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Digital Bank Habitto Raises US$11.7M To Tackle Financial Anxiety In Young Japanese

Tokyo-based digital bank Habitto has secured US$11.7 million (JPY1.8 billion) in Series A funding. The round was led by... Read more

WeBank Powers Fusion Banks New Core Banking System Upgrade

Fusion Bank, a virtual bank based in Hong Kong, has successfully launched its next-generation core banking system, deve... Read more

Hong Kong Fintech Week 2024 Wraps Up With Over 37,000 Attendees

Hong Kong Fintech Week 2024 concluded on 1 November 2024, drawing over 37,000 attendees from more than 100 economies. T... Read more

ZA Bank Offers Crypto Trading For Retail Users From US$70

ZA Bank, a Hong Kong-based digital bank, has launched crypto trading services for retail customers. Users can now seaml... Read more

HKEX Appoints New Sustainability And Communications Chiefs

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the appointments of Paul Chow as Group Chief Sustainabili... Read more

Hong Kong Firms Grapple With Outdated Spend Management Systems

A staggering 99 percent of Hong Kong finance leaders cite operational difficulties due to inadequate spend management s... Read more

Hong Kong Hosts Global Financial Leaders Investment Summit

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wrapped up the main session of the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summi... Read more

Money20/20 Asia 2025 Announces Stellar Keynote Lineup And Agenda At-A-Glance

Over 50 speakers have already been confirmed to take the stage at Money20/20 Asia 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. The confer... Read more

IFAST Enables Fee-Free Instant Transfers For Global Clients

iFAST has launched a new feature called iFAST Global View that expands client access to digital banking and wealth mana... Read more

Fujitsu And SAP Fioneer Join Forces To Develop Cloud Platform For Japans Insurers

Fujitsu and SAP Fioneer, a software solution provider for financial services, have partnered to accelerate the digital ... Read more

HKMA Warns Overseas Crypto Firms Over Misuse Of Bank Title

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a warning to the public regarding overseas crypto firms falsely pres... Read more

HKMA And Partners Commit Over US$500 Million To Asian Climate Investments

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced a new strategic partnership with key multilateral organisations at th... Read more

HKMA, Cyberport, And Banks Team Up To Drive SME Digital Transformation

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Cyberport, and major banking associations co-hosted the “SME Digital Technol... Read more

Fund Tokenisation To Hit Inflection Point In Less Than 2 Years, Says BCG

The financial services industry is approaching a pivotal moment with the rise of tokenised funds, driven by evolving re... Read more

Hong Kong Fintech Week 2024: Top Highlights And News Roundup

Hong Kong Fintech Week 2024, co-organized by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), w... Read more