Hong Kong

ZA Bank cuts installment loan interest rate

Applicants get a cash reward of up to $188.6 until 30 September.

ZA Bank cuts installment loan interest rate

Applicants get a cash reward of up to $188.6 until 30 September.

BEA lowers HK dollar savings rate, prime rate

The new rates come into effect on 20 September 2024.

DBS Hong Kong launches all-in-one sales management platform

Business accounts can be opened as fast as 1 working day.

Hong Kong, Macau establish direct link for bond clearing and settlement

Investors in Macao and Hong Kong will benefit from the arrangement.

SCB taps Baker & McKenzie for inheritance asset legal support

The partnership aims to provide clients with legal and tax advisory services.

HKMA suspends banker for signature forgery on deposit form

He photocopied a customer's signature on a time deposit application form.

Hong Kongers seek digital channels, F2F meetings in wealth mgmt services

Nearly all use digital channels, yet nearly half still employ face-to-face meetings with advisors.

WeLab Bank served as official digital settlement bank for Dear Girlfriends subsidy 

The program granted HK$3,300 cash subsidy to over 18,500 female students.

Hang Seng Bank taps Derek Ngai as new head of audit

Ngai was head of audit for Hong Kong and Macau at HSBC.

HK-listed Chinese banks deliver 23% higher returns in 8M 2024

Major banks’ plans to distribute interim dividends lifted market sentiment.

CashOn to explore digital currency lending matching services

It signed a strategic cooperation memorandum with Wuxi Huishan (Shenzhen) Innovation Center.

Hong Kong fines WeChat Pay HK for legal breaches

WeChat Pay Hong Kong self-reported the case.

HSBC Singapore names James Coyle as independent non-exec director

Coyle had previously served on the boards of HSBC UK and HSBC Trust.

Higher deposits, wealth buoy BOCHK to 17.9% profit rise in H1

Interim dividend for the period is HK$0.57 per share.

HKMA launches sandbox to accelerate tokenisation adoption

The sandbox will facilitate interbank settlement using experimental tokenised money.