HKMA Warns Of Fake Stablecoins As Licensed Issuers Have Yet To Launch Tokens
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has warned the public about fake stablecoins in Hong Kong, specifically flaggin...
Read MoreTazapay Secures Money Service Operator License In Hong Kong
Singapore-based cross-border payments company Tazapay has secured a Money Service Operator (MSO) license in Hong Kong. ... Read more
Livi Bank Posts First Full-Year Profit In 2025 As Loans Rise 49%
Hong Kong digital bank livi bank reported a full-year profit of HK$21 million for 2025. For the year, total operating i... Read more
FWD Group Reports US$720M In New Business Sales As Expansion Continues
FWD Group reported a 4% year-on-year increase in new business sales to US$720 million for the first quarter of 2026, dr... Read more
WeLab Bank 2025 Revenue Hits HK$942M After Securing First-Half Profitability
WeLab Bank achieved profitability in the first half of 2025 and reported a 35% year-on-year revenue increase to HK$942 ... Read more
Ripple And Kbank Roll Out Institutional Digital Asset Wallet In South Korea
Ripple has partnered with Kbank to deploy an institutional digital asset wallet in Korea, equipping the internet bank w... Read more
In 9 Months, Bank Muamalat Built A Digital Bank That Outperformed 70 Branches
What does it take to launch a full digital bank in under a year and have it outperform 70 physical branches? Bank Muama... Read more
Hana, Posco And Dunamu Partner To Launch Blockchain Remittance Platform
South Korean financial and trading giants have partnered with blockchain developer Dunamu to build a blockchain remitta... Read more
7 Banks Join Visa Agentic Ready For AI Payments In Hong Kong
Visa has introduced Visa Agentic Ready in Hong Kong, a testing programme designed to help card issuers validate AI-driv... Read more
HKMA Expands SME Support With HK$450B Fund And Faster Loan Approvals
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the banking sector have introduced a new round of SME support measures, inc... Read more
Vietnam And South Korea Launch Cross-Border QR Payments
Vietnam and South Korea have launched cross-border QR payments that allow Korean users to pay merchants in Vietnam thro... Read more
WeChat Pay Integrates With Local QR Networks In 5 Asian Countries
WeChat Pay has integrated its service with national QR code networks in five Asian countries, simplifying cross-border ... Read more
Global Transition Finance Ecosystem Gains Momentum
The global transition finance ecosystem is gaining momentum. According to new research by the Hong Kong Institute for M... Read more
Banking Circle Taps PayGate To Ease KRW Cross-Border Payments Into South Korea
Global payments bank Banking Circle will now handle cross-border transactions and settlement flows for South Korean pay... Read more
Equinix AI Discovery Hub Opens In Hong Kong For Enterprise AI
Digital infrastructure company Equinix is partnering with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to launch the Equinix AI Dis... Read more