Asia-Pacific

Hong Kong

Hong Kong ni a nla international banking ati capital markets center ati awọn akọkọ gateway fun owo-ori iwọle si ati jade ti mainland China. Banking, ipamọ iye ati stablecoin emitters wa pẹlu iwe-aṣẹ nipasẹ Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), lakoko ti securities, leveraged FX ati virtual asset trading platforms wa pẹlu iwe-aṣẹ nipasẹ Securities ati Futures Commission (SFC).

Fẹ́là RísikoÀkànṣe

FATFKò wa ní àtòjọ

EU AML àtòjọ àìdájú gigaKò wa ní àtòjọ

Awọn akojọ owo-ori EUKò wa ní àtòjọ

License regimes10

Awọn owo-ìwọ̀nÌtàn

Àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètòA+

Awọn idibo to n bọtòjú 2027

Ko si lori FATF awọn iwe-aṣẹ awọ tabi dudu lẹhin June 2026 plenary, ko si lori EU high-risk ẹgbẹ kẹta orilẹ-ede iwe-aṣẹ (Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 bi a ti yipada, to kẹhin nipasẹ Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/46), ati ko si lori Annex I ti EU owo-ori iwe-aṣẹ imudojuiwọn 17 February 2026. O ti ṣayẹwo 7 Oṣu Kẹsan 2026.

Ìjọba àti ìṣàlàyé

Gomina: Ààyè alábòójútó àìdájọ́ tí a kọ́ nínú 'ọ̀kan-nlà, ẹ̀yin-ẹ̀yàn meji'
President of the People's Republic of China: Xi Jinping · lati oṣú kọkanla 2013
Àwọn Ìṣàfilọ́lẹ̀: John Lee Ka-chiu (Nonpartisan)
Àwọn ààyè-iṣẹ́: Ko si àwọn ẹgbẹ́ púpọ̀ nínú gomina
Awọn idibo to kẹhin: Àwọn Ìjọba Alábòójútó, 7 Oṣù Kejìlá 2025
Awọn idibo to n bọ: Chief Executive (lori 1,500-member Election Committee), due by 2027. John Lee's term ends on June 30 2027; the next Legislative Council election is due in December 2029
Àwọn Ìṣàmúlò-ètò: Igbakeji Gomina (igbimọ kan, 90 seats: 40 Election Committee, 30 functional ati 20 geographical constituency seats)
Siséèsì Ìjọba: Awọn ofin ti o wọpọ ni ede Gẹẹsi

Economics and finance

Awọn eniyan: 7.5m (2025)
Ìjánu-ìsún: USD 427.3bn (2025)
GDP fun ẹni kọọkan: USD 56,893 (2025)
Awọn owo-ìwọ̀n: Hong Kong dollar (HKD), owo-ifowopamọ ti a sopọ mọ si USD (Linked Exchange Rate System, 7.75 si 7.85 fun dola kan)
Central Bank of Nigeria: Hong Kong
Àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò: S&P AA+ (iduroṣinṣin) · Moody's Aa3 (iduroṣinṣin) · Fitch AA- (iduroṣinṣin) (bi ti May 2026)

Hong Kong ni a olori international financial center ati ti o dara ju gateway fun owo sinu ati kuro ninu awọn mainland China, pẹlu awọn banki ti wa ni idaabobo nipasẹ awọn Hong Kong Monetary Authority labẹ kan common ofin eto ti o yatọ si awọn mainland.

