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Hong Kong SMEs Left Behind as Large Firms Pull Ahead on AI

DBS Hong Kong has released a survey on the city’s business outlook. SMEs are adopting AI and digital tools at nearly half the rate of large and mid-sized firms, the findings show. Some 62% of large and mid-sized companies reported full or partial integration of AI and digital technologies, compared with 38% of SMEs. Skills [...] The post Hong Kong SMEs Left Behind as Large Firms Pull Ahead on AI appeared first on Fintech Hong Kong.

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Finloop Launches SME Wealth Platform Following $10M Funding

Finloop has secured more than US$10 million in Series A+ funding from strategic investors including HSBC and People’s Capital. The Hong Kong-based wealthtech platform announced the financing alongside the launch of Finterprise, a corporate wealth management service designed for Hong Kong-registered SMEs. Finterprise integrates cash management, corporate portfolio allocation and corporate banking account management into [...] The post Finloop Launches SME Wealth Platform Following $10M Funding ap

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Payment Asia, OSL Put HKDAP to Work in Logistics and Hospitality Payments

Payment Asia Group announced that it successfully implemented a B2B settlement use case with OSL Group and Anchorpoint Financial, featuring the regulated Hong Kong Dollar-backed stablecoin HKDAP for the logistics and hospitality businesses. The collaboration is said to have illustrated the full lifecycle, from fiat funding, token minting, and business-to-business payment through same-day reconciliation, redemption, [...] The post Payment Asia, OSL Put HKDAP to Work in Logistics and Hospitality P

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XTransfer Bank Partnerships Targets Minor-Currency Collections

XTransfer, a global B2B cross-border trade payment platform, signed strategic cooperation agreements with China ZheShang Bank (CZ Bank) and Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. (CIB) during the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade. The XTransfer bank partnerships aim to focus on cross-border finance scenarios, which include minor-currency collection in emerging markets and RMB conversion [...] The post XTransfer Bank Partnerships Targets Minor-Currency Collections appeared first on Fintec

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Qupital Raises US$300 Million as It Eyes Overseas Growth and IPO

Qupital has secured US$300 million in combined financing to support its overseas expansion and further develop its AI risk engine. The total comprises a Series C round led by Asia-based asset manager M Capital and asset-backed financing commitments from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Quester Capital. The Hong Kong fintech provides trade financing to [...] The post Qupital Raises US$300 Million as It Eyes Overseas Growth and IPO appeared first on Fintech Hong Kong.

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Apple iPhone Pre-Order Fraud in Hong Kong Hits HK$14.7 Million

The Hong Kong police have received more than 700 reports of unauthorised credit card transactions linked to Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro preorders. The charges total HK$14.7 million and were made over the weekend on cards issued by several different banks, according to the South China Morning Post. Preorders for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone [...] The post Apple iPhone Pre-Order Fraud in Hong Kong Hits HK$14.7 Million appeared first on Fintech Hong Kong.

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KUN Gains Approval-in-Principle for Virtual Assets and Asset Management

KUN Group has received approval-in-principle from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission for three regulated activities. The approval covers Type 1, Type 4 and Type 9, spanning securities dealing, advisory work and asset management. Type 1 and Type 4 extend to virtual asset-related activities and services for retail clients. Type 9 covers general asset management. [...] The post KUN Gains Approval-in-Principle for Virtual Assets and Asset Management appeared first on Fintech Hong Kong.

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SUNMI Signs Partnerships to Take Commerce Payment Tech to Turkey and Mongolia

SUNMI Technology announced separate agreements with Turkey-based fintech company TOKEN and Mongolia-based digital bank M bank at the 11th Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong. The SUNMI Eurasia partnerships will bring together SUNMI’s commercial IoT and digital commerce capabilities with its partners’ local expertise. In Mongolia, SUNMI and M bank will combine commercial devices, [...] The post SUNMI Signs Partnerships to Take Commerce Payment Tech to Turkey and Mongolia appeared first on Fintech H

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Ripple GSmart Delivers Treasury-Native AI That Supports Human Control

Ripple has announced an expansion of GSmart, the treasury-native AI capabilities which are built into Ripple Treasury. GSmart embeds AI directly into the policies, data, and workflows treasury teams use daily. With the Ripple GSmart expansion, new policy-governed capabilities have been added across forecasting, risk, reconciliation and reporting. Renaat Ver Eecke, the SVP of Ripple [...] The post Ripple GSmart Delivers Treasury-Native AI That Supports Human Control appeared first on Fintech Hong

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Pam Kaur to Stay on as HSBC Adviser after Leaving Group CFO Post

Pam Kaur, HSBC‘s Group Chief Financial Officer, plans to leave the role in 2027. She will not stand for re-election as a director at the 2027 annual general meeting. Her exact retirement date will be confirmed later. It will be no later than the AGM. After leaving her full-time role, Kaur will take on an [...] The post Pam Kaur to Stay on as HSBC Adviser after Leaving Group CFO Post appeared first on Fintech Hong Kong.

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HKMA, HKEX, Nasdaq Dubai and DFSA Establish Strategic Working Group

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), and Nasdaq Dubai jointly announced the establishment of a Strategic Working Group. The Strategic Working Group aims to strengthen the ties between the financial markets of Hong Kong and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The [...] The post HKMA, HKEX, Nasdaq Dubai and DFSA Establish Strategic Working Group appeared first on Fintech Hong Kong.

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Unlimit Secures Hong Kong Money Service Operator License

Global financial infrastructure company Unlimit has secured a money service operator license from the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department. The regulatory approval allows the firm to build local payment channels for businesses operating across the Asia-Pacific region. The company will use Hong Kong as a hub to support its regional expansion. The London-based company [...] The post Unlimit Secures Hong Kong Money Service Operator License appeared first on Fintech Hong Kong.

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Reap Launches Virtual Asset Ledger for Direct Crypto Card Payments

Reap has launched a Virtual Asset Ledger that allows clients of its card issuing platform to fund card spending directly from existing bitcoin and other virtual asset balances. The product enables users to spend digital assets at the point of sale, with conversion taking place at the platform’s live rate. Users do not need to [...] The post Reap Launches Virtual Asset Ledger for Direct Crypto Card Payments appeared first on Fintech Hong Kong.

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Citi to Launch Instant Blockchain Cross-Border Payments in Japan

Citi plans to launch a blockchain-based cross-border payments service for Japanese companies this year, allowing businesses to execute instant foreign-currency transfers across key global hubs, including Hong Kong, outside standard banking hours. As reported by Nikkei Asia, Shahmir Khaliq, Head of Services at Citi, said the planned rollout would be the first time a foreign [...] The post Citi to Launch Instant Blockchain Cross-Border Payments in Japan appeared first on Fintech Hong Kong.

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OSL Group Partners with Waka to Bring Stablecoin Settlement to African Markets

OSL Group announced a partnership with Waka, a payments platform which connects emerging-market liquidity with global settlement. Through the OSL Waka partnership, OSL’s institutional stablecoin infrastructure, which provides stablecoin-to-USD fiat conversion and USD payout, will be integrated into Waka’s settlement infrastructure, which serves Africa-global trade corridors. April Long, the Founder and CEO of Waka, shared, [...] The post OSL Group Partners with Waka to Bring Stablecoin Settlemen