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HSBC Launches TradeCash In Hong Kong To Accelerate Trade Finance Access

HSBC has launched a digital trade finance tool called HSBC TradeCash, allowing businesses in Hong Kong to upload sales ...

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HKEX And HKMA Launch Pilot On E-HKD For After-Hours Margin Payments

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have launched a joint pilot... Read more

Can You Trust AI Agents To Stay Within Your Intent?

Checking someone’s ID at the door of a nightclub tells you who they are, but it does not tell you how they will behav... Read more

China CITIC Bank Taps Tencent Cloud For Fintech 2.0 Banking Push In Hong Kong

Tencent Cloud has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China CITIC Bank International (CNCBI) to support the d... Read more

Payful Launches Cloud-Based Visa Charge Card Programme Via BPC SmartVista

Chinese cross-border payment company Payful has launched a cloud-native Visa charge-card programme for corporate and me... Read more

Hong Kong Banking Taskforce Convenes To Plan Northern Metropolis Financing

The Northern Metropolis Financial Advisory Taskforce held its inaugural meeting on 17 June to discuss the financing nee... Read more

China Adds 26 Participants To Digital Yuan Cross-Border Settlement Platform

The international operation centre of the digital yuan has signed direct participant agreements with 26 financial insti... Read more

Hong Kong Consumer Credit Market Sees Rising Gen Z Share In Card Originations

TransUnion has reported mixed trends in the Hong Kong consumer credit market in Q1 2026, with steady growth in credit c... Read more

HSBC Restores Hong Kong Digital Banking Services Following App Outage

HSBC has restored its digital banking services in Hong Kong after an outage on Monday (15 June) morning left customers ... Read more

Manulife Hong Kong Joins Insurance Authority AI Cohort Programme As Core Insurer

Manulife Hong Kong has joined the Insurance Authority’s (IA) AI Cohort Programme as a Core Participating Insurer, a m... Read more

EX.IO Partners With Franklin Templeton To Expand Tokenised Assets In Hong Kong

EX.IO, a licensed virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong, has formed a strategic partnership with global investmen... Read more

HKMC Prices HK$12 Billion Digital Bond Issuance, Largest Globally

The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) has priced its inaugural digital bond issuance, raising approximately... Read more

MUFG, SMFG And Mizuho Plan Joint Yen Stablecoin By March 2027

Three of Japan’s largest financial groups, MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho, plan to jointly issue a stablecoin by March 2027, ... Read more

TransUnion Launches Free Credit Reports For Lost HKID Holders In Hong Kong

TransUnion is offering a one-time free credit report to eligible individuals in Hong Kong who have lost their Hong Kong... Read more

Why HSMs Are Becoming Essential For Digital Asset Key Security

Conversations revolving around digital asset finance often return to the blockchain, but Shaun Chen’s concern sits cl... Read more