Tagged: hong kong

January 6, 2020 @ 11:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

AngelHub says it continues to launch new securities offerings after the successful funding of its first two issuers. AngelHub is the only investment crowdfunding platform to receive regulatory approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong. Last spring, AngelHub was approved for… Read More

January 4, 2020 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (HKIB) has onboarded six digital banks as corporate members according to a note published by the association. The HKIB is a non-profit organization that offers training and certification programs to Hong Kong-based financial institutions. The virtual banks that have… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based CoinEx Chain Foundation announced on Thursday the launch of its new support program. According to the foundation, the program was designed to support more institutions and individuals to participate in the creation of CoinEx Chain’s ecosystem. “Every quarter, the Foundation will commit up… Read More

December 25, 2019 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Malaysia now appears to be a promising market for virtual or challenger banks, according to Big Four auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) Malaysia division. The country’s reserve bank is planning to introduce its virtual or digital banking licensing guidelines for industry consultation. In a recent interview,… Read More

December 23, 2019 @ 5:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA Bank Ltd. is reportedly testing internet-only banking solutions in Hong Kong, which notably makes it the first organization to provide such services in the city as the Asian financial hub continues to promote the development of Fintech-related projects. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority began… Read More

December 23, 2019 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published a report entitled “Reshaping Banking with Artificial Intelligence.” The Report is part of a series of publications on applying AI technology, including Robo-advisors, to the banking industry. Hong Kong has emerged as a top Asian Fintech hub… Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qudian Inc. (NYSE: QD), an established technology platform that aims to improve the online consumer finance experience for Chinese consumers, recently revealed that Guosheng (Hong Kong) Investment Limited has agreed to a non-binding letter of intent to lock up the firm’s Class A ordinary shares,… Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 8:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinEx, a global and professional cryptocurrency exchange service provider, announced on Friday it received an operating license from the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The Hong Kong-based platform is now a fully regulated cryptocurrency exchange under the Estonian laws and is now able to provide… Read More

December 16, 2019 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cardano (ADA), one of the largest (by market cap) platforms for building and deploying decentralized applications (dApps), now has over 5 billion ADA tokens, worth about $195 million, staked on its testnet – reportedly within 24 hours of the launch of Cardano’s testnet. Input Output… Read More

December 4, 2019 @ 7:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com announced on Wednesday it has opened its platform to the public after launching in private beta this past month. Crypto.com claims that its platform enables users to trade digital assets on the “most liquid and secure platform” in the market… Read More

November 23, 2019 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ten leading Fintech companies recently took to the final stage at the FintechHK Global Competition. FintechHK Global Competition is supported by InvestHK, the department of the Hong Kong SAR government that handles Foreign Direct Investment. InvestHK supports overseas, mainland China and Taiwanese businesses by helping… Read More

November 21, 2019 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amsterdam-based ABN Amro, the third-largest bank in the Netherlands, recently revealed that its Hong Kong division had introduced Temenos’ payment technology offering, called Temenos Payments, as part of the platform’s global launch. Temenos Payments has reportedly been installed at the institution’s subsidiaries in Australia, Belgium,… Read More

November 18, 2019 @ 7:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC has been focusing on improving its digital banking platform in order to attract more tech-savvy clients, as the giant financial institution continues to face competition from Fintech firms and new payment services companies. There are reportedly eight new virtual banks that are expected to… Read More

November 15, 2019 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Silent Eight, a Singapore-based regulatory technology (Regtech) company, announced on November 14 that it had raised an oversubscribed $6.2 million through a Series A investment round. The funds raised will be used to recruit new talent in order to support Silent Eight’s new clients who… Read More

November 14, 2019 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Tandem Bank has hired the former HSBC Head of Banking Products Kunal Malani as Chief Growth Officer. The appointment comes at a time when the challenger bank is planning an expansion into Hong Kong. Ricky Knox, Tandem Bank CEO, said he was delighted to bring… Read More

November 13, 2019 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with Xfers, a Singapore-based payment processing gateway, to enable its users to buy and sell crypto in SGD by December 2019. According to Crypto.com, users will be able to instantly buy crypto… Read More

November 9, 2019 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chinese tech giant Tencent is reportedly preparing to launch a blockchain-enabled virtual bank, after the company obtained a license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Previously, Crowdfund Insider has reported that 8 virtual bank licenses have been issued with the most recent (4) being announced… Read More

November 8, 2019 @ 1:02 am By Cali Haan  |  

Ashley Alder, CEO of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission told attendees at Hong Kong Fintech Week on Wednesday that Facebook’s Libra has forced, “the international regulatory community…to get its act together very rapidly,” regarding the financial stability risks of stablecoin cryptocurrencies. He also said… Read More

November 7, 2019 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Tandem Bank is expanding into Hong Kong. The UK based challenger bank announced in a release that Tandem is working closely with Convoy Global Holdings on the launch. Tandem Bank expects to officially open up operations before the end of 2019. Convoy Global Holdings is… Read More

November 7, 2019 @ 2:13 am By Cali Haan  |  

The UN Security Council’s Sanctions Committee on North Korea has identified a Hong Kong business using a “blockchain platform” to launder money on behalf of the Pyongyang regime, Chosunilbo reports. The business, Marine China, reportedly, “set up a shipping and logistics firm run on a blockchain… Read More