Àwọn Irinṣẹ́

Lisensi Banki (Banki ti a fọwọsi)

Awọn ohun-ini ti o kere juUSD 38.2m

AgbègbèA kò fi pamọ́

Awọn Iṣẹ́HKMA

HKD 300 million minimum capital (paid-up share capital and share premium)

Àwọn Ìṣẹ́: Banking Ordinance (Cap. 155), s 16 and Seventh Schedule
Ìfihàn: Ko si iwe irinna

Àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò Bọ́tìnì

Awọn aṣoju-igbimọ aṣofin, awọn adari, awọn oludari ati awọn oṣiṣẹ aṣofin
Awọn ohun-ini ti o dara, awọn owo-iworo ati didara awọn ohun-ini; awọn iṣakoso inu inu to tọ ati awọn eto iṣiro
Adehun orilẹede ile-iṣẹ fun awọn banki ti a ṣe ni ita Hong Kong
Lè gbá àwọn ìpamọ́ tí a bá fẹ́ nígbà gbogbo atí ìgbà tí a bà fi pamọ́ lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́ láti inú ile-ẹ̀yàn náà, ki o si ló àwọn àwọn àwọn kọ́ọ̀sì lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́

Sources(2)

HKMA: Authorization Regime · checked 2026-10-07
HKMA: The Three-tier Banking System · checked 2026-10-07

Àwọn Irinṣẹ́

Lisensi banki díẹ̀lì (banki ìṣàfarawé)

Awọn ohun-ini ti o kere juUSD 38.2m

AgbègbèA kò fi pamọ́

Awọn Iṣẹ́HKMA

Awọn banki oni-nọmba jẹ awọn banki ti o ni iwe-aṣẹ ati pe wọn gbọdọ pade awọn ibeere to kere julọ ti Ilana Ọjọ Keji, pẹlu owo-ori kekere ti HKD 300 milionu

Àwọn Ìṣẹ́: Banking Ordinance (Cap. 155); HKMA Guideline on Authorization of Digital Banks (revised 25 October 2024)
Ìfihàn: Ko si iwe irinna

Àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò Bọ́tìnì

Ṣàfihàn àwọn iṣẹ́ ẹ̀yàn-ẹ̀yàn nípa ìmọ̀rán
Awọn ipo ti o kere ju ati awọn iwulo iṣakoso bi awọn banki ti o wọpọ, ti a ṣe adaṣe lori ipilẹ ti o da lori ibajẹ
Awọn ile itaja ati awọn SMEs ni a n ṣe akiyesi

Sources(1)

HKMA: Digital Banks · checked 2026-10-07

Àwọn Irinṣẹ́

Líǹkì banki tí a dáwọ́ (bàn lìkìtì tí a dawọ́wọ́)

Awọn ohun-ini ti o kere juUSD 12.7mHKD 100 milionu ààyè-iṣẹ́ kéré

AgbègbèA kò fi pamọ́

Awọn Iṣẹ́HKMA

Àwọn Ìṣẹ́: Banking Ordinance (Cap. 155), Seventh Schedule
Ìfihàn: Ko si iwe irinna

Àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò Bọ́tìnì

Ile-ifowopamọ ati awọn ọja owo
Lè gbá àwọn ìpamọ́ tí a bá fẹ́ nígbà tí o bá jẹ́ 500,000 HKD atí bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́
Awọn abuda ti o tọ ati ti o tọ, owo-ori ati iṣakoso bi awọn ile-iṣẹ miiran ti a fọwọsi

Sources(2)

HKMA: Authorization Regime · checked 2026-10-07
HKMA: The Three-tier Banking System · checked 2026-10-07

Àwọn Irinṣẹ́

Àwọn Ìṣàmúlò-ètò

Awọn ohun-ini ti o kere juUSD 3.2mHKD 25 milionu ààyè-iṣẹ́ kéré

AgbègbèA kò fi pamọ́

Awọn Iṣẹ́HKMA

Àwọn Ìṣẹ́: Banking Ordinance (Cap. 155), Seventh Schedule
Ìfihàn: Ko si iwe irinna

Àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò Bọ́tìnì

Mò lè gbá àwọn ìpamọ́ ti HKD 100,000 tàbí nínú àwọn oṣù mẹtà lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́
Awọn ile-ifowopamọ; owo-owo awọn onibara, awọn ifunni iṣowo ati awọn iṣẹ-ṣiṣe ti o ni aabo
Igbakeji Alakoso HKMA's two-tier reform (5-year transition)

Sources(2)

