Mox, the fifth of Hong Kong’s virtual banks, launched last month, showing a solid initial response. But what’s the future for the others and what’s in it for corporate treasurers?
Where does Libor live in a bank? Why are banks in Asia not looking at Libor transition seriously? Which bank is racing ahead? It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for Libor transition watchers.
As Hong Kong’s protests stretch into their fourth month, at least two of the city’s new virtual banks have decided on a delayed soft launch of the financial product
Beneficial ownership, it seems, is in the eye of the beholder. With jurisdictions making their own rules, they're set to become as complex as sanctions, a banker argues
A senior DBS banker says the Singapore bank has embraced a client-focused digital ecosystem approach. Meanwhile, there appears to be trouble in paradise at a blockchain developer.
Singapore may have scrapped the idea of a centralised database to facilitate KYC checks for now but an advisory body in Hong Kong says the government might not even need one.
Japan grants cryptocurrency body regulatory powers; blockchain firms in China need to register identities; Trading begins at Shenzhen-based HKEx owned commodities exchange.
Hong Kong’s securities regulatory chief Carlson Tong Ka-shing may be on the way out, but he has signalled that cryptocurrencies have a future in the city even if there’s still a long road ahead for crypto compliance