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HKMA Launches CMU Linkage With SIX for Access to Swiss and Spanish Markets

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched a direct linkage between the city’s Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU) and Switzerland’s SIX. The linkage gives CMU members direct...

Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund first-half earnings fall 37% on equity slump, softer bond income

The Exchange Fund, the war chest used to defend the local currency, reported a 37 per cent decline in first-half earnings as losses in Hong Kong equities and weaker bond returns we...

Hong Kong’s US dollar peg faces fresh calls for review – but is change feasible?

The Hong Kong dollar’s four-decade-old peg to the US dollar is facing fresh calls for review, after a local financial industry body urged greater use of the yuan and floated the id...

Hong Kong Stablecoin: Who Are the Anchorpoint HKDAP Authorised Distributors?

As of August 2026, Anchorpoint Financial has named five authorised distributors for HKDAP, its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin. In doing so, institutional and professional inves...

HKMA Targets 2030 for Full Quantum Readiness Across Hong Kong Banks

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched its first Quantum Preparedness Index (QPI) to benchmark the banking sector’s readiness for the transition to post-quantum crypt...

Standard Chartered Becomes First Bank to Distribute HKDAP Stablecoin

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (SCBHK) has become the first bank distributor of HKDAP, the Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorpoint Financial. The bank...

Hong Kong’s Licensed HKD Stablecoin Opens for Business, Retail Waits Until End-2026

Hong Kong-licensed stablecoin issuer Anchorpoint Financial Limited started its Phase 1 rollout for HKD At Par (HKDAP) today, which is its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin. The An...

Standard Chartered becomes first bank distributor of HKDAP to unlock real-economy benefits of HKD stablecoins

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“SCBHK”) announced that it has become an authorised distributor of HKDAP (“HKD At Par”), the first regulated Hong Kong Dollar-backed s...

BofA sees Hong Kong dollar rates spike risk on Fed hikes

Standard Chartered becomes first bank distributor of HKD stablecoin

The bank plans tokenized money market fund settlements in the fourth quarter as HKDAP expands its phased rollout into conventional banking.Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), or S...

Hong Kong’s first regulated stablecoin faces its market test

Hong Kong’s stablecoin experiment has entered its first controlled market test. On August 12, Anchorpoint began phase-one Beta Access for HKDAP, initially involving institutional d...

Hong Kong stablecoin selection expands with Standard Chartered-led venture’s launch

A Standard Chartered-led joint venture kicked off institutional use of Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoins on Wednesday, a year after the city put its stablecoin law into effect as...

Anchorpoint Reportedly Set to Launch HKDAP Stablecoin in July

Anchorpoint Financial is reportedly preparing to launch its regulated Hong Kong Dollar-backed stablecoin, HKDAP, in July, as reported by The Standard. The joint venture, backed by...

Anchorpoint names HashKey as distributor for Hong Kong dollar stablecoin HKDAP

Anchorpoint Financial has appointed HashKey Exchange as an authorized distributor for its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin HKDAP, giving eligible institutions and professional in...

Hong Kong prepares banks for quantum threats amid tokenization push

The HKMA aims to make Hong Kong’s banking sector fully prepared for quantum-related security risks by 2030 as the city expands tokenized finance.The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (H...

Hong Kong banks in early stages of preparing for quantum computing threats, HKMA says

Hong Kong’s banking sector is still in the early stages of preparing for cybersecurity risks posed by quantum computing, the city’s de facto central bank said on Monday as it unvei...

HKMA Phase 2B Taxonomy Broadens Sustainable Finance Framework to 39 Activities

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched a public consultation on Phase 2B prototype of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (Hong Kong Taxonomy). Following its P...

HKMA warns Hong Kong banks lag on quantum security

Hong Kong banks scored 2.3 out of 10 for quantum readiness as the HKMA targets full post-quantum preparedness by 2030.

Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System to Go Offline for Maintenance on 9 August

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced that the Faster Payment System (FPS) will be unavailable for 10 hours on 9 August 2026. The scheduled downtime will affect rea...

Anchorpoint launches HKDAP stablecoin for institutional users in Hong Kong

Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint has begun the phased rollout of its Hong Kong dollar-backed HKDAP stablecoin, opening beta access to institutional distributors and profession...

Hong Kong, CSRC deepen financial ties ahead of first yuan bond futures launch

Hong Kong’s leader has met the head of mainland China’s securities regulator to discuss deepening links between the two financial markets ahead of the launch of the city’s first yu...

AIIB Taps Hong Kong Ecosystem to Explore Digital Settlement Systems

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is exploring tokenised payments and digital settlement systems as part of efforts to modernise its capital market operations. The mu...

Hong Kong Expands Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

HKMA opens consultation on expanded framework The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has opened a public consultation on the Phase 2B prototype of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable...

HKDAP could take HKD beyond payments into on-chain finance, HashKey researcher says

HKDAP could move the Hong Kong dollar beyond payments and into cross-border settlement, corporate treasury management and tokenized finance as regulated stablecoins gain a role in...