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Hong Kong Regulators Crown Winners of Banking Data Sharing Hackathon
HKMA and HKSTP announce IADS Developer Hackathon winners after six-month fintech innovation program focused on secure interbank data sharing solutions.
Hong Kong Credit Card Numbers Surge 38% in 2025 as Digital Payments Boom
HKMA Q4 2025 data shows 28.99 million credit cards in circulation, up 38.4% year-over-year. Transaction values hit HK$311.6 billion amid strong retail spending.
Takenos Hits $500M Volume on Solana (SOL)-Based Payroll Stablecoin
Argentine fintech Takenos processes $500M+ in cross-border payments using its own Solana (SOL) stablecoin, with 500k users across 20 Latin American countries.
Hong Kong Expands AI Sandbox to Cover Entire Financial Sector
Four Hong Kong financial regulators launch GenA.I. Sandbox++ covering banking, securities, insurance and MPF sectors with free GPU computing access until June 2026.
Anthropic Rolls Out Enterprise Plugin Marketplace for Claude AI
Anthropic launches Cowork plugin updates letting enterprises build private AI agent marketplaces, with new connectors for FactSet, S&P Global, and Harvey.
Anthropic Claude Expands Finance Tools With Excel-PowerPoint Integration
Claude AI launches five finance plugins and cross-app workflows connecting Excel to PowerPoint, targeting investment banking and wealth management workflows.
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 Targets Wall Street with AI Finance Tools
Claude Opus 4.6 scores 23% higher on financial analysis benchmarks, adds Excel and PowerPoint integrations for investment banking workflows.
Hong Kong Expands Electronic Property Payment System to Secondary Market
HKMA extends PAPT electronic payment system to secondary residential property sales from Feb 28, building on 15,000+ refinancing transactions since 2022 launch.
Hong Kong Academy of Finance Inks Fintech Research Deal with Tsinghua PBCSF
Hong Kong and mainland China deepen financial ties as AoF and Tsinghua PBCSF sign MoU covering fintech research, talent development, and policy collaboration.
UKPI Live: How the UK's New Payment Scheme Just Gave Open Banking its 'Unified' Moment
The UK Payments Initiative (UKPI) went live in Q1 2026, standardizing commercial variable recurring payments to offer a seamless, bank-backed alternative to cards.