PROMISSORY NOTE

July 15, 2003                                                           $200,000

WHEREAS, FinancialContent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and Asia
Pacific  Ventures , a Turks and Caicos Islands  company (the  "Holder")  entered
into a certain loan commitment agreement dated July 15, 2003 ("Loan Commitment")
whereby  the  Holder  has  agreed  to make a certain  amount of funds  available
subject to certain terms and conditions, upon demand of the Company; and

WHEREAS,  the Company  pursuant to the terns of the Loan  Commitment does hereby
make demand upon the Holder  against  the  committed  funds in the amount of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000);

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration duly noted herein, the Parties agree as follows

         1. PROMISSORY NOTE. Subject to all the following terms and conditions
set  forth in this  Promissory  Note  (this  "Note"),  the  Company,  for  value
received,  promises  to  pay  to  Asia  Pacific  Ventures,  (the  "Holder"),  in
accordance with the provisions hereof, the principal sum of Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars  ($200,00.00)  with  interest at the rate set forth in Section 2, below,
accrued on such unpaid and principal amount from time to time outstanding  until
paid, as follows:  $20,000.00  per month  commencing on September 15, 2003,  and
continuing  on the 15th  day of each  consecutive  month  thereafter  until  the
principal  and  applicable  interest is paid in full.  All payments of principal
and/or  interest  under this Note shall be paid at the  offices of Asia  Pacific
Ventures,  at Suite 1-3 16th Floor,  Kinwick Centre, 32 Hollywood Road,  Central
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, unless otherwise instructed by the Holder.

         2.  INTEREST.  Interest under this Note shall accrue at the rate of 8%,
per annum,  from the date of such Note until paid in full.  Such interest  shall
only be  payable  upon  the  repayment  of all  principal  due  hereunder  or as
otherwise specified herein.

         3. SECURITY AGREEMENT. The payment of this note continues to be secured
by a Security Agreement dated December 13, 2001 from the Company to Asia Pacific
Ventures  granting  a  security  interest  in  and to  the  following  described
property: accounts receivable,  inventory,  machinery,  equipment,  goodwill and
furniture,  together with all other property  described in or referred to in the
Security Agreement.

         4. ACCELERATION. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in this Note,
the entire  amount of  principal  advanced  to the  Company  under this Note and
remaining unpaid,  plus all unpaid interest on unpaid principal under this Note,
shall  immediately  be due and payable upon an Event of Default (as  hereinafter
defined).

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         5. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.  If any of the following events shall occur (each
herein  individually  referred to as an "Event of  Default"),  the Company shall
immediately  provide  notice thereof to the Holder of this Note, who may declare
the entire unpaid  principal and accrued  interest on this Note  immediately due
and payable,  by written notice to the Company effective upon dispatch (provided
that upon the  occurrence of an event  described in subsection 5.1 or 5.2 below,
the entire unpaid principal and accrued interest on this Note shall  immediately
become due and payable), without any other presentment, demand, protest or other
notice of any kind or  character,  all of which  are  hereby  expressly  waived,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding:

           5.1. The institution by the Company of  proceedings to be adjudicated
bankrupt or  insolvent,  or the consent by it to  institution  of  bankruptcy or
insolvency proceedings against it or the filing by it of a petition or answer or
consent seeking  reorganization or release under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, or
any other  similar  federal or state law,  or the consent by it to the filing of
any such  petition  or the  appointment  of a  receiver,  liquidator,  assignee,
trustee,  or other similar official,  of the Company, or of any substantial part
of its  property,  or the  making  by it of an  assignment  for the  benefit  of
creditors,  or the  admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts
generally as they become due or the taking of corporate action by the Company in
furtherance of any such actions; or

            5.2. If, within sixty (60) days after the  commencement of an action
against  the  Company  seeking  any  bankruptcy,   insolvency,   reorganization,
liquidation,  dissolution or similar relief under any present or future statute,
law or  regulation,  such action shall not have been  dismissed or all orders or
proceedings  thereunder  affecting the operations or the business of the Company
stayed,  or if the stay of any such order or proceeding  shall thereafter be set
aside, or if, within sixty (60) days after the  appointment  without the consent
or  acquiescence  of the Company of any trustee,  receiver or  liquidator of the
Company or of all or any substantial part of the properties of the Company, such
appointment shall not have been vacated; or

            5.3.  The Company  shall have  defaulted  in payment of principal or
interest  under this Note and such  default  shall have  continued  for ten days
following written notice thereof from the Holder.

         6. REPRESENTATIONS. The Company hereby represents and warrants that:

            6.1.  Organization  and Good Standing.  The Company is a corporation
duly  organized,  validly  existing and in good  standing  under the laws of the
State of Delaware.

