Bank · Hong Kong
Nanyang Commercial Bank
Nanyang Commercial Bank · ncb.com.hk (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
Nanyang Commercial Bank: 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 Nanyang Commercial Bank among the five tokenised deposit banks that joined Ensemble TX in 2026. In a 2 November 2026 release NCB said it had joined as one of the Ensemble TX tokenised deposit banks and had earlier completed a local interbank tokenised deposit transfer on the platform, settled through HKD RTGS.
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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No partner or provider named in our verified sources yet.
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: Nanyang Commercial Bank) (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 Nanyang Commercial Bank among the five tokenised deposit banks that newly joined Ensemble TX in 2026. NCB says it earlier completed an interbank tokenised deposit transfer on Ensemble TX settled via HKD RTGS.
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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