A data center is a centralized facility used for data computing, processing, and storage. It includes high-performance servers, networking equipment, storage arrays, and supporting services such as powering and cooling solutions. Data centers are established by either large-scale enterprises or enterprises offering cloud-based services. Enterprises build colocation and managed hosting data center facilities and rent them to other large enterprises and SMEs.

A payment gateway facilitates the exchange of information between a payment portal (includes website, interactive voice response service or mobile phones) and the acquiring bank which processes credit card transactions. The service enables credit card payments for e-businesses, online retailers, bricks and clicks, and traditional brick-and-mortar businesses. It works securely to transfer sensitive credit card information from an online payment form to the payment processor. A payment gateway can be integrated with any payment device, which is usually an e-commerce shopping cart such as Shopify or Magento.

Mobile value-added services (VAS) are user-friendly and convenient to use. These services help users save much time and effort. For instance, users can download music or videos, read news headlines, and book tickets at their convenience without the constraints of time and place. It becomes easier for end-users to search for a location, find directions, avail location-based advertising for their requirements, and find friends using location-enabled VAS.

Through mobile ticketing, customers purchase tickets using their smartphones or other mobile devices. There are a number of applications for mobile ticketing in the transportation sector including airline ticketing, transit ticketing, and metro/train ticketing. Mobile ticketing is an initiative to enhance the role of mobile phones in ticketing services. The use of mobile phones enables consumers to buy tickets and carry the tickets within the phone’s secure universal integrated circuit card.

Retailers offering gift items are adopting multichannel and omni-channel strategies. They are also focusing on providing product customization and personalization services to their consumers. Brick-and-mortar retailers are launching online portals and selling their gift items through third-party e-retailers.  Hallmark, Disney, Card Factory, and American Greetings have their own web portals to sell products online in their base market as well as in some major markets. Hallmark sells its greeting cards through Alibaba.com in China. Card Factory sells personalized gift items through its website GettingPersonal.co.uk.

本周沪深 300 非银行金融指数上涨 3.72%，子版块中保险、券商平均涨幅超过沪深 300。在中国人寿半年报预期推动下，22 日保险指数出现近两周最大涨幅 3.57%，券商标的山西证券、国元证券、招商证券中报业绩增长也利好板块，在券商、保险板块估值修复的轮番带动下、本周非银金融板块在行业板块中涨幅居前。本周大盘突破 3300 点，9 月逢年内第三大解禁高峰，建议关注低估值、有业绩的非银板块标的。 

依据中国证券投资基金业协会（以下简称：中基协）公布7月份的数据显示，截至目前私募基金总体管理实缴规模由2017年6月底的9.46万亿元增长至9.95万亿元，增长规模约4,916亿元。私募证券基金实缴规模由2017年6月底的2.28万亿元增长至目前的2.36万亿元，增长规模约809亿元。私募证券基金实缴规模终结了自2017年2月以来的跌势，终于在本月实现上涨。

本周沪指报收于3268.72 点，深成指报收于10614.08 点。市场资金方面，本周除周一、周四外均未实现资金净流入，周一净流入金额最大为67.32亿元。全周市场合计净流出资金48.11 亿元。其中，大单资金持续净流出31.15 亿元；特大单资金净流入16.96 亿元。

监管节奏趋缓且协同强化，经济表现好于预期，银行业不良反弹趋缓，基本面稳中向好，板块配置价值提升，我们维持对银行板块的买入评级。继续推荐招商银行、宁波银行，政策风险较小、负债成本可控、股息率稳定的国有大行（建设银行、中国银行等），适度关注兴业银行、常熟银行。

板块上周走势回顾 银行:过去一周A 股银行板块上涨0.8%，同期沪深300 指数上涨2.1%，A 股银行板块跑输沪深300 指数1.3 个百分点。按中信一级行业分类标准，银行板块涨跌幅排名27/29。不考虑次新股，16 家A 股上市银行股价表现较好的平安银行(+4.2%)、招商银行(+3.8%)和宁波银行(+2.7%)。次新股里表现较好的是江阴银行(+2.7%)、常熟银行(+1.6)和无锡银行(+1.4%)。14 家H 股上市银行表现较好的是工商银行（+3.4%）、招商银行（+2.8%）、建设银行（+2.7%）信托:过去一周平安信托指数下跌0.3%，跑输沪深300 指数2.4 个百分点。表现依次为经纬纺机(+7.0%)、中航资本(+3.0%)、陕国投A(+2.8%)、爱建集团(-3.7%)和安信信托（-4.2%）。