Wealthtech

ZA Bank Plans to Offer Crypto Trading for Its Retail Investors

Hong Kong’s virtual bank ZA said that it plans to introduce virtual asset trading services for retail investors under the city’s new licensing regime announced yesterday. By partnering with Hong Kong-licensed virtual asset exchanges, ZA Bank aims to obtain the

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Fintech Reaches Mainstream Adoption in Hong Kong with 94% Penetration

In Hong Kong, fintech is reaching mainstream adoption among consumers. Digital payments are becoming the norm in people’s daily lives, virtual banking and wealthtech are gaining rapid traction, and virtual assets are emerging as a legitimate new asset class that

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iFAST Wealth Advisers Awards 2023 Celebrates the Best in the Financial Industry

The iFAST Financial Hong Kong had organised its annual awards ceremony and cocktail event in The Upper House at Admiralty Hong Kong on 4th May 2023 to recognise outstanding advisors and companies in the past year. Since its launch in

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Endowus Expands Footprint With Official Kick off in Hong Kong

Digital wealth platform Endowus has officially launched its digital wealth management services in Hong Kong, its first overseas expansion market after Singapore. Investors can start building single and multi-fund portfolios via the Endowus Fund Smart solution, offering over 140 funds

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Crypto Exchange OSL Pilots AI-Powered Chatbot With ChatGPT Plugin

OSL, a SFC-licensed digital asset platform and member of BC Technology Group, has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trader Bot to offer an improved user experience to its clients. The beta client facing implementation of the AI initiative is expected to

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HashKey Group Names Huobi’s Former CEO as Group COO

HashKey Group, a Hong Kong-based digital asset management and blockchain solutions provider, announced that it has appointed Livio Weng as its Group Chief Operating Officer (COO). He was the CEO of crypto exchange Huobi Global from 2018 to 2021. The

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easyMarkets Introduces New Cash Indices – An Attractive Trading Opportunity

easyMarkets introduces cash indices as a new trading instrument which will offer clients more diverse trading options. Cash indices are the latest addition to easyMarkets’s already diverse offering of trading instruments. With this latest addition, the company now offers access

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Fusion Bank’s Investment Service Is Now Live

Fusion Bank has announced the launch of its investment service to enable its users to invest in global funds with subscription thresholds as low as HK$10 (US$1). The bank said that its customers can activate the investment service in five

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HKEX to Set Up Its First European Office in London by 2023

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) will be opening an office in London in the first half of 2023 to extend its international reach beyond its existing offices in Beijing, New York, Shanghai and Singapore. Preparatory work to open

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Hong Kong SFC Grants HashKey Approval for Off-Platform Virtual Asset Trading

HashKey Group, a Hong Kong-based digital asset management and blockchain solutions provider, has secured approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for its subsidiary Hash Blockchain Limited (HBL) to conduct off-platform virtual asset trading business. HBL can act as

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