At the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025 this month, global financial executives spotlighted artificial intelligence (AI)-driven cyber and deepfake threats as the most pressing systemic risk to the sector. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

Hong Kong’s Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) has appointed Rocky Tung as its next executive director for a term of three years, effective from February 4, 2026. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

Standard Chartered Securities (China) has appointed Jim Wang as chief executive officer, to oversee the company’s overall operations and reporting to its board of directors. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

Singapore and Hong Kong-headquartered travel platform Klook Technology has filed for listing of American Depositary Shares (ADS) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), according to a media release from the company. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

Germany-based private equity firm Mutares is set to finalise deals with South Korea-headquartered conglomerate Hwaseung Corporation on the acquisition of a majority stake in Hwaseung’s two auto parts’ suppliers in China. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

Hong Kong’s government has priced around HK$10 billion ($1.29 billion) worth of digital green bonds denominated in HK dollars (HK$), Renminbi (Rmb), US dollars ($) and euros (€) under the government’s sustainable bond programme.  ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

London-headquartered banking group Barclays has appointed Jean-François Mastrangelo as its head of markets, Asia Pacific (Apac). ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

Executives from Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and Chinese tech major Xiaomi used a panel at Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025 last week to spotlight the city’s role in supporting Chinese companies’ technology ambitions and global expansion. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link

Societe Generale has appointed Anoop Chaudhry as head of industry group, power, utilities and onfrastructure (PUI), Asia Pacific (Apac), as the bank accelerates the expansion of its investment banking franchise in the region. The move follows the recent rollout of its investment banking Industry group platform in Apac. ¬ Haymarket Media […]

The Hong Kong airline will pay $896m for the stake which was first bought by Qatar Airways in November 2017; the SAR is seeing a tourism bounce back. Source link