Bank (Hong Kong branch) · Hong Kong
Industrial Bank, Hong Kong Branch
Industrial Bank Co.,Ltd., Hong Kong Branch · cibhk.com (opens source in new tab)
Crypto readiness score
2/3 status dimensions verified · 1 initiative · last verified 2026-11-11
Score breakdown
How the number above is built — every input is a verified tracker status with a dated source.
| Component | Weight | Points | Basis (verified input) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial availability | 35 | 10.5 | Pilot / proof of concept · initiative |
| Regulatory standing | 25 | — | No verified status — not scored |
| Technical delivery | 20 | 8 | Pilot / proof of concept · initiative |
| Product breadth | 15 | 5 | 1 product category with a verified status: Tokenized deposits |
| Recent verified activity | 5 | 5 | Last verified change 2026-11-02 |
Score = sum of points, rounded. Only verified tracker statuses count; “Unknown” earns nothing and is never estimated. Methodology
Initiatives (1)
Regulatory, technical and commercial status are kept separate: an authorisation is not a launch.
Tokenized deposits · Hong Kong
Industrial Bank, Hong Kong Branch: tokenised deposit bank on HKMA Ensemble TX
- regulatory
- Unknown
- technical
- Pilot / proof of concept2026-11-02
- commercial
- Pilot / proof of concept2026-11-02
The HKMA lists Industrial Bank Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch among the five tokenised deposit banks that joined Ensemble TX in 2026. The branch said on 2 November 2026 that it had joined Ensemble TX as a tokenised deposit bank and completed an interbank tokenised deposit transaction with end-to-end validation.
Scope: Hong Kong; HKMA Ensemble TX pilot phase (real-value setting).
In tracker · last verified 2026-11-11
Licences & registrations
Regulator records (or MiCA Art. 60 notifications — a notification, not an authorisation).
No licence or registration record in our verified data. This means “not reviewed”, not “unlicensed”.
Partners & providers
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- BCV · named role (tracker) · strategic partner
Regulator records & actions
Register entries and regulator publications that name this institution.
- 2026-11-02Primary record · Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityAnnex A – Tokenised Deposit Banks of EnsembleTX (2026) (row: Industrial Bank Co.,Ltd., Hong Kong Branch) (opens source in new tab)
- 2026-11-02Primary record · Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityAnnex A – Tokenised Deposit Banks of EnsembleTX (2 Nov 2026 HKMA press release “Ensemble TX enters a new chapter”) (opens source in new tab)
- 2026-11-02Pilot · Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityHKMA moves Ensemble TX to 24/7 interbank settlement of tokenised deposits in tokenised central bank money, with 12 banks and 20 industry pioneers
Markets (from stated target markets): Hong Kong
Timeline
Status changes (tracker history), verified items and regulatory dates, newest first.
2026-11-02 · Status
HKMA lists Industrial Bank, Hong Kong Branch among the five tokenised deposit banks that newly joined Ensemble TX in 2026. The branch says it completed an interbank tokenised deposit transaction with end-to-end validation.
2026-11-02 · Status
HKMA definition: tokenised deposit banks provide tokenised deposits to customers in Hong Kong and settle interbank tokenised deposit transactions via Ensemble TX in a real-value setting.
2026-11-02 · Item
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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