Financial Services

Hong Kong's open banking movement lures interest beyond retail clients

SMEs and corporates also acknowledge the merits of the pivot.

Hong Kong's open banking movement lures interest beyond retail clients

SMEs and corporates also acknowledge the merits of the pivot.

HSBC installs ‘dementia' specialist staff in Hong Kong

They will assist the elderly with their finances.

Hang Seng Bank beefs up fintech capabilities in Tencent tie-up

They will develop a remote account-opening solution.

Hong Kong to license first online-only insurer in December

The pioneer will be part of the new fast-track system.

Banks' loan growth eases to 2% in October

This represents the fourth straight month of decline.

Hong Kong finance M&As plunge to US$1.15b YTD amidst Beijing crackdown

This could mark the lowest possible deal volume in 13 years.

Hong Kong beats Tokyo and Singapore to rank as Asia's top finance location

Its dominance, however, may be challenged by deepening trade tensions.

Exchange Fund recovers from massive hit amidst $1.6b gain in Q3

However, performance is likely to remain subdued amidst forex losses.

Hong Kong fintech investments more than doubled to US$550m in 2017: FS Chan

The level of investment exceeds that of Singapore, he says.

Faster Payment System processed 1.58 million transactions in October

The value of Hong Kong dollar-denominated transactions hit $33.29b.

Do banks have reason to fear as Chinese lending accelerates?

Mainland Chinese exposure accounted for nearly a third of total assets.

Bank loan growth may halve to measly 3% in December

The steep decline is partially due to higher interest rate environment.

Asia's ultra wealthy stoke Hong Kong and Singapore's family office boom

The number of newly built offices may have grown 15% in first three quarters of 2018.

Blockchain-powered trade finance platform goes live

eTradeConnect will digitise the paper-intensive process.

Singapore beats Hong Kong in Asia's open banking readiness rankings

The SAR still needs to work on extending APIs for banking needs.