HSBC, StanChart, BOCHK, CCB, ICBC, Hang Seng Bank, Alipay, Ripple, Visa, Mastercard and ZA Bank are among those involved in HKMA's pilot.
May 19, 2023ZA Bank and Mox Bank have the largest customer bases. None of the eight virtual banks are profitable yet, but their losses have mostly narrowed.
May 3, 2023ZA Bank will offer a “hassle-free service to users, without worrying about any foreign exchange markup, hidden charges and transfer progress."
November 24, 2022The partners include the HKMA, FSDC, Bloomberg, Ant Group, Bank of America, BOCHK, Citi, Credit Suisse, DBS, Goldman, HKEX, HSBC, JP Morgan, and others.
July 19, 2022The scheme provides a supplementary financing option for individuals suffering income loss resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
April 28, 2021Mox Bank, backed by Standard Chartered, PCCW, HKT and Ctrip Financial, is first opening accounts for its 20,000 pre-registrants before it opens to the rest of the public.
September 9, 2020Livi Bank, backed by BOCHK, JD Digits and Jardine Matheson, has become the fourth virtual bank to open to the public in Hong Kong.
August 12, 2020WeLab Bank was the only stand-alone company to win a virtual bank licence from the HKMA. It commenced pilot services in April.
July 30, 2020Successful virtual banks are likely to branch out into wealth management services, robo-advisory and fund distribution, says a new Calastone paper.
July 3, 2020Ping An OneConnect Bank is inviting 200 SMEs and 2,000 retail customers to pilot test its virtual banking services in the HKMA's sandbox.
June 26, 2020