CFA Institute Warns Of Risks From Opaque AI In Finance
As financial institutions increase their use of AI, opaque decision-making systems risk undermining public trust, regul... Read more
Kaia And LINE NEXT To Launch Asia-Focused Stablecoin Web3 Super-App
Kaia DLT Foundation (Kaia), a blockchain-based organisation, and LINE NEXT, the venture arm of Japan-based LINE Corpora... Read more
ZA Bank Surpasses One Million Users
ZA Bank has exceeded one million users as of the first half of 2025, marking a notable milestone in Hong Kong’s digit... Read more
Adrian Cheng Launches ALMAD Group After Exiting New World
Entrepreneur Adrian Cheng announced the launch of ALMAD Group, a new venture headquartered in Hong Kong and focused on ... Read more
HKMA Pushes Project Ensemble, Banks To Adopt Tokenised Deposits
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will advance Project Ensemble and encourage commercial banks in the city to int... Read more
Singapore And Hong Kong Regulators Deepen Cooperation On Bank Oversight
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have signed a Memorandum of Under... Read more
XTransfer, SPD Bank Shanghai Partner To Boost Cross-Border Trade For SMEs
XTransfer has entered into a strategic partnership with SPD Bank’s Shanghai Branch, announced at the “XTransfer Tra... Read more
PayPay To Be Accepted At Over 2 Million Merchants In South Korea Via Alipay+
From late September 2025, Japan’s largest cashless payment service, PayPay, will be accepted at more than two million... Read more
Lenovo Hong Kong And Cyberport Partner To Support Startups
Lenovo Hong Kong has announced the signing of a MoU with Cyberport, aimed at supporting Hong Kong’s innovation and te... Read more
PAObank Partners With CPAIHK To Integrate Banking And Insurance Services
PAObank, in which Ping An Insurance holds a stake, is marking its fifth anniversary with a new strategic partnership wi... Read more
GoPay Expands QRIS Payments To Japan
GoPay users can now make payments at QRIS-enabled merchants in Japan, following Bank Indonesia’s move in August 2025 ... Read more
Bupa HK Appoints Albert Fung As Director Of Group Business & Partnerships
Bupa Hong Kong, a health insurance provider and healthcare specialist, has announced the appointment of Albert Fung as ... Read more
UnionPay Pilots China-Indonesia Cross-Border QR Payments
UnionPay International (UPI), a Shanghai-based payment network, in partnership with its counterparts, announced the pil... Read more
HKMC And CICC Partner On Infrastructure Financing And Securitisation
The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) has signed a MoU with China International Capital Corporation Limited... Read more
TOPPAN Edge Becomes Japans First Qualified VLEI Issuer
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has announced TOPPAN Edge, a subsidiary of TOPPAN Holdings that p... Read more