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China CITIC Bank International
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Adoption status
- 2026-11-02PilotTokenized depositsTokenised deposits for HKGX gold trading DvP settlement on HKMA Project Ensemble
Regulatory dates
- 2027 (target year; no calendar day given)Target launch of CNCBI tokenised deposit settlement service for HKGX gold trading
Coverage
- T2Bank / FMIAPAC
China CITIC Bank International completes a Project Ensemble tokenised-deposits pilot for delivery-versus-payment gold settlement with the Hong Kong Gold Exchange, targeting a 2027 launch
China CITIC Bank International said on 2 November 2026 that, alongside the Hong Kong Gold Exchange, it had completed a gold trading-related tokenised deposits pilot test aimed at delivery-versus-payment settlement, announced at Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026. CNCBI's tokenisation platform is connected to the HKMA's Project Ensemble; the use case was tested for intrabank settlement and interbank transfer, with a target to launch the service in 2027. The bank, sole settlement bank for HKGX since 2025, says the tokenised deposit option will sit alongside traditional deposit settlement in a dual-track approach and lists 24/7 settlement, DvP risk reduction, smart-contract automation and Ensemble interconnectivity among the advantages.
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HKMA moves Ensemble TX to 24/7 interbank settlement of tokenised deposits in tokenised central bank money, with 12 banks and 20 industry pioneers
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced on 2 November 2026 that Ensemble TX, the pilot phase of Project Ensemble, now supports interbank settlement of tokenised deposit transactions in tokenised Central Bank Money (CeBM) on a 24/7 basis, and that its participating banks and industry pioneers have increased to 12 and 20 respectively. Launched in November 2025, Ensemble TX initially used the HKD Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system to settle interbank tokenised deposit transactions in a controlled real-value pilot, including corporate treasury management and tokenised money market fund transactions. The release's Annex A lists the tokenised deposit banks newly joined in 2026 as Bank of Communications (Hong Kong), China CITIC Bank International, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia), Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Branch and Nanyang Commercial Bank.
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