The concept of central bank digital currencies are gaining ground, with the recent unveiling of plans by a Facebook-backed collective sending regulators scrambling to erect an alternative that has official legitimacy
Citi says its new digital interface can slash corporate account onboarding to two days. CT asked a treasurer whether he thought it was too good to be true.
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
Letters of credit may be a necessary evil that prolongs the trade process, but financial regulators in the two cities are pushing blockchain as a way to solve an old problem.
Hong Kong will finally have a policy framework for an open application programme interface, cutting payment barriers and enhancing competition in the payment services sector
CT spoke with DFS and Tencent to find out how treasurers are surfing the WeChat Pay phenomenon and why PSP settlement is giving the e-pay platform the edge
Amid a host of anti-money laundering regulations, lenders are tightening the screws on cross-border payments. Treasurers in Hong Kong, for example, are being requested to supply detailed information on beneficiaries ...