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How Gaming Giants Are Redefining The Experience Of Paying

Gaming isn’t just a hobby; it’s a global infrastructure challenge. In this episode Vincent Fong (Chief Editor, Fint... Read more

Rosita Lee Retires As Hang Seng Investment CEO, William Wong Appointed Successor

Hang Seng Investment has announced the retirement of Rosita Lee as Chief Executive Officer, effective 30 January, follo... Read more

Wealth Advisory Moves Toward Fee-Based Models As AI Increases Client Transparency

AI has made market data, product information and portfolio insights widely accessible, increasing transparency and rais... Read more

3 Banking Trends Rewiring Hong Kongs Financial Landscape In 2026

For years, much of Hong Kong’s banking transformation agenda sat on tokenisation pilots, AI roadmaps, and cybersecuri... Read more

South Korea Turns To AI To Monitor Online-Driven Stock Manipulation

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) said the Korea Exchange (KRX) will begin operating an AI-driven mar... Read more

OSL Group Raises US$200M To Expand Stablecoin And Payment Operations

OSL Group announced an equity financing of US$200 million (approximately HK$1.56 billion). The company intends to use t... Read more

Hong Kong Clinics Introduce Palm Verification For Contactless Check-In

Tencent and Bupa Hong Kong have introduced a palm verification check-in service across 20 Bupa clinics, including flags... Read more

19th Asian Financial Forum Concludes In Hong Kong With 800+ Investment Meetings

The 19th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) concluded on 27 January after two days of discussions and knowledge sharing. Over ... Read more

Hong Kongs HK$62B Wealth Fund Turns To Fintech, Aerospace And AI For Growth

The Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) is considering investments in fintech, aerospace and AI, as geopolitical sh... Read more

OSL Pay Integrates StraitsX Infrastructure To Enable USD Access

OSL Pay is embedding USD access into its platform through an infrastructure integration with StraitsX. The payments arm... Read more

South Korea Raises AI Budget Fivefold To US$1.67B In Race For Top 3 Global AI Status

The South Korean government plans to spend up to 2.4 trillion won (US$1.67 billion) this year to support AI adoption ac... Read more

Hong Kong Strengthens Bank Controls After HK$6.4B In Fraud Losses

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) announced n... Read more

WeLab Bank Launches Multi-Currency Debit Card With Mastercard

WeLab Bank has partnered with Mastercard to launch the WeLab Global Wallet Debit Card, becoming the first digital bank ... Read more

Mox Bank Launches US Dollar Cryptocurrency Trading

Mox Bank, led by Standard Chartered and jointly established by PCCW, HKT and Trip.com, has launched a cryptocurrency tr... Read more

Hong Kong Pushes For 2,000 Tonnes Of Gold Capacity Alongside New Stablecoin Licensing

Chief Executive of Hong Kong John Lee addressed the 19th Asian Financial Forum, highlighting the city’s financial and... Read more