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Company announcement/payments

Hong Kong's ZA Bank integrates with Wise

Hong Kong’s No.1 virtual bank ZA Bank and Wise, (LON: WISE), the global technology company building the best way to move and manage money around the world, jointly announced a partnership today to offer low-cost and quick international money transfers to Hongkongers.

23 November 2022

News/retail

Hong Kong's ZA Bank opens investment accounts

Hong Kong digital bank ZA Bank has launched an investment fund service, becoming the first virtual bank in town to offer a one-stop integrated personal financial platform, covering banking, investment, and insurance.

08 August 2022

Company announcement/startups

ZA Tech becomes the latest investor of Aladin Bank

ZA Tech Global Limited (“ZA Tech”), a Singaporean technology venture founded by ZA International and backed by Softbank’s Vision Fund 1, has become the latest strategic partner to collaborate with Aladin Bank as an investor and a business partner, and is fully committed to strengthening Aladin Bank’s ecosystem.

11 April 2022

Company announcement/retail

Generali and ZA Bank form bancassurance partnership

Generali Hong Kong and Hong Kong's No.1 virtual bank[1] - ZA Bank, today announced the commencement of their bancassurance partnership.

07 April 2022

Company announcement/retail

ZA Bank receives Type 1 SFC licence

Hong Kong’s No.1 virtual bank ZA Bank has expanded its footprint into investment business as the first local digital-only bank to be licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for Type 1 regulated activity (dealing in securities).

21 January 2022

Company announcement/payments

ZA Bank opens salary advance product for applications

Hong Kong’s No.1 virtual bank1 ZA Bank today announced that “Salary FastPass” is now open for applications from all 4,000,000 employed persons in Hong Kong.

13 October 2021

Company announcement/regulation

Hong Kong virtual bank Za implements Accuity screening tech

Accuity, the leading global provider of financial crime screening, payments and counterparty know your customer (KYC) solutions, today announced that ZA Bank, Hong Kong’s first virtual bank, has implemented its screening solution to improve customer experiences, and at the same time, meet domestic and international regulatory requirements.

17 September 2020

Company announcement/regulation

Hong Kong virtual bank ZA selectes Wolters Kluwer for regulatory reporting

ZA Bank, the first virtual bank in Hong Kong, has chosen Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting as its regulatory reporting software.

16 April 2020

News

Fiserv wins deal with Hong Kong virtual bank ZA

ZA Bank, the first of the eight firms with a licence to launch a digital bank in Hong Kong, is to deploy payments software from Fiserv as it gears up towards a live launch.

06 February 2020

News/retail

Hong Kong digital bank offers market beating 6% interest rate

ZA Bank, the first of the eight firms with a licence to launch a digital bank in Hong Kong, is offering an introductory interest rate of 6% on deposits to select clients.

13 January 2020