveals the most rapid technology shift the sector has seen in a decade.<\/p><p>In 2025, we said Hong Kong&#8217;s cross-border traders were navigating uncertainty. In 2026, they&#8217;re not navigating anymore. They&#8217;re rebuilding. This report tells the story of how \u2014 and what&#8217;s next.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90c9e1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90c9e1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c2b5f0\" data-id=\"8c2b5f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc7302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfc7302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Adapting to Acting: How Hong Kong Traders are Responding <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-086015e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"086015e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a25c6e1\" data-id=\"a25c6e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e49d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e49d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rising costs and increasing uncertainty are prompting businesses to rethink how they compete. Alongside traditional growth strategies such as market expansion and brand building, <strong>more than 68%<\/strong> of respondents are investing in technology-enabled, data-driven solutions to improve efficiency, enhance resilience and strengthen competitiveness. Leading priorities include <strong>adopting AI and automation (30%), data-driven decision making (24%), and more efficient cross-border payment solutions (23%) to strengthen competitiveness.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da54938 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da54938\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-305405e\" data-id=\"305405e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc433ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc433ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-01.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38950\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-01.png 886w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-01-600x467.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-01-768x597.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3a1252 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3a1252\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8714845\" data-id=\"8714845\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4f444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c4f444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The New Sourcing Playbook: The Tipping Point Toward Online<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ab3df3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ab3df3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d144fb\" data-id=\"8d144fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e9fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8e9fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nearly 80% of <\/strong><strong>cross-border buyers<\/strong><strong> expect online sourcing to increase in the next 12 months \u2014 including half of those who source exclusively offline today.<\/strong><\/p><p>Notably, half of traders that currently rely on traditional sourcing methods also plan to adopt online sourcing. The findings suggest that digital sourcing is no longer confined to early adopters. It is becoming an integral part of how companies identify suppliers, evaluate opportunities and conduct business across borders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-099704b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"099704b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eafc54c\" data-id=\"eafc54c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166a34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"166a34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"569\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-06-569x600.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-38951\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-06-569x600.png 569w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-06-768x810.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-06.png 886w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38fa005 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38fa005\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3471a8e\" data-id=\"3471a8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f177c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83f177c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI Goes Mainstream<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f0bef8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f0bef8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae7c918\" data-id=\"ae7c918\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a00103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a00103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 12 months, AI adoption among Hong Kong traders has tripled \u2014 from 25% to 79%. FinTech adoption tells the same story: 60% of traders now run cross-border transactions on FinTech, also a threefold leap. What was once an emerging technology is rapidly becoming part of everyday business operations, helping traders streamline workflows, manage risk and compete in an increasingly digital trading environment.<\/p><h3>AI becomes a business essential<\/h3><p>Nearly 80% of respondents have already incorporated AI into their business operations, whether through free or paid tools. Adoption has increased roughly threefold over the past 12 months, highlighting the rapid shift from experimentation to everyday business use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95b2a16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95b2a16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0038eab\" data-id=\"0038eab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba5cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ba5cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-08-1-600x509.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-38953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-08-1-600x509.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-08-1-768x651.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-08-1.png 886w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e65907 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e65907\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be40f95\" data-id=\"be40f95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf82fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adf82fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>AI supports smarter sourcing decisions<\/h3><p>AI is no longer used simply to find suppliers. Increasingly, it is helping traders compare options, evaluate suppliers and make more informed sourcing decisions. Price comparison and negotiation (31%) is now the most common application, followed by supplier search (28%), quality control and inspection (27%), order management and tracking (26%), and supplier evaluation and verification (24%). AI is becoming an integral part of decision-making across the sourcing journey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b99a6b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b99a6b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a50d3fc\" data-id=\"a50d3fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f851aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f851aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-13.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38954\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-13.png 886w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-13-600x505.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-13-768x647.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b70674 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b70674\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3560d48\" data-id=\"3560d48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f1f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86f1f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Wall - What's Holding Adoption Back?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93d709a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93d709a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7a23e2\" data-id=\"a7a23e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e327d90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e327d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The barriers to Hong Kong&#8217;s next wave of AI adoption aren&#8217;t about technology. They&#8217;re about trust, talent and budget.<\/strong><\/p><h3>Talent and budget remain the biggest hurdles<\/h3><p>Nearly half (47%) of respondents say lack of in-house technical expertise is the biggest barrier to AI, while 39% point to high costs or limited budgets. Together, these findings reinforce that successful AI adoption depends not only on access to technology, but also on the people, skills and investment needed to put it into practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e5a963 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e5a963\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e952e7\" data-id=\"8e952e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd84a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bd84a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-22.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38956\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-22.png 886w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-22-569x600.png 569w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-22-768x810.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dd4dc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dd4dc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35e1a6c\" data-id=\"35e1a6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc66b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfc66b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Building trust in AI-powered sourcing<\/h3><p>In sourcing, the AI adoption wall is built of two materials: data security (39%) and reliability of AI recommendations (38%). Building confidence in both data protection and the reliability of AI-generated insights will be essential as businesses expand the use of AI across the sourcing process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63fa492 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63fa492\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f585aec\" data-id=\"f585aec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90beb9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90beb9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-23-768x810.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-38957\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-23-768x810.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-23-569x600.png 569w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charts_re3-23.png 886w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71dc6f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71dc6f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f29f30\" data-id=\"3f29f30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89f8dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89f8dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's Next: Where the Next AI Wave is Heading<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef0a179 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef0a179\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c642a0b\" data-id=\"c642a0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676086e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"676086e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>AI moves deeper into sourcing<\/h3><p>Demand for AI in sourcing is expected to accelerate as businesses look beyond basic automation and towards more strategic applications. Traders see the greatest potential in supplier discovery and evaluation, followed by risk assessment and compliance, and demand forecasting and inventory management. In this context, AI is increasingly being viewed not simply as a sourcing tool, but as a means of strengthening decision-making, improving supply chain resilience and supporting more intelligent procurement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fcbf65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fcbf65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aa7b8f\" data-id=\"7aa7b8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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The data tells a single story: traders have moved from talking about AI to operating with it, from hedging against uncertainty to engineering against it. The next 12 months will not be about whether to adopt AI and new technologies, it will be about how well, how fast, and how strategically.<\/p><p><strong>For a detailed analysis of the current landscape and our recommendations based on the survey result, please click the following button to download the full PDF report:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23dd96a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23dd96a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de96ad9\" data-id=\"de96ad9\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trusted e-Marketplace to Navigate Changing Trade Dynamics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1be4a61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1be4a61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-399e1b3\" data-id=\"399e1b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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