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Hong Kong Monetary Authority

4 verified items · Official site: www.hkma.gov.hk ↗

Appears in: Banks issuing tokenized deposits & stablecoins

Regulatory dates

1 Aug 2025Hong Kong regulatory regime for stablecoin issuers comes into effect

Coverage

29 Jun 2026T1RegulatorAPAC
FSTB and HKMA to further unlock potential of DLT in Hong Kong’s fixed income market
First-phase review findings on tokenised bonds in Hong Kong, plus areas being explored such as electronic execution of issuance documents.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
10 Jun 2026T1RegulatorAPAC
HKMA showcases tokenisation use cases to corporate treasury centres
The HKMA held a seminar for corporate treasurers on tokenisation, covering Project Ensemble use cases for real-time treasury management and tokenisation in bond issuance and trade finance. It will follow up with interested corporate treasury centres on possible collaboration.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
5 Jun 2026T1RegulatorAPAC
HKMA establishes Tokenised Bond Expert Group
The HKMA set up a Tokenised Bond Expert Group to explore policy measures, market practices and innovations, and is working with the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau on possible enhancements to Hong Kong's legal and regulatory regime for tokenised bond issuance and transactions.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
10 Apr 2026T1RegulatorAPAC
HKMA grants first stablecoin issuer licences to Anchorpoint and HSBC
The HKMA granted the first stablecoin issuer licences under Hong Kong's Stablecoins Ordinance to Anchorpoint Financial Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, effective 10 April 2026. Both licensees intend to launch business in the coming months; the HKMA maintains a public register of licensed issuers.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority