Tag "Bank of China"
Hong Kong Calls for Greater Bank Participation in Digital Yuan Initiative
During a recent fintech conference held in Shenzhen, Christopher Hui, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, emphasised the growing importance of the digital yuan and called for the active participation of “more Hong Kong banks” in this
Read MoreLivi VB’s New Trump Card is a CEO With Experience in China’s First Virtual Bank
Due to the worryingly slow development of digital banking in Hong Kong, regulator Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) granted virtual banking license it to a total of 8 virtual banks. Since then, these companies have been locked in an intense battle for talent as they
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Meet Hong Kong’s 8 New Virtual Banks
UPDATE: Four of Hong Kong virtual banks have since launched, check out our latest article to find out the progress on Hong Kong’s virtual banking scene Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced a grand total of eight virtual banking
Read MorePing An’s New Project With HKMA is a Blockchain-Powered Trade Finance Platform
Ping An Insurance delivered Hong Kong’s first blockchain-based international trade finance platform, eTradeConnect. The platform was initiated by seven founding banks in Hong Kong and facilitated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Leveraging blockchain’s distributed ledger technology, financial institutions
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Open Banking Hong Kong — How Open is Open?
Following the rollout of Open Banking regulations in the UK and the launch this year of the EU’s Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2), countries across the Asia-Pacific region are following suit to establish their own frameworks to enable banks to
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27 Chinese Banks Work With SWIFT gpi to Accelerate Their Global Reach
SWIFT released today the names of the ten Chinese banks that have gone live on its global payments innovation initiative (gpi) since its launch in May 2017. The banks are: Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank
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