Hong Kong And Macao Deepen Financial Cooperation With Updated Agreement
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) held a meeting on March 3 to strengt... Read more
Bank Of Japan Moves To Pilot Blockchain For Core Settlements
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is testing the use of blockchain technology for central bank settlements, marking a practical s... Read more
DBS China Secures Underwriting Licence To Expand Bond Market Role
DBS China can now act as lead underwriter for non-financial corporate bonds in the China Interbank Bond Market after re... Read more
AWS To Invest US$5 Billion In South Korea As Nation Targets Top 3 AI Status
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Korea is accelerating infrastructure investment this year. It is also expanding into the publ... Read more
PayPay Targets $13.4B US IPO, One Of The Largest Japanese Listings In Years
Japanese payments app PayPay is aiming for a valuation of up to US$13.4 billion in its US IPO pushing ahead despite tur... Read more
ZA Bank Brings Nasdaq Data To Hong Kong, Expanding US Stock Access And Investor Education
ZA Bank and Nasdaq have announced a collaboration aimed at enhancing digital wealth management in Hong Kong and interna... Read more
Hong Kong To Study One‑Stop Infrastructure For Equities, Bonds And Digital Assets
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) CMU OmniClear and the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) are set to begin a study on... Read more
Hong Kong To Issue First Stablecoin Licenses In March, Expand Crypto Regulation
Hong Kong will issue its first licenses for fiat-referenced stablecoin issuers in March and introduce new legislation l... Read more
MSIG Joins US$6B IFC Credit Insurance Facility To Boost Emerging Market Lending
MSIG USA and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI Japan), together referred to as MSIG, have joined a new insurance-ba... Read more
Why The $2 Trillion Stablecoin Prediction Is Too Low
McKinsey estimates the stablecoin market will hit $2 trillion by 2028. But according to Sam Lin, COO of dtcpay, even th... Read more
RedotPay Eyes US IPO With Potential US$1 Billion Raise
RedotPay is reportedly exploring an IPO in the US that could raise more than US$1 billion, according to people famili... Read more
Bank Of Korea Calls For Banks-Only Issuance Of Won-Denominated Stablecoins
South Korea’s central bank has reiterated that regulators should initially permit only licensed commercial banks to i... Read more
Not Everything Is A Bed Of Roses In Fintech Adoption, HKMA Blueprint Indicates
Hong Kong’s fintech story is a resounding success: 95% of banks are already using some form of it. However, the recen... Read more
Ant Group Sees AI Payment And Health Apps Surpass 100 Million Users During Chinese New Year
AI adoption during the 2026 Chinese New Year drove a sharp rise in usage across Ant Group’s consumer platforms, with ... Read more
EDENA Unveils AI System To Automate Sovereign Asset Settlement
At the DAT Summit Hong Kong, EDENA Capital Partners launched the Autonomic Financial OS. The company describes it as an... Read more