Hong Kong is moving deliberately but meaningfully into regulated digital assets, granting its first stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC) and a consortium led by Standard Chartered.
Hong Kong awards stablecoin licences to HSBC, StanChart-led group in long-awaited roll-out
Eight months after Hong Kong's Stablecoin Ordinance took effect, two issuers were given the green light to conduct business HSBC and a consortium led by Standard Chartered have been awarded Hong ...
Hong Kong greenlights stablecoins: HSBC, StanChart JV win first licenses
HSBC Holdings plc HSBC shares edged higher Friday after Hong Kong regulators approved new stablecoin issuer licenses, signaling progress in digital asset oversight. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority ...
How a Hong Kong Factory Worker Became One of the World’s Richest Self-Made Women
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Grants First Batch of Stablecoin Licenses
The Asian city's central bank has awarded its first licenses to HSBC and a Standard Chartered-backed joint venture.
Hong Kong Issues First Stablecoin Licenses to Major Banking Giants
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint, boosting regulated crypto growth and strengthening trust in digital payments systems.
Hong Kong sees ‘sharp rise’ in illegal fuel trading
Customs authorities seized nearly 19,500 litres of illicit fuel in March. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licences to StanChart joint venture, HSBC
HONG KONG, April 10 (Reuters) - Hong Kong has issued its first batch of licences for fiat-backed stablecoins, marking a major step in the city's push to develop regulated digital currencies in global ...
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licenses to Anchorpoint and HSBC
Anchorpoint Financial is the stablecoin joint venture formed by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), Animoca Brands and Hong Kong Telecommunications. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ...
HSBC, StanChart Get First Hong Kong Stablecoin Issuer Licenses
Hong Kong has granted its inaugural stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC Holdings Plc and a joint venture of Standard Chartered Plc, allowing the two lenders to be the first companies to issue ...
HSBC and Standard Chartered-led group land Hong Kong’s first stablecoin licenses
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.
151 Hong Kong civil servants dismissed for misconduct, convictions in past 3 years
Police force accounted for the highest number of cases, but overall civil servant dismissals declined steadily between 2022 and 2025.
Hong Kong authorities spend US$4.3mil on Tai Po fire recovery works
Hong Kong housing authorities have spent HK$34 million (US$4.3 million) on recovery efforts following the devastating fire at Wang Fuk Court, including removing damaged scaffolding, conducting structu ...
Hong Kong offers diesel subsidy, toll waivers to lower fuel cost pain
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, April 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong took steps to help its transport sector with rising fuel costs on Thursday with a HK$3 per litre subsidy on diesel used by commercial vehicles ...