Hong Kong’s central bank has launched a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) project. The effort, dubbed “Project Ensemble,” is designed to support a new...
Hong Kong and Thailand are bridging the gap between their economies. The two countries launched a new cross-border QR code payment system, known as the...
Visa, in collaboration with HSBC and Hang Seng Bank, has successfully completed a pilot test in Hong Kong to study tokenized deposits using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)....
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on Wednesday (Oct. 26) published a report on Project mBridge, a four-nation collaborative pilot for cross-border central bank digital...
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and Hong Kong Monetary Authority said they’ve conducted an experiment showing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can work in...
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says it has carried out the first pilot of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) involving “four jurisdictions and...
Hong Kong’s banking regulator is looking hardest at payments-related stablecoins when it comes to regulating cryptocurrencies. That was one of the key points in the...
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is weighing regulations for cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, with plans to launch a framework by July. The latest move would...
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said in a press release Tuesday (June 8) it wants to make sure Hong Kong is ready to issue...