HKMA announced today the recipients of the Hong Kong stablecoin licence under the Stablecoins Ordinance. The much-coveted Hong Kong stablecoin…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has yet to issue its first batch of stablecoin licenses, missing an earlier target…
Digital wallets have surpassed cards for the first time in the city’s payments landscape, according to the Global Payments Report…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has received enquiries from members of the public concerning fraudulent social media posts impersonating…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) on 27 March 2026…
I’ve been refreshing the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s register of licensed stablecoin issuers frequently over the past few days, hoping…
Futu has announced that its wholly-owned virtual asset trading platform, PantherTrade, has begun full-scale licensed operations. PantherTrade will integrate with…
People familiar with the matter say HSBC and a joint venture led by Standard Chartered will likely be among the…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Insurance Authority (IA), and Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) have met to discuss additional support…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) held a meeting on March 3 to…
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…
I needed some time wrap my head around the 2026-27 Hong Kong Budget, and I’m glad I did. If there’s…
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…
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…
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) held their third meeting in Abu…
Hong Kong’s central bank is moving ahead with plans to issue an initial batch of stablecoin licenses in March, despite…