Indonesia And South Korea Begin Cross-Border QRIS Payments In Local Currencies
Bank Indonesia and the Bank of Korea have launched cross-border QR payment connectivity between Indonesia and South Kor...
Read MoreHong Kong Misses March Deadline For First Stablecoin Licenses, No Issuers Approved
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has yet to issue its first batch of stablecoin licenses, missing an earlier tar... Read more
Hong Kong Sees Digital Wallets Surpass Cards For The First Time
Digital wallets have surpassed cards for the first time in the city’s payments landscape, according to the Global Pay... Read more
HSBC Appoints Max Xu And Samuel Chen To Lead Wealth And Private Banking In China
HSBC has appointed Max Xu as Head of International Wealth and Premier Banking (IWPB), HSBC China, and Samuel Chen as He... Read more
OSL Group 2025 Revenue Hits HK$489M, Stablecoins Account For 60% Of Trading
OSL Group reported its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2025. The company said it recorded growth during t... Read more
JCB Brings Google Pay Contactless To Taiwan In First Overseas Rollout
JCB has announced that JCB-branded credit cards issued by Union Bank of Taiwan and Bank SinoPac will, for the first tim... Read more
Mastercard Completes First AI-Powered Ride Booking Transaction In Hong Kong
Mastercard has completed its first live, authenticated agentic transaction in Hong Kong, a step towards AI-powered comm... Read more
HKMA Exposes Fake Video Impersonating Chief Executive Eddie Yue In Investment Scam
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has received enquiries from members of the public concerning fraudulent social ... Read more
Southeast Asia Funding Is Recovering, But Why Are Women Only Getting 12%
If the startup world is one big pizza party, female founders are still only walking away with a single slice. Despite a... Read more
Bursa Malaysia, HKEX Launch Joint Large-Cap Index Spanning 60 Companies
Bursa Malaysia and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) are expanding cross-border market ties with a new la... Read more
OKI And Hitachi To Launch Joint Venture For ATM And Automated Equipment In October
OKI, Hitachi, and Hitachi Channel Solutions have announced that they have reached agreements to integrate their automat... Read more
The Race For Hong Kongs First Stablecoin Licenses Is Almost Over
I’ve been refreshing the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s register of licensed stablecoin issuers frequently over the... Read more
HTF Securities And Alchemy Pay Expand Hong Kong Type 1 License For Virtual Assets
Alchemy Pay has announced that, in partnership with HTF Securities Limited, it has successfully expanded HTF Securities... Read more
Ping An Digital Bank Rebrands As Deposits Exceed HK$12 Billion
Ping An Digital Bank has introduced a new brand identity, aligning more closely with its parent, Ping An Insurance. The... Read more
Futus PantherTrade Launches Full-Scale Licensed Operations In Hong Kong
Futu has announced that its wholly-owned virtual asset trading platform, PantherTrade, has begun full-scale licensed op... Read more