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Not Everything Is A Bed of Roses in Fintech Adoption, HKMA Blueprint Indicates

Hong Kong’s fintech story is a resounding success: 95% of banks are already using some form of it. However, the recent HKMA Fintech Promotion Blueprint reveals

2026/02/23

Ant Group Sees AI Payment and Health Apps Surpass 100 Million Users During Chinese New Year

AI adoption during the 2026 Chinese New Year drove a sharp rise in usage across Ant Group’s consumer platforms, with both Alipay AI Pay and the AI health app AQ

2026/02/23

How to Buy Cryptocurrency in Hong Kong (2026)

Hong Kong offers one of Asia’s most structured and secure environments for cryptocurrency trading. Unlike unregulated markets, the city operates under a clear licensing

2026/02/20

EDENA Unveils AI System to Automate Sovereign Asset Settlement

At the DAT Summit Hong Kong, EDENA Capital Partners launched the Autonomic Financial OS. The company describes it as an AI-driven system that automates the issuance

2026/02/19

Naver Exposes 15,000 Knowledge iN Users’ Activity, Moves to Improve Privacy Controls

Naver has announced measures following an incident in which around 15,000 users’ activity histories on Knowledge iN were exposed due to an error in its People Information

2026/02/16

Japan’s PayPay Files for US IPO, Targets Valuation Above US$10B

SoftBank‘s digital payments unit, PayPay, has filed publicly for a US IPO. The listing could be the largest by a Japanese company on a US exchange. PayPay may list

2026/02/16

Inference Research Launches in Hong Kong with US$20M Seed Funding

Inference Research, an AI-native quantitative trading firm based in Hong Kong, has announced its launch and the expected closing of a US$20 million Seed funding

2026/02/13

London-Based Unlimit Appoints Michele Fung to Lead APAC Expansion

London-based fintech company Unlimit, which provides a broad range of financial technology services, has appointed Michele Fung as Head of APAC. Based in Hong Kong

2026/02/13

SoFi Launches Digital Asset Trading in Hong Kong Through OSL Partnership

SoFi Securities (Hong Kong) (SoFi Hong Kong) and OSL Group have announced a partnership to offer digital asset trading to Hong Kong investors. Under the arrangement

2026/02/13

UAE Central Bank Joins Hong Kong’s CMU to Expand Debt Market Connectivity

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) held their third meeting in Abu Dhabi. Khaled Mohamed Balama, Governor of the CBUAE

2026/02/12