Hong Kong Banking Taskforce Convenes To Plan Northern Metropolis Financing
The Northern Metropolis Financial Advisory Taskforce held its inaugural meeting on 17 June to discuss the financing nee... Read more
China Adds 26 Participants To Digital Yuan Cross-Border Settlement Platform
The international operation centre of the digital yuan has signed direct participant agreements with 26 financial insti... Read more
Hong Kong Consumer Credit Market Sees Rising Gen Z Share In Card Originations
TransUnion has reported mixed trends in the Hong Kong consumer credit market in Q1 2026, with steady growth in credit c... Read more
HSBC Restores Hong Kong Digital Banking Services Following App Outage
HSBC has restored its digital banking services in Hong Kong after an outage on Monday (15 June) morning left customers ... Read more
Manulife Hong Kong Joins Insurance Authority AI Cohort Programme As Core Insurer
Manulife Hong Kong has joined the Insurance Authority’s (IA) AI Cohort Programme as a Core Participating Insurer, a m... Read more
EX.IO Partners With Franklin Templeton To Expand Tokenised Assets In Hong Kong
EX.IO, a licensed virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong, has formed a strategic partnership with global investmen... Read more
HKMC Prices HK$12 Billion Digital Bond Issuance, Largest Globally
The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) has priced its inaugural digital bond issuance, raising approximately... Read more
MUFG, SMFG And Mizuho Plan Joint Yen Stablecoin By March 2027
Three of Japan’s largest financial groups, MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho, plan to jointly issue a stablecoin by March 2027, ... Read more
TransUnion Launches Free Credit Reports For Lost HKID Holders In Hong Kong
TransUnion is offering a one-time free credit report to eligible individuals in Hong Kong who have lost their Hong Kong... Read more
Why HSMs Are Becoming Essential For Digital Asset Key Security
Conversations revolving around digital asset finance often return to the blockchain, but Shaun Chen’s concern sits cl... Read more
Webinar: The Deepfake Threat And What APAC Financial Institutions Are Doing About It
Generative AI is making fraud more convincing and easier to scale. Reports of Gen AI-enabled scams rose 456% between Ma... Read more
CIMB And China CITIC Bank To Boost China-ASEAN Banking Links
CIMB has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with China CITIC Bank to improve financial connectivity between China and the ... Read more
Agentic Commerce And The Trust Problem Nobody Has Solved
AI is getting better at helping us shop. The next step is much bigger: making payments on our behalf. That sounds conve... Read more
Animoca Brands And HKSTP To Host Demo Day For Agentic AI Startups
Animoca Brands and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) are co-hosting a demo day for local a... Read more
Hong Kong Tightens Investment Account Rules For Mainland Chinese Clients
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued guidelines for banks to manage the onboarding and ongoing monitoring... Read more