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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...

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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

GoTyme Hong Kong Is Entering The Scene With Flexible Financing

GoTyme Hong Kong, which is part of the GoTyme Merchant Cash Advance (MCA) Asia business line under Tyme Group, announce... Read more

BGE Is Hong Kongs Latest Licensed Virtual Asset Trading Platform

Hong Kong BGE Limited (BGE) has secured its license to operate as a virtual asset trading platform (VATP) as of 17 June... Read more

China Backs Digital Yuan And Promotes Multi-Polar Currency System

The head of China’s central bank has promised to boost the global adoption of the digital yuan and called for the dev... Read more

JD Targets Stablecoin Licenses In Multiple Markets For Faster Payments

JD.com plans to secure stablecoin licenses in a series of major markets, founder Richard Liu announced at a Beijing pre... Read more

UAE Central Bank And Chinas CIPS Partner To Enhance Cross Border Payment Efficiency

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and CIPS, the operator of China’s Cross Border Interbank Payment System, have sig... Read more