SFC Restricts HK$125M In Client Assets Over Suspected IPO Fraud Scheme
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a restriction notice to Futu Securities International (Hong Kong...
Read MoreHashKey Looks To Expand In Singapore With APEX Acquisition
HashKey is seeking to acquire APEX to expand its institutional trading and clearing operations in Singapore. Its wholly... Read more
HKMA Launches CMU Linkage With SIX For Access To Swiss And Spanish Markets
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched a direct linkage between the city’s Central Moneymarkets Unit (C... Read more
Lianlian And UnionPay Partner To Develop AI Agents For Cross-Border Payments
Lianlian DigiTech and UnionPay International have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop AI-agent payment ... Read more
Nota Sign Integrates With Hong Kongs IAM Smart For Digital Signatures
Nota Sign has integrated its electronic signature platform with Hong Kong’s official digital identity platform, iAM S... Read more
HashKey Launches Unified Crypto Trading App Across Multiple Markets
HashKey has launched a single crypto trading app that consolidates its previously separate HashKey Exchange and HashKey... Read more
HKMA Targets 2030 For Full Quantum Readiness Across Hong Kong Banks
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched its first Quantum Preparedness Index (QPI) to benchmark the bankin... Read more
KPay Secures MAS In-Principle Approval For Major Payment Institution Licence
KPay has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a Major Payments Insti... Read more
Futu Brings Korean Stock Trading To Hong Kong Via Futubull
Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) has launched Korean stock trading for Hong Kong investors, giving users acces... Read more
Visa And Lianlian Complete First Live B2B AI Agent Payment Transaction
Visa and Lianlian DigiTech have completed a live business-to-business transaction using an AI agent to automate product... Read more
Shanghai Commercial Bank And Planto To Launch Cross-Bank Analytics For SMEs
Shanghai Commercial Bank (Shacom Bank) has partnered with fintech firm Planto to launch a cross-bank financial analytic... Read more
SFC And SC Malaysia Launch Dual IPO And Cross-Border Fund Framework
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) have signed a MoU ... Read more
Kakao Group And Circle Explore Digital Asset Infrastructure In South Korea
Kakao Group has signed a strategic MoU with stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Financial to collaborate on digital asset... Read more
From Key Protection To Operational Governance: HSMs In Digital Assets
Digital asset security used to be treated as a wallet problem. Protect the private key and the asset stays safe; lose i... Read more
Anchorpoint Reportedly Set To Launch HKDAP Stablecoin In July
Anchorpoint Financial is reportedly preparing to launch its regulated Hong Kong Dollar-backed stablecoin, HKDAP, in Jul... Read more