ArticlesAuthor Claushong-kongIndustry News HKMA guidance on remote onboarding of corporate customers On 24 September 2020, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released new guidance on the…Claus ChristensenSeptember 30, 2020
ArticlesAuthor Claushong-kongIndustry News A Closer Look at ASIFMA’s Hong Kong Common Practices for Client Onboarding On April 22nd, the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) published a comprehensive…Claus ChristensenApril 28, 2020
ArticlesAuthor Claushong-kongIndustry News HKMA encourages Remote Onboarding during COVID-19 crisis In a letter published on 7 April 2020, Carmen Chu - Executive Director of the…Claus ChristensenApril 10, 2020
ArticlesAuthor Claushong-kongIndustry News Hong Kong’s First Virtual Bank Begins Operations According to a statement issued on March 24th, ZA Bank, a unit of China’s ZhongAn…Claus ChristensenMarch 30, 2020
ArticlesAuthor Claushong-kongIndustry News The SFC’s New Approach to Remote Onboarding At the end of June, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) - the independent statutory…Claus ChristensenAugust 2, 2019
ArticlesAuthor Claushong-kongIndustry News Hong Kong Welcomes FATF ‘Overall Compliant’ Result "The Hong Kong government has issued a statement welcoming the recognition from the FATF (Financial…Claus ChristensenJuly 1, 2019
ArticlesAuthor Claushong-kongIndustry News HKMA Issues First Batch of Virtual Banking Licences On March 27th, 2019, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced it issued its first…Claus ChristensenMarch 29, 2019
ArticlesAuthor Claushong-kong Hong Kong’s Common-Sense Approach to KYC In many ways, Hong Kong sets the gold standard for KYC regulations and the ease…Claus ChristensenJune 21, 2018
ArticlesAuthor Claushong-kongIndustry News In Hong Kong’s fight against dirty money, officials vow to ‘address gaps’ Hong Kong is battling to “address gaps” in the fight against dirty cash as it…Claus ChristensenMay 1, 2018