            6.2. Due Authorization,  Execution and Enforceability. The execution
and delivery by the Company of and the performance of its obligations under this
Note have been duly authorized by all necessary  corporate action on the part of


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the Company and this Note has been duly and validly  executed  and  delivered by
the  Company  and  constitutes  a valid and  binding  agreement  of the  Company
enforceable in accordance with its terms.

            6.3. No Default or  Conflicts.  The  execution  and delivery of this
Note by the Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations  under
this Note do not and will not  conflict  with or result in a violation or breach
of, or require any consent,  approval,  authorization  or order  under,  (i) any
applicable law, statute, rule or regulation, judgment, injunction, order, decree
or agreement or (ii) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company.

         7. NO  RIGHTS  OR  LIABILITIES  AS  STOCKHOLDER.  This Note does not by
itself  entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder
of the Company

         8.  AMENDMENT;  WAIVER.  Any term of this Note may be amended,  and the
observance  of any term of this Note may be  waived  (either  generally  or in a
particular  instance and either  retroactively or  prospectively) by the written
consent of the Company  and the  Holder.  Any  amendment  or waiver  effected in
accordance  with the previous  sentence shall be binding upon each future holder
or transferee  of this Note (or part  thereof) and the Company.  The Company and
all endorsers  and  guarantors  of this Note hereby waive  presentment,  demand,
protest,  notice of  dishonor,  notice of  non-payment,  notice of maturity  and
notice of protest for  nonpayment  of this Note and consent to any  extension or
postponement of the time of payment or any other indulgence.

         9.  ASSIGNMENT.  This Note may not be  assigned or  transferred  by the
Holder without the prior written consent of the Company.

         10.  SUCCESSORS  AND  ASSIGNS.  Subject to  Section  8, all  covenants,
agreements and  undertakings  in this Note by or on behalf of any of the parties
shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective  successors and assigns of
the parties whether so expressed or not.

         11.  TREATMENT OF NOTE. To the extent  permitted by generally  accepted
accounting  principles,  the Company will treat,  account and report the Note as
debt and not equity for  accounting  purposes  and with  respect to any  returns
filed with federal, state or local tax authorities.

         12. HEADINGS. The headings in this Note are for purposes of convenience
of reference only, and shall not be used to interpret this Note.

         13. NOTICES.  Any notice,  request or other  communication  required or
permitted  hereunder  must be given in writing  and shall be deemed to have been
duly given when personally delivered or when deposited in the United States mail


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by  registered  or  certified  mail,  postage  prepaid or sent via a  nationally
recognized  overnight  courier  service  to the  Company  or the Holder at their
respective addresses set forth below:

         To the Company:

                  FinancialContent, Inc.
                  400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 435
                  So. San Francisco, CA 94080
                  Attn: Wing Yu, CEO


         To the Holder:

                  Asia Pacific Ventures
                  Suite 1-3 16th Floor
                  Kinwick Centre
                  32 Hollywood Road
                  Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong

The Company or Holder may each by written notice so given change its address for
future notices hereunder.

         14.  GOVERNING  LAW;  JURISDICTION.  This Note shall be  construed  and
enforced in accordance  with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of
California, excluding that body of law applicable to conflicts of law.

         15. ATTORNEYS' FEES. The parties hereto shall pay their own legal fees.
If action is brought to enforce  the  provisions  of this Note,  the  prevailing
party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs and expenses,  including
legal fees and disbursements of counsel.

         16. TERMS BINDING.  By execution  hereof,  the Holder of this Note (and
each  subsequent  holder of this Note) accepts and agrees to be bound by all the
terms and conditions of this Note.

         17.  SEVERABILITY.  In the event any one or more of the  provisions  of
this Note shall for any reason be held to be invalid,  illegal or unenforceable,
in whole or in part or in any  respect,  or in the event that any one or more of
the provisions of this Note operate or would prospectively operate to invalidate
this Note, then and in any such event,  such  provision(s)  only shall be deemed
null and void and shall not  affect  any  other  provision  of this Note and the
remaining  provisions of this Note shall remain  operative and in full force and
effect and in no way shall be affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby.

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         18. ENTIRE  AGREEMENT.  This Note  constitutes  and contains the entire
agreement  of the  parties  and  supersedes  any  and  all  prior  negotiations,
correspondence,  understandings,  agreements,  duties or obligations between the
parties respecting the subject matter hereof.




         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties duly authorized  representatives  have
entered into this Note as of the date first written above.

                                      FINANCIALCONTENT, INC.
                                      a Delaware corporation


                                      By: /s/ Wing Yu
                                          ----------------------------
                                      Name:    Wing Yu
                                      Title:   Chief Executive Officer


                                      ASIA PACIFIC VENTURES


                                      By: /s/ Tan Geok Lin
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                                      Name: Tan Geok Lin
                                      Title:




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