HKMA: Authorization Regime · checked 2026-10-07
HKMA: Consultation Conclusions on Review of Three-Tier Banking System (5 August 2024) · checked 2026-10-07

E-owo ile-iṣẹ

Àwọn ààyè-iṣẹ́ ìṣàmúlò-ètò àwọn fáàlìtì (SVF)

Awọn ohun-ini ti o kere juUSD 3.2m

AgbègbèA kò fi pamọ́

Awọn Iṣẹ́HKMA

Paid-up share capital of not less than HKD 25 million (or approved equivalent financial resources); HKMA may require more

Àwọn Ìṣẹ́: Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance (Cap. 584), Part 2 of Schedule 3
Àwọn Irinṣẹ́: Licence fee HKD 113,020 lórí Schedule 4, bí a tì sọ nínú HKMA explanatory note
Ìfihàn: Ko si iwe irinna

Àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò Bọ́tìnì

Ò gbọdọ̀ dáwọ́ kọ̀ǹpútà lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́
Awọn oludari ti o dara ju, awọn aṣofin ati awọn adari
Ìdáràn àwọn ẹ̀yàn, AML/CFT àti ààyè-iṣẹ́
Àkọ́lé àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò àti ààyè-iṣẹ́

Sources(1)

HKMA: Explanatory Notes on Licensing for Stored Value Facilities · checked 2026-10-07

Ààyè-iṣẹ́ iṣẹ́ ifowopamọ́ (PSP)

Àwọn ààyè-iṣẹ́ iṣẹ́ owó (MSO): ìṣàfarawe-owò àti ìpaṣẹ

Awọn ohun-ini ti o kere juA kò fi pamọ́

AgbègbèA kò fi pamọ́

Awọn Iṣẹ́Àwọn Agbègbè

Àwọn Ìṣẹ́: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615), Part 5
Àwọn Irinṣẹ́: Ìṣàmúlò-ètò, ìmọ̀ràn, ibi-ìgbà atí àwọn ẹ̀yàn ìṣàyẹwo tí a fẹ́ ni ààyè-iṣẹ́ ẹ̀yàn AMLO (Licensing Guide section XIV); àwọn iye tí a kò fọwọ́sì láti inú àkọ́kọ́ náà.
Ìfihàn: Ko si iwe irinna

Àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò Bọ́tìnì

License normally valid for 2 years
Ìwé-ẹ̀rí àti àwọn ààyè-iṣẹ́ fún alábòójútó kan, àwọn ìgbẹ̀rọ̀, àwọn àròyìn àti àwọn alábòójútó
Àjọṣepọ̀ ìṣòrò atí AML/CFT ìṣẹ̀dà; agbẹ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan àti MLRO
Awọn ile-iṣẹ iṣowo ti a fọwọsi ati akọọlẹ banki ti a ṣe fun

Sources(2)

C&ED: Money Service Operators Licensing System · checked 2026-10-07
C&ED: Licensing Guide for Money Service Operators · checked 2026-10-07

Àwọn ààyè-iṣẹ́ ìṣàmúlò-ètò aimọye (VASP)

Iṣẹ́dálẹ̀ ìṣàfilọ́lẹ̀ ifowopamọ́ àwọn ohun-ini kọnputa (VATP), AMLO àti SFO

Awọn ohun-ini ti o kere juUSD 637k

AgbègbèA kò fi pamọ́

Awọn Iṣẹ́SFC

Paid-up share capital of at least HKD 5 million; liquid capital of the higher of HKD 3 million and the basic amount; liquid assets equal to 12 months of actual operating expenses

Àwọn Ìṣẹ́: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615), Part 5B; Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571), Types 1 and 7 for security tokens
Àwọn Irinṣẹ́: Iṣẹ́ ẹ̀tọ́ iforukosilé HKD 4,740 fun iwe-aṣẹ́ iṣẹ́ AMLO VA ati HKD 4,740 fun iṣẹ́ kan ti a fọwọsi SFO
Ìfihàn: Ko si iwe irinna

Àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò Bọ́tìnì

Ile-iṣẹ́ tí ǹṣé iṣẹ́ fún Hong Kong tabi tí ǹṣé ibaraẹnisọrọ́ nípá awọń oníṣowó Hong Kong gbọdọ̀ jẹ́ amọja.
SFC n sọ pe ki a lo awọn ofin SFO ati AMLO ni ohun elo kan
Ìròyìn ìṣàmúlò-ètò inú láti àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò tó yẹ
Awọn oṣiṣẹ ti o ni ẹtọ ati awọn aṣoju ti a fọwọsi; iṣakoso aabo ohun-ini alabara

Sources(2)

SFC: Virtual asset trading platforms operators · checked 2026-10-07
SFC: Guidelines for Virtual Asset Trading Platform Operators · checked 2026-10-07

Àwọn ààyè-iṣẹ́ ìṣàmúlò-ètò aimọye (VASP)

Stablecoin emitter license

Awọn ohun-ini ti o kere juUSD 3.2m

AgbègbèA kò fi pamọ́

Awọn Iṣẹ́HKMA

Paid-up share capital of at least HKD 25 million or approved equivalent financial resources

Àwọn Ìṣẹ́: Stablecoins Ordinance (Cap. 656), in force 1 August 2025
Ìfihàn: Ko si iwe irinna

Àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò Bọ́tìnì

Nífẹ̀sì láti fi stablecoins tí a kọ́ nínú Hong Kong tàbí stablecoins tí a kọ́ nínú HKD jade
Àgbèkàn ní pánẹ́ẹ̀lì Hong Kong tàbí ile-iṣẹ́ tí a fọwọ́sì
Full reserve backing, segregation and par redemption
HKMA fi isẹ́ kan hàn: àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò 36 nínú igbá tí a fọwọ́sì, líǹẹ́sì 2 tí a fun ní April 2026

Sources(2)

HKMA: Explanatory Note on Licensing of Stablecoin Issuers · checked 2026-10-07
HKSAR Government: LCQ6 Development and regulation of stablecoins (10 June 2026) · checked 2026-10-07

Firma idoko-owo

SFC láìsì fún iṣẹ́ àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò Ìtàn 1 (ìgbàdálẹ̀ nínú ààyè-iṣẹ́)

Awọn ohun-ini ti o kere juUSD 637k

AgbègbèSFC ṣàfihàn àwọn ìwé-ẹ̀rí 15 fún ìṣàmúlò-ètò ile-iṣẹ́ tí a fọwọ́sì

Awọn Iṣẹ́SFC

HKD 5 million pay-up share capital and HKD 3 million liquid capital in the general case; HKD 10 million paid-up if providing securities margin financing; introducing agents and traders need only HKD 500,000 liquid capital

Àwọn Ìṣẹ́: Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571), s 116; Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules
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Àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò Bọ́tìnì

Oju-iṣẹ́ mejì nínú iṣẹ́ kan, ọkan nínú wọn ní oludari ìṣẹ̀dàn
Oju-iṣẹ kan ti o ni igbẹkẹle lo wa ni gbogbo igba ni Hong Kong
Awọn ile-iṣẹ ti o tọ ati ti o tọ, awọn oniṣowo nla ati awọn aṣofin
Ìdájọ́ àwọn ohun-iní-ìpamọ́ tí n bọ́ nínú àwọn ìṣàfilọ́lẹ̀ àti àwọn àkọsílẹ̀ tí a gbọ́

Sources(1)

SFC: Licensing Handbook (2025) · checked 2026-10-07

FX broker

SFC laisíntì fún iṣẹ́ àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò Ìtàn 3 (ìgbàdúró nínú ifowopamọ́)

Awọn ohun-ini ti o kere juUSD 3.8m

AgbègbèSFC ṣàfihàn àwọn ìwé-ẹ̀rí 15 fún ìṣàmúlò-ètò ile-iṣẹ́ tí a fọwọ́sì

Awọn Iṣẹ́SFC

HKD 30 million pay-up share capital ati HKD 15 milionu liquid capital (HKD 5 milionu ati HKD 3 milionu fun ajọ ti o ni ifilọlẹ ti a fọwọsi)

