LianLian Global has partnered with PayPal to offer direct wallet payouts. Its social commerce, marketplace and e-commerce clients…

China’s Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission has issued a national informatisation plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan period. The…

The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) hosted a press conference on…

HSBC has launched HSBCnio, an AI-enabled digital solution that brings transaction banking services and data into one connected…

Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint plans to offer a retail stablecoin on a public blockchain but has not set a…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has designated 12 banks as Primary Liquidity Providers (PLPs) for Hong Kong’s…

Citi has received approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to set up a wholly owned capital…

HSBC has launched HSBC RedCoin, its first stablecoin, on the PayMe mobile payment app in Hong Kong. Denominated…

Unlimit has signed a partnership agreement with the Hong Kong Government, which named the global financial infrastructure company…

Hong Kong digital bank EleBank has opened its first physical store in Causeway Bay as it expands beyond…

Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has blocked Grab’s proposed US$600 million acquisition of Delivery Hero’s foodpanda delivery business…

Ping An Digital Bank has launched two trade financing products for SMEs, offering revolving credit facilities of up…

Hyperlayer has raised US$26 million in a Series A2 round led by existing investor Flintlock Capital. The round…

DBS PayLah! users can now make QR payments at more than 250,000 merchants across Taiwan, covering approximately two-thirds…

How much control does a bank really have over the AI it uses? Let’s picture a relationship manager…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) plans to rotate the roles of two deputy chief executives, the South…

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has introduced HKEX Green Equity, a voluntary designation for listed companies. It…

Mastercard and JD.com have launched two payment services for overseas visitors to mainland China. Travellers can now pay…

Coface’s APAC Payment Survey 2026 found 93% of organisations in Hong Kong experienced late payments in the past…

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) aims to move Hong Kong’s securities market from T+2 to T+1 settlement…

HSBC plans to double its AI team in Hong Kong from 150 to 300 specialists over the next…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the ART Framework for responsible AI use in banking. It…

Ping An Digital Bank has completed its use case in the second cohort of the Hong Kong Monetary…

HSBC Hong Kong has launched Portfolio+, a digital discretionary investing service for eligible retail customers on the HSBC…

Ant International has received two payments licences from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). The first is…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has worked with Chongqing officials to launch the Chongqing-Hong Kong Cross-boundary Data…

Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) and ShopBack, one of Asia-Pacific’s leading shopping, rewards and payments platforms, have announced the…

XTransfer Chile SpA has completed its registration with Chile’s Unidad de Análisis Financiero (UAF). The UAF is the…

The Fintech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK) has appointed Michele Fung, Head of APAC at Unlimit, as its…

Ripple has entered into a strategic partnership with South Korean securities firm Meritz Securities to explore digital asset…

Visa has received approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to prepare for a domestic bankcard clearing…