Hong Kong

Dah Sing Bank temporarily closes Causeway Bay Branch

A branch staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

Dah Sing Bank temporarily closes Causeway Bay Branch

A branch staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

Dah Sing Bank shuts down 10 branches amidst rising COVID-19 cases

Customers are urged to visit other open branches or use alternative channels.

Hong Kong is the top international financial centre in Asia—survey

Survey respondents also saw Hong Kong as a gateway to mainland China.

Talent crunch threatens Hong Kong’s financial sector as expats flee: report

Inconveniences in overseas travelling may reportedly turn away much-needed talent.

Hong Kong's ZA Bank can now offer investment services

The license will allow the bank to offer investment services.

Bank of China Hong Kong poised to benefit from GBA: analyst

A possible rate hike in March will also positively affect the bank.

Hong Kong’s livi bank doubles customer base to 200,000 by end-2021

Its buy now, pay later service has received over 60,000 applications.

VP Bank appoints Chris Chee as Chief Risk Officer for Asian operations

He has held leadership positions in RBC Singapore, ANZ, UBS, and DBS.

HSBC grants HK$1b green loan to Chinachem Group

The group plans to cut in half its carbon emissions by 2030.

Goldman Sachs, Amazon launch suite of cloud-based data and analytics solutions

Institutional clients may accelerate time-to-market financial applications.

How Hong Kong’s livi bank aims to make banking more rewarding

They are amongst the first bank in the city to roll-out buy now, pay later services.

Henderson Land secures HK$2.5b green loan from Bank of China Hong Kong

The loan is unsecured and has a tenure of three years.

HKSTP unveils R&D environment for testing fintech innovations

Banks and tech firms can use Fintech Virtual Lab to build and test innovations.

HSBC invests $2b to be a ‘digital first’ bank

Part of that investment means partnering with more fintechs to create digital banking products.

Hong Kong mulls launching own digital currency: financial secretary

This is part of HKMA's initiative to 'push all banks to go fintech'.