HSBC Sells Tokyo HQ As It Prepares For 2029 Relocation
HSBC has sold its Tokyo headquarters building to a unit of Mitsubishi HC Capital, according to Bloomberg. The sale come... Read more
Why Multi-Currency Cards Need More Than Card Issuing
Tap a multi-currency card in Tokyo, and the payment looks no different from any other card transaction. Behind the tap,... Read more
China CITIC Bank Names Wang Junwei As CEO
China CITIC Bank International (CNCBI) has appointed Wang Junwei as its Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer,... Read more
Binance Sues RedotPay Over Alleged US$473M User Diversion Scheme
Binance-affiliated companies have filed a lawsuit against RedotPay in a Hong Kong court, accusing the crypto payments f... Read more
South Korea Digital Regulation Startups Face Mounting Funding Hurdles
Digital Prosperity Asia and Oxford Economics have released a study on the financial impact of digital regulations on st... Read more
New Players, Technologies Fuel Surge In Digital Payment Competition
In the past decade, the market for retail digital payments has witnessed heightened competition across various economie... Read more
SFC Restricts HK$125M In Client Assets Over Suspected IPO Fraud Scheme
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a restriction notice to Futu Securities International (Hong Kong... Read more
HashKey Looks To Expand In Singapore With APEX Acquisition
HashKey is seeking to acquire APEX to expand its institutional trading and clearing operations in Singapore. Its wholly... Read more
HKMA Launches CMU Linkage With SIX For Access To Swiss And Spanish Markets
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched a direct linkage between the city’s Central Moneymarkets Unit (C... Read more
Lianlian And UnionPay Partner To Develop AI Agents For Cross-Border Payments
Lianlian DigiTech and UnionPay International have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop AI-agent payment ... Read more
Nota Sign Integrates With Hong Kongs IAM Smart For Digital Signatures
Nota Sign has integrated its electronic signature platform with Hong Kong’s official digital identity platform, iAM S... Read more
HashKey Launches Unified Crypto Trading App Across Multiple Markets
HashKey has launched a single crypto trading app that consolidates its previously separate HashKey Exchange and HashKey... Read more
HKMA Targets 2030 For Full Quantum Readiness Across Hong Kong Banks
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched its first Quantum Preparedness Index (QPI) to benchmark the bankin... Read more
KPay Secures MAS In-Principle Approval For Major Payment Institution Licence
KPay has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a Major Payments Insti... Read more