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AI, Fintech, And Sustainability Take Center Stage At Asian Financial Forum 2025

Hong Kong is set to host the 18th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) on 13 and 14 January 2025, marking the region’s first m...

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Metal Cards: Transforming Asia Pacifics Payments Landscape, And Redefining Customer Acquisition And Retention

While European, American and Chinese markets have largely found their digital banking champions in Revolut, Chime, and ... Read more

HKEX Launches Fund Repository To Enhance Transparency

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced on 13 December 2024 the launch of a Fund Repository on its In... Read more

WeLab Bank Disburses HK$61 Million In Subsidies For Hong Kong Students

WeLab Bank has facilitated the disbursement of HK$61.56 million in subsidies through the H.S. Chau Foundation’s “De... Read more

Hong Kong Unveils Roadmap For ESG Reporting And Green Finance Leadership

The Hong Kong government launched its sustainability disclosure roadmap on 10 December 2024, marking a signi... Read more

Will Hong Kongs Crypto Regulations Shape The Future Of Web 3.0?

Hong Kong Web 3.0 is emerging as a global powerhouse. With its strategic efforts to regulate stablecoins, pilot the e-H... Read more

Hong Kong Stablecoins Bill Sets The Foundation For Virtual Asset Regulation

The Hong Kong Stablecoins Bill, gazetted on 6 December 2024, aims to establish a regulatory regime for fiat-referenced ... Read more

Hong Kong Explores Gradual Phase-Out Of Cheques Through Industry Study

The Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) is spearheading an initiative to phase out cheques, starting with a study of ... Read more

HKMA Open API Portal Now Includes Locations Of Self-Service Banking Machines

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the expansion of its Open API portal with a new spatial dataset provi... Read more

OSL To Invest Up To US$30 Million In PayFi Ecosystem Development

Hong Kong-based digital asset company OSL Group has announced plans to invest up to US$30 million in the development of... Read more

OCBC Expands Hong Kong Presence, Betting Big On Banking And Wealth Management Growth

Singapore-based Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), Southeast Asia’s second-largest banking group, reaffirmed its co... Read more

HSBC HK App Enables Users To View Real-Time Balances From 2 Other Banks

HSBC has introduced its first open banking feature on the HSBC HK mobile app, allowing customers to view real-time acco... Read more

Making The Digital Transition With 4 Zeros For Financial Institutions

In the last two years, some large banks have been hit with very public, lengthy – over 10 hours – disruption of the... Read more

Best Robo-Advisors In Hong Kong To Watch In 2025

Step aside traditional finance—robo-advisors are revolutionising how Hong Kong manages money. These AI-powered platfo... Read more

SBI Holdings Subsidiary To Take Over DMM Bitcoins User Accounts, Assets

SBI VC Trade, a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, has reached a basic agreement to take over customer accounts and assets fro... Read more