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How To Buy Cryptocurrency In Hong Kong (2025)

Hong Kong offers one of Asia’s most structured and secure environments for cryptocurrency trading. Unlike unregulated... Read more

Alipay Chinese New Year Travel Spending Hits 30% YoY Increase In 2025

Alipay recorded a 30% year-on-year increase in outbound transactions across its 90 million Alipay+ global merchant netw... Read more

PantherTrade And YAX Secure Hong Kongs First Crypto Licences Of 2025

Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) granted operational Hong Kong crypto licences to two cryptocurrency trading pla... Read more

Digital Payments In Hong Kong Soars But Bank Transfers Lead The Growth In 2024

Digital payments in Hong Kong grew significantly. In 2024, the use of digital payments for online transactions rose 9 p... Read more

Nuvei Acquires Paywiser In Japan To Power Next Ecommerce Growth Wave

Nuvei acquired Paywiser Japan Limited and its license from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry on 27 ... Read more

Fraud Prevention Strategies For 2025 To Combat Emerging Digital Threats

In 2025, fraud prevention strategies are non-negotiable. It’s a battle for trust. With cybercrime evolving at breakne... Read more

Alipay Tap! Expands To Macao, Now Accepted At Over 1,000 Merchants

Alipay Tap! in Macao was recently launched, enabling Alipay and Macau Pass to expand their partnership to bring it to m... Read more

ESG Fintech Startups Took The Spotlight At The Asian Financial Forum

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations have become central to global economic discussions and remai... Read more

Wise Enhances Transfers To Mainland China With Faster, Cheaper Options

Wise has introduced enhanced cross-border payment services to Mainland China ahead of the Year of the Snake, offering c... Read more

AIFT Expands Presence In The Middle East With New Investment, Key Appointments

AIFT, a global cybersecurity and insurance technology company, has strengthened its commitment to the Middle East regio... Read more

Real-Time Payments Surge In APAC As Modernisation Hurdles Persist

APAC has solidified its position as the leader in global real-time payments, processing nearly 70% of the world’s 266... Read more

SFCs Swift Licensing Process For VATPs Aims To Advance Crypto Regulation

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) extended its swift licensing process for VATPs to new virtual asset trading... Read more

Unlock Prosperity This Lunar New Year With Intuit QuickBooks Growth Program

As the Lunar New Year approaches, Intuit QuickBooks is thrilled to announce the launch of the Grow Your Firm Program in... Read more

WeBanks Fintech Arm Kicks Off Global Expansion With New Hong Kong Headquarters

WeBank Technology Services, a subsidiary of China’s WeBank, marked a key milestone in its global expansion strategy w... Read more

18th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) Wraps Up, Showcasing Hong Kong As A Global Financial Hub

The 18th Asian Financial Forum (AFF), co-organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government an... Read more