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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub is reporting a positive case for the use of distributed ledger technology in streamlining the green bond issuance process, while making it easier to track projects' positive environmental impact.
09 November 2021
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has taken the first steps on its exploration of a central bank digital currency with the release of a technical white paper on a possible 'e-HKD'.
05 October 2021
A prototype of multiple central bank digital currencies (mCBDCs) developed by the Bank for International Settlements and four central banks has demonstrated the potential of using digital currencies and distributed ledger technology (DLT) for cheaper and safer cross-border payments and settlements.
28 September 2021
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is to establish a new Fintech Cross-Agency Co-ordination Group to formulate supportive policies for the local fintech ecosystem.
08 June 2021
The central banks of China and the United Arab Emirates are joining their counterparts in Thailand and Hong Kong on a CBDC project investigating cross-border foreign currency payments.
23 February 2021
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has outlined a slew of new initiatives on bank data exchange, CBDC research, trade finance digitisation and RegTech, as the island state kicks off its annual Fintech Week.
02 November 2020
Invest Hong Kong is to run a Global Fast Track programme to plug the best and brightest fintech startups directly into the territory's financial ecosystem.
10 August 2020
Mobile lender WeLab has become the fourth - and first homegrown - applicant to be granted one of Hong Kong's new virtual banking licenses.
12 April 2019
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has unveiled the first batch of virtual banking licenses, the latest in a series of moves to help spark innovation in the city and strengthen Hong Kong’s position as an international financial hub.
27 March 2019
Hong Kong has joined the faster payments club, launching a system that lets users send money nearly instantly to recipients using a mobile number or email address as an account proxy.
26 September 2018
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has released an Open API framework, paving the way for bank data sharing with third party vendors.
19 July 2018
Standard Chartered is to set up a digital banking operation in Hong Kong.
11 June 2018
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