WeChat Pay HK has become the first e-wallet to offer cross-boundary instant payments via Payment Connect, the linkage between Mainland…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Shanghai Data Bureau (SDB), and the National Technology Innovation Center for Blockchain (NTICBC)…
Futu confirmed that it increased its investment in Airstar Bank in September last year, subscribing HK$500 million for newly issued…
HSBC Singapore has announced two senior appointments aimed at strengthening its China corridor proposition, as it seeks to support Chinese…
I needed some time wrap my head around the 2026-27 Hong Kong Budget, and I’m glad I did. If there’s…
Statrys, a Hong Kong-based fintech company providing integrated accounting, business accounts, and company creation solutions, has introduced a transaction-based accounting…
Startale Group and SBI Holdings have launched JPYSC, a trust bank-backed Japanese yen stablecoin for institutional and cross-border use. The…
ZA Bank and Nasdaq have announced a collaboration aimed at enhancing digital wealth management in Hong Kong and internationally. The…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) CMU OmniClear and the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) are set to begin a study…
Hong Kong will issue its first licenses for fiat-referenced stablecoin issuers in March and introduce new legislation later this year…
MSIG USA and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI Japan), together referred to as MSIG, have joined a new insurance-backed credit facility…
McKinsey estimates the stablecoin market will hit $2 trillion by 2028. But according to Sam Lin, COO of dtcpay, even…
RedotPay is reportedly exploring an IPO in the US that could raise more than US$1 billion, according to people familiar with…
South Korea’s central bank has reiterated that regulators should initially permit only licensed commercial banks to issue won-denominated stablecoins, citing…
Hong Kong’s fintech story is a resounding success: 95% of banks are already using some form of it. However, the…
AI adoption during the 2026 Chinese New Year drove a sharp rise in usage across Ant Group’s consumer platforms, with…
Hong Kong offers one of Asia’s most structured and secure environments for cryptocurrency trading. Unlike unregulated markets, the city operates…
At the DAT Summit Hong Kong, EDENA Capital Partners launched the Autonomic Financial OS. The company describes it as an…
Naver has announced measures following an incident in which around 15,000 users’ activity histories on Knowledge iN were exposed due…
SoftBank’s digital payments unit, PayPay, has filed publicly for a US IPO. The listing could be the largest by a…