Hong Kong

Hong Kong Passes Crypto Tax Reporting Rules, Data Collection Starts in 2027
Blockchain & Crypto

Hong Kong Passes Crypto Tax Reporting Rules, Data Collection Starts in 2027

Hong Kong’s legislature passed a bill on 4 November that will require crypto-asset service providers covered by the new rules to start collecting customer information for tax authorities.

Mirae Asset Issues Tokenized Bond on Solana Under $3 Billion Note Program
Blockchain & Crypto

Mirae Asset Issues Tokenized Bond on Solana Under $3 Billion Note Program

Mirae Asset Securities’ Hong Kong unit has completed a tokenized bond issuance on the Solana blockchain.

HSBC HKD-Pegged Stablecoin Now Live on PayMe App
Blockchain & Crypto

HSBC HKD-Pegged Stablecoin Now Live on PayMe App

HSBC RedCoin (RCHKD) is 100%-backed by liquid assets held in segregated accounts.

iFX EXPO Asia 2026 Brings the Global Trading Industry Together in Hong Kong for Two Days of Business and Connections
Fintech & Ecommerce

iFX EXPO Asia 2026 Brings the Global Trading Industry Together in Hong Kong for Two Days of Business and Connections

More than 5,000 attendees, 150+ exhibitors and 120+ speakers came together at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, turning two days of industry discussions into new opportunities across trading, fintech and financial services.

iFX EXPO Asia 2026 Day One: Hong Kong’s Financial and Fintech Community Comes Together for a Packed Opening Day
Fintech & Ecommerce

iFX EXPO Asia 2026 Day One: Hong Kong’s Financial and Fintech Community Comes Together for a Packed Opening Day

A busy exhibition floor, high-level discussions and thousands of face-to-face conversations set the tone as iFX EXPO Asia 2026 officially gets underway at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Moonshot AI Eyes Early 2027 Hong Kong IPO at $50B Valuation
Science & Technology

Moonshot AI Eyes Early 2027 Hong Kong IPO at $50B Valuation

Moonshot AI has closed its final round of private fundraising at a valuation of about $50 billion. The Chinese AI developer is now reportedly heading toward an initial public offering in Hong Kong in the first quarter of 2027.

iFX EXPO Asia 2026 Begins Tomorrow as the Global Trading Industry Gathers in Hong Kong
News

iFX EXPO Asia 2026 Begins Tomorrow as the Global Trading Industry Gathers in Hong Kong

The Welcome Party kicks off three days of connections, conversations and business opportunities, with last-minute registration still open.

Emerging Market Banking Is Being Rewritten by Fintech Says Aubrey Capital’s John Ewart
Finance & Economics

Emerging Market Banking Is Being Rewritten by Fintech Says Aubrey Capital’s John Ewart

Emerging market banking has long been associated with currency volatility, cautious lending and the risk of state interference. According to John Ewart, Director and Investment Manager at Aubrey Capital Management, the last decade has told a more nuanced story, one shaped by technology, demographics and policy.

iFX Hack Hong Kong 2026 Brings AI and Fintech Innovation to The University of Hong Kong
Fintech & Ecommerce

iFX Hack Hong Kong 2026 Brings AI and Fintech Innovation to The University of Hong Kong

Powered by AWS, the one-day Hackathon will challenge students and professionals to build AI-powered solutions for financial services, with the Top 7 teams progressing to iFX EXPO Asia 2026.

iFX EXPO Asia 2026
Events

iFX EXPO Asia 2026

7–9 October 2026 | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

iFX EXPO Asia 2026: Hong Kong Set to Welcome 5,000+ Global Trading and Fintech Professionals This October
News

iFX EXPO Asia 2026: Hong Kong Set to Welcome 5,000+ Global Trading and Fintech Professionals This October

Global brands, industry leaders and decision-makers will gather for an expanded programme of exhibitions, market insights, curated meetings and events from 7–9 October.

Hong Kong Regulators Pick 36 AI Use Cases to Test: Visa, Ant Bank Involved
Fintech & Ecommerce

Hong Kong Regulators Pick 36 AI Use Cases to Test: Visa, Ant Bank Involved

Hong Kong financial regulators enhance their practical artificial intelligence with select 36 use cases for the first cohort of the GenAI Sandbox++. Projects to test span across agent-initiated commerce, payments, customer onboarding and liquidity management.

iFX EXPO Asia Returns to Hong Kong in 2026 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
News

iFX EXPO Asia Returns to Hong Kong in 2026 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

The world’s leading B2B event series for the online trading industry returns to Hong Kong from 7 to 9 October 2026, bringing together the online trading, fintech and financial services community at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

MiCA Regulatory Clarity Is Not Enough: AMINA Group Myles Harrison on EU Stablecoin Race
Blockchain & Crypto

MiCA Regulatory Clarity Is Not Enough: AMINA Group Myles Harrison on EU Stablecoin Race

Europe is currently seen by many as a bright example of well-defined crypto regulation opening doors for banks and payment providers to move from stablecoin experimentation to operational adoption. Yet, despite undeniable MiCA implementation milestones and compliant euro stablecoins gaining ground, local industry players have a lot of obstacles to overcome to establish the crypto […]

What Is Tokenized Money?
Blockchain & Crypto

What Is Tokenized Money?

Tokenized money is a blanket term, not a single instrument. It covers at least four distinct categories of digital claims. Each of them has a different issuer, a different legal status, and a different settlement risk profile. Under this blanket sit stablecoins, tokenized deposits, tokenized money market fund (MMF) shares, and wholesale or central bank […]

HashKey Exchange Launches Unified Crypto Trading App Across Asia and Global Markets
Blockchain & Crypto

HashKey Exchange Launches Unified Crypto Trading App Across Asia and Global Markets

HashKey Holdings Limited, an Asian digital asset group, has launched a new flagship crypto trading application that unifies its previously separate HashKey Exchange and HashKey Global platforms into a single user portal.