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🇭🇰 Hong Kong analogue

SFC, VATP licence

Last verified 2026-08-15 Next review 2026-08-29

Data verified: oldest cell 46 days ago (verified 2026-07-02). Individual cells show their own verification date below.

Licence type

No EMI. Stored Value Facility (SVF) licence under the Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance (Cap. 584).

Verified 6 weeks agoSource: HKMA, https://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/key-functions/international-financial-centre/svf-licensees/

Regulator

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Not the SFC, which handles the crypto VATP regime.

Verified 6 weeks agoSource: HKMA

Recent changes

The separate Stablecoins Ordinance (Cap. 656) came into force 1 August 2025 and is administered by the HKMA. In April 2026 the HKMA granted the first stablecoin issuer licences, to Anchorpoint and HSBC, both for HKD-referenced stablecoins, requiring at least HK$25m paid-up capital and segregated reserve assets. SVF licensees under the Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance (Cap. 584, the analogue regime in this row) are recognised as permitted offerors under the Stablecoins Ordinance and have a clear pathway to stablecoin issuance, but SVF and stablecoin-issuer licences remain two distinct licence types.

Verified 2 days agoSource: HKMA, https://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/news-and-media/press-releases/2026/04/20260410-4/

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