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Hong Kong FinTech Week 2022
Hong Kong FinTech Week is back！ Hong Kong FinTech Week (HKFTW) 2022 will be held on 31 October - 4 November 2022. To secure your place at...
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Sep 16, 20222 min read
The Ethereum Merge Is Complete
On Wednesday night, a few minutes before midnight, ethereum officially adopted proof of stake. Its carbon footprint is expected to reduce...
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Sep 13, 20221 min read
Singapore FinTech Festival 2022
SINGAPORE FINTECH FESTIVAL IS BACK! Singapore welcomes you to the 7th edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) on 2 – 4 November...
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Aug 22, 20222 min read
Crypto cannot avoid regulation: SEC chief Gary Gensler
‘There’s no reason to treat the crypto market differently from the rest of the capital markets just because it uses a different...
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Aug 8, 20221 min read
BlackRock partners with Coinbase to expand crypto offering
BlackRock has partnered with crypto exchange Coinbase to offer institutional investors access to bitcoin, a sign the world’s largest...
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Jul 18, 20220 min read
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Jul 10, 20222 min read
Israel and Hong Kong Team Up to Test Digital Currency Cyber Risk
· Bank of Israel, Hong Kong Monetary Authority to work on trial · Currency to be distributed by an intermediary, tested for...
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May 23, 20222 min read
BNPL FinTech Openpay Looks to Raise $20M
Openpay Group, which operates in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space, is looking to raise $20 million in new funds, according to a Friday...
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May 14, 20222 min read
Ant Group on hiring spree in Singapore ahead of digital bank opening, sources say
The planned expansion of Ant’s digital banking team indicates that its Singapore digital bank is likely to open later this year, one...
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Apr 27, 20221 min read
Tencent-Backed Fintech Startup Airwallex Seeking New Funds, Sources Say
Firm is looking to raise as much as $150 million in new funds Founded in 2015, Airwallex is valued at about $5.5 billion Airwallex, a...
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Apr 12, 20221 min read
Hong Kong seeks power to jail unlicensed bitcoin trading as city looks to combat money laundering
Hong Kong will hand out US$644,054 fine and prison terms for unlicensed trading activities Exchanges and start-ups expect smaller players...
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Mar 23, 20221 min read
Powell: Digital currencies will require new regulations
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that new forms of digital money such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins present risks...
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Mar 10, 20222 min read
China’s X-Border CBDC Ambitions Will Bring Digital Yuan to Broader Global Stage
Beyond retail, beyond the confines of its own borders, China is eyeing bringing its central bank digital currency (CBDC) to a broader...
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Mar 4, 20221 min read
Asia-Pacific Recorded US$27.5 Billion Fintech Investment in 2021
The Asia-Pacific fintech investment market remains vibrant amid the regulatory activities in China. In 2021, China continued to step up...
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Feb 28, 20222 min read
Fintech Talk: Blockchain as Game Changer in Business World
Blockchain and Digital Assets are no longer far from our daily life. Yet what would be the trend of them? How would they further change...
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Feb 23, 20221 min read
Hong Kong to inject more resources into nurturing local talent in fintech
Hong Kong is putting more resources into nurturing local talent in fintech and health care to address the brain drain in these fields and...
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Feb 1, 20221 min read
Top fintech trends for 2022 by KPMG
During 2021, interest and investment in fintech grew significantly in many regions of the world — its scope broadening well-beyond its...
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Jan 10, 20221 min read
Enhanced Competency Framework on Fintech (ECF-Fintech) by HKMA
We are happy to share that our two joint executive cerificate courses with HKU space on Fintech has been listed as an eligible...
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Jan 7, 20221 min read
Announcement: Renamed to HKFIA
In 7Jan2022, in order to align with the fast moving industry and sharpened focus on Fintech, our association is officially renamed to...
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Nov 15, 20212 min read
金融科技讲座：元宇宙的金融基建
香港中文大學商學院本科生校友會與香港金融科技行業協會合辦金融科技講系列，並榮幸地邀請到香港互聯網金融考會會長李國樑先生為主講嘉賓，分享他對元宇宙的看法。 本世紀以來我們一直經歷不同的科技變革，近年金融科技不單是熱門的話題，更是在生活上經常接觸的技術。...
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