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BOCHK passes HK$2.3 billion in real-value Ensemble TX transactions

APACSource: Bank of China

  • Bank of China (Hong Kong) said on 2 November 2026 that, in the pilot phase of the HKMA's Ensemble TX, it has introduced tokenised Central Bank Money (CeBM) as the settlement asset for interbank tokenised deposit transfers and has completed multiple real-value transactions on a 24/7 basis.
  • BOCHK says it supported Ant International in the first batch of real-time cross-border and interbank fund transfers using tokenised deposits, and, with BOC Macau, helped institutional clients subscribe to the ChinaAMC RMB Digital Money Market Fund and trade the ChinaAMC HKD Digital Money Market Fund in the secondary market with tokenised deposits.
  • As at the end of October, BOCHK has processed more than HK$2.3 billion in real-value transactions on Ensemble TX, which also included tokenised-deposit cash settlement for the HKSAR Government's Fourth Digital Green Bonds Offering and a forfaiting transaction.

Why it matters

BOCHK’s figure of more than HK$2.3 billion in real-value Ensemble TX transactions, spread across treasury management, tokenised fund, green bond and trade finance settlement, gives Hong Kong banks a concrete reference point for how tokenised deposits are being used in the pilot.

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More detail

Who is affected

BOCHK corporate and institutional clients using tokenised deposits for treasury management and digital asset trading settlement, and other Ensemble TX participating banks.

Key dates

  • BOCHK announces tokenised CeBM settlement on Ensemble TX

What remains uncertain

  • The release does not break down the HK$2.3 billion by use case or say when the service moves beyond the pilot phase.

Adoption status

  • PilotBank of China (Hong Kong)Tokenised deposits on HKMA Ensemble TX with 24/7 interbank settlement in tokenised central bank money (more than HK$2.3 billion real-value transactions as at end-October 2026)

Key facts

Event
Pilot
Jurisdiction
APAC
Source
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Source tier
Tier 2 · Bank / FMI
Product
Tokenized deposits, Tokenized central bank money
How we verified this

The source says

“To date, BOCHK has successfully completed multiple real-value transactions on a 24/7 basis and expanded the application of tokenised deposits to real-world scenarios, including corporate treasury management and digital asset trading settlement.”

“As at the end of October, BOCHK has processed more than HK$2.3 billion in real-value transactions on EnsembleTX.”

Xing Guiwei, Deputy Chief Executive of BOCHK

“In corporate treasury management, BOCHK has supported Ant International in completing the first batch of real-time cross-border and interbank fund transfers using tokenised deposits, with interbank settlement available 24/7.”

Verbatim from Bank of China (Hong Kong), matched word for word against the live page on 2 November 2026.

Sources

Evidence

Confidence
Medium The institution’s own statement; quote string-matched. Proves what the institution says, not independent confirmation.
Quote verified
2026-11-02 16:52 UTC
Archived snapshot
SHA-256 c0e2985aae5b89d5… · fetched 2026-11-02 · Wayback Machine copy ↗
Source type
Official institutional Bank of China (Hong Kong) ↗
Change log (1)
  1. 2026-11-02 Published

Full evidence record · How we label confidence

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