Financial Technology
Hong Kong, Shenzhen team up for fintech hub plan
Hong Kong, Shenzhen team up for fintech hub plan
The plan ebables Shenzen FIs to establish fintech subsidiaries in Hong Kong.
Ant Digital deepens support for Hong Kong's global push in fintech
AI and cross-border financing services can help businesses expand in the country.
InvestHK inks deal with Dongguan Songshan Lake High-Tech Industrial Development Zone
The city serves as one-stop support for enterprises matching world-class partners.
PolyU and Ant Digital Technologies set up joint lab
Investing $100m to jointly develop advanced intelligent services.
ITF Funding schemes streamlined
Streamlines and consolidations take effect from 1 August 2025.
SFC holds consultations for rules enhancing market developments for OTC derivatives
Aims to lower transaction thresholds and costs.
COTD: Hong Kong falls behind in attracting tech talent
It ranked last in APAC top tech markets.
Over 40% of companies adopt data collection and reconciliation systems
The poll showed that the majority of the companies are still in the early stage.
Goodman Group establishes $21.19b data center partnership
2.3 million sq. ft. across six assets including two data centers under construction
Gov’t unveils 'LEAP' framework to boost crypto and fintech
A licensing regime for stablecoin issuers starting 1 August aims to support real-world use cases.
Generali Hong Kong, Wonder partner to digitalise insurance premium payments
The collaboration leverages Citi's Spring by Citi® digital payment acceptance solution.
HKMA forms expert panel for Project CargoX
The panel will guide initiatives to streamline and enhance trade finance processes.
HKMA, Cyberport launches second cohort of GenA.I. Sandbox
This comes amidst positive feedback from the inaugural launch.
HKIC and WeLab ink strategic partnership to advance AI, fintech in Asia
The partnership also will support youth development.
HK’s card payment market to grow 11% in 2025
Credit cards accounted for 77.7% of the overall card payment value in 2024.
South African fintechs look to Hong Kong for funding
Tax perks and access to Africa await foreign investors.
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