Anchorpoint Financial is reportedly preparing to launch its regulated Hong Kong Dollar-backed stablecoin, HKDAP, in July, as reported by The…

UOB Private Bank has appointed Judy Chan as its Managing Director in Hong Kong. The Singaporean lender is targeting the…

Hong Kong has commenced trial operations for a new central clearing and settlement system to support local gold trading. Operating…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued guidelines for banks to manage the onboarding and ongoing monitoring of mainland…

TransUnion has appointed Avishek Ghosh as its Chief Data and Analytics Officer for APAC. Based in Hong Kong, Ghosh will…

Mainland Chinese investors are reportedly moving to unwind their offshore stock positions amid concerns over a broader regulatory probe into…

UOB Private Bank has appointed Paul Zhou as Market Head for Greater China to drive its wealth management expansion across…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has warned the public about fake stablecoins in Hong Kong, specifically flagging tokens that…

Visa has introduced Visa Agentic Ready in Hong Kong, a testing programme designed to help card issuers validate AI-driven, agent-initiated…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is facing industry calls to loosen restrictions on stablecoin issuance after granting its first…

Licensed digital asset trading platform EX.IO has signed a MoU with electronic payment provider Payment Asia to explore the use…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has yet to issue its first batch of stablecoin licenses, missing an earlier target…

Mastercard has completed its first live, authenticated agentic transaction in Hong Kong, a step towards AI-powered commerce. This follows the…

I’ve been refreshing the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s register of licensed stablecoin issuers frequently over the past few days, hoping…

FWD Group has announced several senior leadership appointments. David Junius will join the company as Managing Director and Group Chief…

WeChat Pay HK has become the first e-wallet to offer cross-boundary instant payments via Payment Connect, the linkage between Mainland…

Hang Seng Investment has announced the retirement of Rosita Lee as Chief Executive Officer, effective 30 January, following more than…

For years, much of Hong Kong’s banking transformation agenda sat on tokenisation pilots, AI roadmaps, and cybersecurity frameworks progressing. Now,…

WeLab has closed a US$220 million Series D strategic financing round, comprising a mix of debt and equity. The raise…

The 19th Asian Financial Forum (AFF), co-organised by the Hong Kong SAR government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council…