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HKMA Finalises Guidelines For Stablecoin Issuer Regulatory Regime

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published several documents in preparation for the implementation of the re... Read more

Cybercrime Is Surging Across APAC Yet Defences Remain Fragmented

APAC saw a sharp rise in human-led attacks in 2024, with attack rates growing over 60% year-on-year and increasing 37% ... Read more

Hong Kong Advances Trade Digitalisation With MLETR Adoption

Digitalisation is reshaping the global economy, and businesses must adapt to capitalise on emerging opportunities. In t... Read more

Standard Chartered HK And Know Your Customer Partner On Real-Time KYC Via HKMAs CDI

Standard Chartered Hong Kong and Know Your Customer Limited have announced a new collaboration aimed at improving real-... Read more

Is Hong Kongs Fintech 2025 Vision On Track?

Four years ago, Hong Kong bet big on Fintech 2025, a sweeping plan to turn itself into a fintech powerhouse. It envisio... Read more

OSL Group Secures US$300 Million In Equity Financing

OSL Group, a regulated digital asset platform in Asia, has announced the successful completion of a US$300 million equi... Read more

Toss Targets Over $10B Valuation In Planned 2026 US IPO

Toss, the widely used South Korean financial super app operated by Viva Republica, is planning to go public in the US a... Read more

China CITIC Bank Launches Payment Connect Services To Support Cross-Border Transactions

China CITIC Bank International Limited (CNCBI) has announced it will introduce services and a customer offer related to... Read more

Eddid Financial Secures SFC Approval For Digital Asset Services

Hong Kong’s Eddid Financial has announced that its subsidiary, Eddid Securities and Futures, has received approval fr... Read more

Hong Kong Customs Uncovers HK$1.15B Virtual Asset Money Laundering Scheme

Hong Kong Customs has uncovered a suspected money laundering operation involving cash smuggling and virtual assets tota... Read more

Lendela Partners With TransUnion To Launch Free Credit Score Tool In Hong Kong

Lendela, a loan matching platform based in Hong Kong, has partnered with credit reference agency TransUnion through a c... Read more

Hex Trust Appoints Rohit Apte As Head Of Markets

Hex Trust, a digital asset financial institution specialising in custody, staking, and markets services, has appointed ... Read more

Scaling Across APAC: Why Cross-Border Payments Matter More Than Ever

In today’s digital-first economy, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has emerged as a global hotspot for fintech innovati... Read more

Alchemy Pay Invests In Hong Kongs HTF Securities

Alchemy Pay, a global fiat-crypto payment solutions provider, has made a strategic investment in Hong Kong-based HTF Se... Read more

HKMA Dismisses Bad Bank Rumours As Soured Loans Reach $25B

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has dismissed speculation that it is planning to establish a “bad bank” to ... Read more