The approvals by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the territory's central bank, mark the first batch under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025. What to know: Hong [...]

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has granted the first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC and Anchor Point Fintech (a company jointly established by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong [...]

Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong (SCBHK) has joined the first group of banks in Hong Kong to roll out cross-border payment services via the Faster Payment System (FPS) for offshore financial [...]

Hong Kong’s highly anticipated first batch of stablecoin licences did not materialise as expected by the end of March. Industry players said the delay may be caused by a slower-than-expected review process, [...]

HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue has indicated that the central bank hopes to reach licensing decisions by March 2026. I’ve been refreshing the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s register of licensed [...]

Ten more people have been charged in connection with Hong Kong's largest alleged financial fraud in recent years involving cryptocurrency trading platform JPEX, police said on Thursday. Chief inspector Hon [...]

23rd February 2026 – (Hong Kong) A network engineer has been arrested on suspicion of stealing cryptocurrency worth approximately US$2.6 million (around HK$20.32 million) from clients of a financial technology [...]

Julia Leung Fung-yee (left), CEO of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, speaks at a fireside session during Consensus Hong Kong 2026 on Feb 11, 2026. (LI XIAOYUN / CHINA [...]

According to Odaily, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has announced the convening of the third Digital Asset Advisory Panel meeting, where it discussed the future regulatory development of [...]

Eddie Yue, Chief Executive at Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), remarked after the meeting by Finance Committee of Legislative Council that 36 applications for stablecoin licenses have been received, with [...]

Quick Take Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan said authorities plan to issue the first batch of stablecoin licenses in the first quarter, the South China Morning Post reported. The [...]

Artemis data noted that stablecoin transaction volumes in the last quarter of 2025 alone recorded $11 trillion, compared to $8.8 trillion in Q3. Global Stablecoin transaction value totalled $33 trillion [...]