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Eric Trump To Speak At Bitcoin Asia 2025 In Hong Kong

Eric Trump, the second son of US president Donald Trump, is set to speak at the upcoming Bitcoin Asia 2025 conference i...

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Hong Kong Digital Banking Survey Reveals User Concerns And Growth Potential

ECHO ASIA, partnering with students from Global Business Studies, CUHK Business School, announced the release of the H... Read more

InvestHK Attracts HK$160 Billion In 2025, With Fintech As Top Sector

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced on 7 July 2025 that it supported over 1,300 overseas and Mainland companies in se... Read more

ZhongAn Online Completes US$500M H Share Placement To Fuel Core Insurance Growth

ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Co., Ltd (Zhong An, HKEX:6060) announced the completion of its H share placement on ... Read more

Beyond KYC: How Technology Is Transforming The Fraud Prevention Game

Digital wallets and cryptocurrencies are two of the most targeted channels for fraud this year, according to SEON’s 2... Read more

2025 Hong Kong Fintech Report: What You Need To Know

Hong Kong is hitting the gas when it comes to fintech innovation, regulation and adoption. From the passage of the Stab... Read more

DigiFT Secures SFC Licenses To Offer Tokenised Asset Services In Hong Kong

DigiFT, a Singapore-based digital asset platform focused on institutional-grade tokenised real-world assets (RWAs), has... Read more

JCB Contactless Cards Now Accepted On Shanghai And Beijing Subways

Japan’s JCB has announced that JCB cardholders can now use their contactless cards to access the subway systems in Sh... Read more

Hong Kong Sets Out Next Phase Of Digital Asset Policy

Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) has issued an updated policy statement setting out the ... Read more

Hong Kong Overtakes Singapore In Wealthtech Adoption

Across Asia-Pacific (APAC)’s key wealth management hubs, Hong Kong is emerging as the frontrunner in wealthtech, over... Read more

Chinas AI Capex To Hit 700 Billion Yuan In 2025 Amid US Tech Rivalry

Capital expenditure on AI in China is expected to reach between 600 billion yuan and 700 billion yuan (US$84 billion to... Read more

Ant Group Launches AQ AI App To Expand Healthcare Services In China

Ant Group has launched a new AI-powered healthcare application, AQ, marking a significant step in its expansion into th... Read more

HKMA To Implement Licensing Regime For Stablecoin Issuers From August

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has detailed the next steps for implementing the Stablecoins Ordinance, which e... Read more

Hong Kong Launches Smart Seniors Anti-Scam Ambassador Programme To Protect The Elderly

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) jointly organised the launch cere... Read more

Payment Connect Sees Active Participation In Cross-Boundary Remittances

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) officially launched Payment Connect on ... Read more