The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) launched a new regulatory framework to pilot the secondary trading of tokenised SFC-authorised investment…
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Singapore-headquartered fintech Aspire has secured three financial licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The new Aspire license in…
GTN, a Dubai-based fintech firm, has obtained a Type 1 license from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Insurance Authority (IA), and Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority…
I needed some time wrap my head around the 2026-27 Hong Kong Budget, and I’m glad I did. If there’s…
Hong Kong will issue its first licenses for fiat-referenced stablecoin issuers in March and introduce new legislation later this year…
Hong Kong offers one of Asia’s most structured and secure environments for cryptocurrency trading. Unlike unregulated markets, the city operates…
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a guidance extending virtual asset (VA) services to margin financing for licensed brokers…
Chubb Investment Management (HK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chubb, has launched Chubb Wealth, an insurer-backed wealth management platform licensed by…
Alchemy Pay has upgraded HTF Securities Limited’s Type 4 (Advising on Securities) license to include virtual asset advisory services. The…
INDODAX, Indonesia’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has formed a partnership with HashKey Exchange, a licensed digital asset platform regulated by Hong…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the launch of EnsembleTX, initiating the pilot phase of Project Ensemble. The pilot…
The Hong Kong Fintech Week x StartmeupHK Festival (HKFW x SMUF) 2025 concluded on 7 November 2025, following a dynamic…
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued two circulars outlining its expectations for SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform operators (Platform…
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved the first Solana (SOL) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF), making it…
Bybit has announced a partnership with DigiFT to support UBS’s USD Money Market Investment Fund Token (UBS uMINT), the first…
The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) of the UAE and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong have…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will advance Project Ensemble and encourage commercial banks in the city to introduce tokenised…
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and the Securities and…
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and imposed a fine of HK$4.2 million on HSBC for breaching disclosure…