The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) of the UAE and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong…
Regtech
Stay updated on Hong Kong regtech news, covering advancements in regulatory technology and how regtech is streamlining compliance in Hong Kong’s fintech sector.
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and the…
Financial sanctions are essential government tools for achieving foreign policy objectives – and compliance is mandatory – but…
Adoption of fintech has increased significantly in Hong Kong’s traditional financial sector in recent years, particularly in regtech,…
Standard Chartered Hong Kong and Know Your Customer Limited have announced a new collaboration aimed at improving real-time…
China has placed three major payment platforms, Alipay, Tenpay and NetsUnion Clearing Corporation, under the direct anti money…
Digital wallets and cryptocurrencies are two of the most targeted channels for fraud this year, according to SEON’s…
As crypto adoption accelerates, regulators are ramping up enforcement of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Travel Rule…
Ant International is making moves to apply for stablecoin issuer licenses in Hong Kong, according to a Bloomberg…
The Government welcomed the Legislative Council’s June 4 passage of the Banking (Amendment) Bill 2025, aimed at improving…
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its guidance on acceptable non-face-to-face (NFTF) account opening approaches, reflecting…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced on 22 May 2025 that its Commercial Data Interchange (CDI) is…
The Hong Kong government welcomed the Legislative Council’s passing of the Stablecoins Bill today, 21 May 2025. The…
TOPPAN Edge is partnering with Partisia to develop a fully privacy-focused digital identity using Partisia’s Decentralised Identity technology. The…
On 28 April 2025, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the creation of an Expert Panel on…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), in collaboration with the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (Cyberport), announced…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced “E-Banking Security ABC,” a series of new anti-digital fraud measures to…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has released guidelines for authorised institutions interested in providing staking services for…
The Government published the Banking (Amendment) Bill 2025 in the Gazette on 28 March 2025. The Bill aims…
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced on 4 March 2025 that it signed a Memorandum of…