Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer makes her first Mansion House speech and HM Treasury publishes the National Payments Vision, indicating a focus on economic growth...more
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has issued a Discussion Paper on Crypto-assets and Stablecoins in January 2022. The Discussion Paper includes guiding principles of a contemplated regulatory regime for payment-related...more
The Hong Kong Association of Banks and the DTC Association have published their revised Code of Banking Practice. The amendments took effect on 10 December 2021 and require Hong Kong banks to take steps to revise terms and...more
On March 21, 2018, the Chinese central bank and regulator of payment services operators (“PSOs“), the People’s Bank of China (the “PBOC“) circulated PBOC Announcement No.7 of 2018 (the “Announcement“) lifting the de facto but...more
On March 21, 2018, the Chinese central bank and regulator of payment services operators ("PSOs"), the People's Bank of China (the "PBOC") circulated PBOC Announcement No.7 of 2018 (the "Announcement") lifting the de facto but...more
On 6 February, 2018, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (the “HKMA”) published draft revisions to its “Guideline on Authorization of Virtual Banks” (the “Draft Guideline”).
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On 11 January, 2018, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (the "HKMA") published its "Consultation Paper on Open API Framework for the Hong Kong Banking Sector" (the "Consultation Paper"). The Consultation Paper summarizes the...more