Why Hong Kongs Trade Finance System Needs An Overhaul Through Project CargoX
For an economy where trade accounts for more than three times its GDP, inefficiencies in trade finance are a critical r... Read more
Visa Enables Apple Pay For Chinese Cardholders Overseas
Visa announced that it will support Chinese-issued Visa cards on Apple Pay for use at overseas Visa-accepting merchants... Read more
WeLab Raises US$220M In Series D Financing
WeLab has closed a US$220 million Series D strategic financing round, comprising a mix of debt and equity. The raise is... Read more
Why Cross Border Payments Fail SMEs And How XTransfer Fixes It
Digital banking in Asia was supposed to change the world. Five years later, did it live up to the hype? In this in-dept... Read more
Sony And Bolttech Launch My Sony Care+ In HK
Japanese electronics group Sony has partnered with insurtech company bolttech to launch My Sony Care+, an embedded prot... Read more
Hong Kong Hosts 19th Asian Financial Forum On 26-27 January
The Hong Kong Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will co-organise the 19th Asian Financial ... Read more
South Korea Plans Stablecoin Rules And Digital Asset ETFs In 2026
The South Korean government plans to introduce a second-phase digital asset bill this year, which will establish a regu... Read more
HKMA Deputy Chief Executive Arthur Yuens Term Extended
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced on 9 January that the Financial Secretary has approved a two-year ext... Read more
UnionPay And Samsung Launch Dual NFC And QR Payment Service
UnionPay International (UPI) and Samsung Electronics have launched a joint mobile payment service based on an “NFC–... Read more
South Korea Plans Bank-Controlled Stablecoins Amid Political Clash
South Korea’s plan to legalise a bank-led, won-denominated stablecoin is facing political resistance. The push is dee... Read more
Five Years In: Lessons From Asias Digital Bank Revolution | David Becker, MD APAC, Mambu
Digital banking in Asia was supposed to change the world. Five years later, did it live up to the hype? In this in-dept... Read more
19th Asian Financial Forum To Spotlight Finance And Global Opportunities
The 19th Asian Financial Forum (AFF), co-organised by the Hong Kong SAR government and the Hong Kong Trade Development ... Read more
HK Banks Launch Money Safe Service To Protect Deposits
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) announced on 30 December that all... Read more
HashKey Lists On Hong Kong Exchange
HashKey listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, becoming the first digital asset company t... Read more
North Korea Linked To Over Half Of 2025 Crypto Heist Losses
TRM has published new research showing that North Korea-linked actors were responsible for more than half of the US$2.7... Read more