Fintech Hong Kong

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (SCBHK) has become the first bank distributor of HKDAP, the Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorpoint Financial. The bank is now actively engaging with eligible institutional clients and partners

Lianlian DigiTech Co., Ltd, a payment service provider headquartered in China, reported its interim results for the first six months ended 30 June 2026. The company shared that it delivered growth across revenue, profitability, and product development dur

RedotPay recently announced that it received its first state-level US Money Transmitter License in the United States. The RedotPay US Money Transmitter License approval is said to support its long-term expansion plans in the country. License applications

Alibaba has launched a $10.2 billion share placement to fund its artificial intelligence expansion. The deal ranks as the largest-ever primary follow-on offering by a Hong Kong-listed company, according to Reuters. The company priced 710 million new share

Stablecoins and tokenised real-world assets are pulling banks, neobanks and other regulated institutions deeper and more willingly into digital markets. According to Blair Canavan, Director of Alliances for the Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Portfolio at

Ant International and Bank of China (Hong Kong) ("BOCHK") announced a partnership which leverages BOCHK's banking strengths and Ant International's fintech and AI strategies. Through the Ant International BOCHK partnership, both parties aim to explore AI-

BitGo Holdings, Inc. (BitGo) announced that its subsidiary, BitGo Korea, Inc. (BitGo Korea), received its Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit. With the VASP registration, the company will be able t

Account takeover shows why fraud risk cannot be treated as an onboarding problem. Fraudsters are using stolen credentials, phishing and social engineering to get into real customer accounts, then move money, change account details or steal sensitive data.

JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), Digital Garage, Inc. (Digital Garage), and Lawson, Inc. (Lawson) announced that they have jointly entered into a basic agreement to conduct a proof of concept (PoC) for in-store payments using stablecoins. The initiative brings togeth

The HKEX Board of Directors has approved the renewal of the employment contract of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) Chief Executive Officer, Bonnie Y Chan, for a further three-year term from 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2030. Chan's appointm