Hong Kong Monetary Authority announces four fintech measures at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026
香港金融科技周2026
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced four measures at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026, covering agentic financial governance, banks’ post-quantum cryptography readiness, tokenized transaction settlement, and cross-border payment connectivity. Ensemble TX has advanced to a new stage supporting 24/7 real-value transactions with tokenized deposits. The HKMA has also completed a secondary-market pilot transaction for tokenized Exchange Fund Bills and plans to expand the pilot to regulated stablecoins. Faster Payment System is expected to connect with UnionPay International by the end of this year, gradually supporting QR code payments for more than 100 million merchants across Hong Kong, mainland China, and more than 40 overseas markets.
The announcement brings tokenized transaction settlement, banks’ quantum migration, and cross-border QR code payments into a single set of measures, presenting multiple infrastructure pathways for Hong Kong’s fintech development.
Source:HKMA — Press releases (简体中文) · hkma.gov.hk