Tag: HKMA

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published Phase 2A of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance, marking a further step in the...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched its long-term strategic vision, Fintech 2030, at the Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, marking a decade...

Hong Kong’s banking regulator is weighing how lenders and their customers should share the burden of losses from rising scam cases, as fraud-related crime...

Financial criminals are often flagged in the news long before they appear on sanctions or politically exposed persons (PEP) lists. Regulators worldwide—including FATF, FinCEN,...

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) HK$4.2m after it failed to comply...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has released the finalised guidelines that will underpin the city’s regulatory regime for stablecoin issuers, with the framework...

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are moving from the periphery to the core of Know Your Business (KYB) processes as regulators and stakeholders demand more transparency and accountability. For compliance teams, the focus is shifting beyond ownership structures and financial crime risk to incorporate ESG as a central pillar in client onboarding and monitoring.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) and The Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) have unveiled a raft...

The HKMA has initiated the Sustainable Finance Action Agenda (Action Agenda), announcing a strategic vision to solidify Hong Kong's role as the top sustainable...

RD Technologies, a pioneering FinTech firm, has announced a successful $7.8m Series A1 financing round.