Financial Services

Citi Hong Kong expands API tech in Octopus tie-up

Users of the Octopus app can easily apply for Citi Octopus Platinum Card.

Citi Hong Kong expands API tech in Octopus tie-up

Users of the Octopus app can easily apply for Citi Octopus Platinum Card.

TNG FinTech adds Indonesian firm WalletKu to e-wallet arsenal

WalletKu will join around 12 other e-wallets in TNG’s digital payments initiative.

Hong Kong makes huge headway in realising smart banking ambitions

It launched a real-time fund transfer system, open API guidelines, virtual banks authorisation in 2018 alone.

Local lenders jostle for market share as Chinese banks encroach into home turf

Mainland-owned banks accounted for 38% of system assets and deposits by 2017.

SFC laments underperforming bank IPO sponsors

It is enhancing sponsor standards in order to reclaim the global IPO crown.

Robo-advisory platform Quantifeed raises US$10m in series B round

The proceeds will be used to fuel its expansion plans.

Digital bank Neat scores US$2m from Dymon Asia and Portag3 Ventures

The proceeds will be used to boost onboarding and hiring processes.

Will the lack of mega-IPOs push Hong Kong out of the global IPO rankings?

With total funds raised at $54.8b, Hong Kong holds the fifth spot in the global IPO league.

Faster Payment System goes live

Customers can now make and receive real-time payments.

Approved mortgage loans up 7.7% to $47.7b in August

The number of mortgage applications also rose 26.3% to 17,963.

Hong Kong set to vault to the top of global IPO league with $300b haul

A strong Q3 performance has boosted expectations of the SAR taking the top spot.

Hong Kong mulls remote bank account opening in the Mainland

Facial recognition technology and biometric methods may be used.

HKD posts largest growth in 15 years as liquidity tightens

The local currency climbed by as much as 0.63% to $7.793 against the USD.