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Company announcement/payments

GSBN to trial Bill of Lading tokenisation in Hong Kong

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), a neutral, not-for-profit consortium enabling paperless, accessible and sustainable growth in global trade with its data infrastructure and ecosystem of partners, has officially joined the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Project Ensemble to test its electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) tokenisation use case with Ant Digital Technologies and conduct interbank atomic settlement of tokenised deposits between the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and Hang Seng Bank (Hang Seng).

28 August 2024

News/crypto

Visa trials tokenised deposits for e-HKD pilot programme

Visa has disclosed the findings of a pilot test of tokenised deposits for B2B payments with HSBC and Hang Seng Bank as part of trials of an e-HK CBDC programme.

02 November 2023

Company announcement/wealth

Hang Seng mobile investing app to offer loans for trding in newly-listed stocks

Hang Seng Bank’s ongoing investment in digital innovation is making it simpler and more convenient for customers to take care of their investment needs anytime, anywhere.

01 September 2020

News/wealth

Hang Seng offers mutual funds in-app to novice investors

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Bank is looking to entice novice investors with an in-app fund investment service offering a minimum investment amount of just HK$1.

08 July 2020

News/retail

Hang Seng Bank's virtual assistant Haro joins WhatsApp

Hang Seng Bank has introduced a new chat contact for WhatsApp users in Hong Kong, providing a direct connection to its retail virtual assistant Haro.

06 April 2020

Company announcement/retail

Hang Seng Bank introduces in-app savings and budgeting tool

A Hang Seng survey of over 1,000 Hong Kong consumers in the 18 to 64 age range has found that the majority still use pen and paper or computer spreadsheets to manage their personal finances.

16 March 2020

News

Hang Seng introduces mobile ATM withdrawals in Hong Kong

Hang Seng Bank customers will soon be able to withdraw cash from 600 ATMs in Hong Kong by waving their phones over an NFC reader or QR code.

29 November 2019

News

Hang Seng introduces mobile e-tickets for branch counter service

Hang Seng bank is introducing a mobile e-ticketing service to cut the queues at its branch outlets in Hong Kong.

08 August 2019

Company announcement

Hang Seng Bank and HKSTP forge fintech alliance

Hang Seng Bank (Hang Seng) and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) today announced a strategic alliance to help accelerate the development and deployment of fintech solutions for the banking sector in Hong Kong.

31 January 2019

Company announcement

Hang Seng remodels office space to promote digital culture

Hang Seng Bank has taken a significant step forward with its Workplace Transformation project to enhance staff collaboration and productivity by encouraging new ways of working.

16 January 2019

News

Tencent and Hang Seng Bank form fintech partnership

Hang Seng Bank has formed a fintech alliance with e-commerce giant Tencent that will see the pair work together on a host of initiatives, including a remote account opening system and payment services.

07 December 2018

Company announcement

Hang Seng completes pilot trade transaction on new blockchain platorm

Hang Seng Bank has completed a pilot trade transaction for two corporate customers through eTradeConnect, a trade finance blockchain platform in Hong Kong.

16 November 2018