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Japanese Crypto Exchange DMM Bitcoin Shutting Down After US$320 Million Hack

Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin is shutting down after a devastating Bitcoin loss in May, according to a Cointeleg...

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Hong Kong Banks On Track For 2026 Operational Resilience Target, Says HKMA

Hong Kong banks are steadily advancing their operational resilience capabilities, according to Carmen Chu, Executive Di... Read more

MUFG To Acquire Japanese Robo-Advisor WealthNavi In US$664 Million Deal

MUFG Bank, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has announced plans to acquire WealthNavi, a Japanese robo-a... Read more

Hex Trust Rolls Out New Electronic Trading Platform

Hex Trust, a provider of regulated institutional digital asset custody and services, announced the launch of a new elec... Read more

InvestHK Opens Cairo Office To Deepen Ties With MENA Region

InvestHK has opened a new office in Cairo, Egypt, aiming to attract businesses from the Middle East and North Africa (M... Read more

Checkout.com Expands To Japan, Launches Local Acquiring Capabilities

Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, has announced its expansion into the Japanese market. This strategic ... Read more

Digital Bank Habitto Raises US$11.7M To Tackle Financial Anxiety In Young Japanese

Tokyo-based digital bank Habitto has secured US$11.7 million (JPY1.8 billion) in Series A funding. The round was led by... Read more

WeBank Powers Fusion Banks New Core Banking System Upgrade

Fusion Bank, a virtual bank based in Hong Kong, has successfully launched its next-generation core banking system, deve... Read more

Hong Kong Fintech Week 2024 Wraps Up With Over 37,000 Attendees

Hong Kong Fintech Week 2024 concluded on 1 November 2024, drawing over 37,000 attendees from more than 100 economies. T... Read more

ZA Bank Offers Crypto Trading For Retail Users From US$70

ZA Bank, a Hong Kong-based digital bank, has launched crypto trading services for retail customers. Users can now seaml... Read more

HKEX Appoints New Sustainability And Communications Chiefs

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the appointments of Paul Chow as Group Chief Sustainabili... Read more

Hong Kong Firms Grapple With Outdated Spend Management Systems

A staggering 99 percent of Hong Kong finance leaders cite operational difficulties due to inadequate spend management s... Read more

Hong Kong Hosts Global Financial Leaders Investment Summit

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wrapped up the main session of the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summi... Read more

Money20/20 Asia 2025 Announces Stellar Keynote Lineup And Agenda At-A-Glance

Over 50 speakers have already been confirmed to take the stage at Money20/20 Asia 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. The confer... Read more

IFAST Enables Fee-Free Instant Transfers For Global Clients

iFAST has launched a new feature called iFAST Global View that expands client access to digital banking and wealth mana... Read more