Former Hong Kong Fintech Executive Jailed 6 1/2 Years For HK$19 Million Theft
A former senior executive at a Hong Kong fintech firm has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison. He stole mo... Read more
Why Is Bitcoin Still Falling In 2026? Will It Recover?
If you’re looking at your bitcoin portfolio and seeing red, chances are you’re witnessing one of the fastest unrave... Read more
SFC Extends Digital Asset Trading To Professional Financing And Investment Products
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a guidance extending virtual asset (VA) services to margin financing... Read more
Chubb Wealth Debuts In Hong Kong Offering Digital Wealth Management
Chubb Investment Management (HK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chubb, has launched Chubb Wealth, an insurer-backed weal... Read more
Hong Kong To Issue First Stablecoin Licenses In March Despite Chinas Crypto Ban
Hong Kong’s central bank is moving ahead with plans to issue an initial batch of stablecoin licenses in March, despit... Read more
Hong Kong Fund Industry May Double With Tokenised Finance And 24/7 Trading Access
Hong Kong could potentially double the size of its fund industry by moving from legacy infrastructure to token-based fi... Read more
HKMA Alerts Public To Scam Website And Login Screens Posing As Official Site
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a public alert regarding a fraudulent website and online login scree... Read more
Hong Kong Fintech Promotion Blueprint Indicates 4 Incoming Flagship Projects
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released the Hong Kong Fintech Promotion Blueprint on 3 February 2025, which sh... Read more
Visa To Enable Cross-Border Payments To 95% Of UnionPay Cardholders In China
At Web Summit Qatar, Visa and UnionPay International (UPI) announced an agreement to enable cross-border money transfer... Read more
HKMA Launches Fintech Blueprint With AI, DLT, Quantum And Cybersecurity Focus
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published a Fintech Promotion Blueprint to support responsible innovation and f... Read more
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