The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published the “e-HKD Pilot Programme Phase 2 Report”, presenting findings from 11 industry pilot…
Ant Group has applied to register several trademarks related to virtual assets and blockchain technology in Hong Kong, including one…
Japan launched the world’s first yen-pegged stablecoin on Monday (27 October), marking a cautious step forward in a country where…
Insights from TransUnion’s H2 2025 Update to the Top Fraud Trends Report revealed that 2.7% of all attempted digital transactions…
OpenAI and Japan’s Digital Agency have announced a partnership to examine how GenAI can be used safely and effectively to…
Under the guidance of the Bank of Thailand, Ant International, National ITMX, and Krungthai Bank are collaborating to strengthen cross-border…
APP Fraud is a $331 billion global crisis exploiting instant payments and human trust. Learn how regulations and real-time account…
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved the first Solana (SOL) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF), making it…
Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong Fintech Week x StartmeupHK Festival 2025 (HKFW x…
Japan’s financial regulator is reportedly considering allowing members of banking groups to offer cryptocurrency trading services, in a bid to…
Tech companies from China have reportedly paused their plans to launch stablecoins in Hong Kong following directives from mainland regulators.…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), in collaboration with Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (Cyberport), announced on 15 October…
Visa has announced that its Tap to Ride contactless payment service is now available on the Guangzhou Metro, offering inbound…
YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) has led a US$50 million funding round in Better Payment Network (BPN), a payment network…
PAObank, a member of Ping An Insurance, and OneConnect, an associate of Ping An, have been selected for the second…
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited (HKIC), and Gobi Partners have launched…
Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025 will return from November 03 to 07, showcasing the city’s strengths as both a leading…
HashKey Exchange is expanding its Southeast Asia footprint through a new partnership with Malaysia’s HATA, uniting two licensed digital asset…
Bybit has announced a partnership with DigiFT to support UBS’s USD Money Market Investment Fund Token (UBS uMINT), the first…
For more than a decade, banks have been busy “going digital”. They built apps, digitised forms, and automated obvious tasks.…