Indonesia And China Begin Trials For Cross-Border QRIS Payments
Bank Indonesia (BI) and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) have begun a series of trials for cross-border QR code paym... Read more
ANZ Appoints Ender Tanar As Japan Country Head
ANZ, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, announced the appointment of Ender Tanar as Country Head for Japan, reporti... Read more
SUNRATE Secures China Payment License After Transfar Pay Acquisition
SUNRATE, a global payments and treasury management platform, has obtained a payment business license in China through t... Read more
HKMA And SFC Warn Against Speculative Trading On Stablecoin Related News
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have issued a joint statement i... Read more
FWD Group Marks 12th Anniversary With Grants For Community Programmes Across Asia
FWD has marked its 12th anniversary by announcing 12 charitable grants aimed at supporting local communities across Asi... Read more
AlipayHK Extends Fee Waiver To Boost E-Payment Use Among HK Taxi Drivers
AlipayHK will continue waiving fees for Hong Kong taxi drivers to encourage adoption of its e-payment system, as uptake... Read more
Future Fintechs Hong Kong Subsidiary Seeks VASP And Asset Management Licenses
Future Fintech, a financial and digital technology services provider, announced that its wholly owned Hong Kong subsidi... Read more
Can Regulation Scale With Innovation? Inside The Stablecoin Plans Of HK And The U.S.
Back in 2022, stablecoins were still an emerging topic. Yet, they stirred enough flurry for the Hong Kong Monetary Auth... Read more
Cyberport Start-ups Forge Regional Fintech Ties At MyFintech Week 2025 In Malaysia
Cyberport led a delegation of its fintech start-ups to MyFintech Week 2025 (MyFW 2025), held in Kuala Lumpur from 4 to ... Read more
Hong Kongs Stablecoin Law Triggers Industry Concerns Over KYC Rules
Hong Kong’s newly implemented stablecoin law, in effect since 1 August, has sparked concern among some in the industr... Read more
Stopping Fraud At The Gate: The New Imperative For Registration & Transaction Monitoring
The Asia-Pacific fintech landscape is thriving, fueled by the rapid adoption of digital payments, online banking and al... Read more
Hong Kong Private Banks See 14% Growth, Hire 400 More Wealth Managers
Hong Kong’s private banking and wealth management sectors are poised for further growth in hiring and office expansio... Read more
TransUnion Names Devon Sin As Chief Product Officer For Asia Pacific
TransUnion, a global information and insights company and the first comprehensive private credit reference agency in th... Read more
Fintech Adoption Surges Among Hong Kong Financial Institutions
Adoption of fintech has increased significantly in Hong Kong’s traditional financial sector in recent years, particul... Read more
Hong Kongs New Green Fintech Sector Features 64 Companies, Led By ESG Compliance And Data Analytics
As of June 2025, Hong Kong was home to 64 companies operating in the green fintech industry, reflecting the sector’s ... Read more