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HSBC Tests Blockchain-Based Issuance For Structured Products In Hong Kong

HSBC has completed a private placement of its first digitally native structured product in Hong Kong. The bank issued U...

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OSL Group Secures Austrian MiCAR License To Expand European Crypto Services

OSL Group has secured authorisation as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) from the Austrian Financial Market Author... Read more

SFC Requires Brokers And Crypto Platforms To Stop Using OTPs For Client Login

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has ordered internet brokers and virtual asset trading platforms in Hong Ko... Read more

Hang Seng Bank Integrates Alipay+ For Cross-Border QR Payments

Hang Seng Bank has partnered with Alipay+ to enable its customers to make cross-border QR payments directly through the... Read more

Animoca Brands And Visa Pilot AI Agent Shopping In Hong Kong

Animoca Brands has completed a live pilot of AI-powered commerce capabilities in Hong Kong, developed in collaboration ... Read more

GIM Closes US$20M Series A To Build Agentic AI Systems For Capital Markets

Grace Investment Machine (GIM) has secured US$20 million in a Series A funding round to develop agentic AI systems for ... Read more

Hyundai Card Tests Stablecoin Remittances For Faster Cross-Border Transfers

Hyundai Card has completed a stablecoin-based cross-border remittance pilot for Hyundai Motor Company. The proof of con... Read more

JCB Develops Hands-Free Payment System For Japans Public Buses

JCB, Resona Holdings and ODAWARA have partnered to develop an ultra-wideband (UWB) hands-free payment system for public... Read more

Hong Kong Shoppers Remain Wary Of AI-Automated Checkouts Over Security Concerns

Adyen has released the Hong Kong edition of its Adyen APAC Retail Index 2026, revealing that while Hong Kong consumers ... Read more

Alipay Expands AI Agent Services Across 30 Million Tap Devices

Alipay has upgraded its contactless merchant devices into an offline business operations network powered by AI agents. ... Read more

Fraud & AML In Asia: What Banks Need To Know In 2026

Fraud and AML in Asia have shifted over the past year. Alongside the system-level attacks that continue, panellists poi... Read more

Hong Kongs Total AUM Hits Record HK$42.2 Trillion In 2025

According to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong’s total assets under management (AUM) reached a r... Read more

Hyundai Card Leverages Apple Pay To Target Gen Z Users

Hyundai Card launched six new debit and hybrid cards tailored to Apple Pay users in April. The South Korean issuer is t... Read more

DBS And Samsung Securities Partner For Global Wealth Expansion

DBS has signed a MoU with South Korea’s Samsung Securities to establish a strategic partnership in wealth management.... Read more

RedotPay Selects OpenPayd For Treasury Operations And Global Remittances

RedotPay has selected OpenPayd to enhance its treasury operations and cross-border remittance services. The company wil... Read more