Àwọn Ìṣẹ́: Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571); Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules
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Àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò Bọ́tìnì

Awọn oṣiṣẹ meji ti o ni ẹtọ fun iṣẹ-ṣiṣe kan
Àwọn ààyè ìdáràn tí o gàjú jú gbogbo àwọn iṣẹ́ línẹ́ẹ̀tì lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́
Àwọn ààyè-ètò ìṣàfarawé owò wẹ́ẹ̀bù náà àti àwọn ààyè-ètò igun

Sources(1)

SFC: Licensing Handbook (2025) · checked 2026-10-07

Àwọn Aṣàfilọ́lẹ̀

Àwọn Ìṣàfilọ́lẹ̀

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) · websitebanks, E-money institutions, Virtual asset service providers (VASPs)
Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) · websiteInvestment firms, FX brokers, Virtual asset service providers (VASPs)
Awọn aṣofin ati Ile-iṣẹ Iṣẹ-iṣe (Ijọba Ṣakoso Iṣẹ-owo) (C&ED) · iwe ayelujaraAwọn olupese iṣẹ isanwo

Awọn mẹta-tiipa banki reform: ni rẹ 5 August 2024 iwadi conclusions awọn HKMA ti ṣalaye pe o yoo dapọ deposit-taking ile-iṣẹ sinu awọn oniwe-license banks (awọn meji-tiipa eto) pẹlu kan 5-year transition ati ki o se agbekale awọn ofin ayipada; wa ko ti ṣalaye enactment bi ti 2026-10-07. Gaming: ko si eyikeyi iwe-aṣẹ fun online casinos tabi bets; itatẹtẹ jẹ labẹ Gambling Ordinance (Cap. 148) ayafi fun awọn iṣẹ-ṣiṣe ti a fọwọsi, ati Hong Kong Jockey Club ni nikan fọọmu ti o fọwọsi ti bets lori ẹṣin racing, football ati lottery. The SFC iwe-aṣẹ akoko ni a deede processing akoko ti a sọ ninu rẹ Licensing Handbook, ko si a ofin deadline. MSO owo iye ti wa ni fi sori ẹrọ ni AMLO fee schedule ati ki o ti ko ti ṣalaye lati awọn ọna kika extracted.

Àwọn Àtòjọ-ẹ̀yàn Gbogbogbo

Hong Kong

Ààyè-iṣẹ́ àwọn ìkúnrégé ilẹ̀. Pétì náà jẹ́ ìṣàfihàn.

Ìbàlẹ̀: Agbègbè Àwọn Ìjọbá Tí A Fẹ̀
Agbègbè: 1,108 km²
Awọn ede Ofin: Chinese (Cantonese), English
Zone Time: UTC+08:00

Àwọn àgbéwọlé ìṣàfihàn

awọn iṣẹ owo
Iṣowo ati awọn iṣẹ iṣuna
golden
Integrated circuits
àwọn ohun-ìṣeré ifihan

Àwọn ìṣàfihàn ààyè-iṣẹ́

China
Vietnam
South Korea
Netherlands Antilles
Switzerland

Sources for the country information(10)

Àwọn ìròyìn ààyè-iṣẹ́ orilẹ-ede tí a ṣayẹwo ní ọjọ́ kọkanlá 9, ọdun 2026. Àtòjọ-ẹ̀yàn líǹkì tí a pàṣẹ́ ní ọjọ́ kọkanlá 7, ọdun 2026. Àwọn ìròyìn nikan, kò jẹ́ àgbekalẹ̀ ofin; àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò kùnà. Àkọ́lé àwọn ìṣàmúlò-ètò.

Sources for the licensing information(4)

Labuan FSA: FATF Publication on Global ML/TF/PF Risk, June 2026 · checked 2026-10-07
FATF: Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring, 19 June 2026 · checked 2026-10-07
EUR-Lex: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/46 · checked 2026-10-07
European Commission: EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, update 17 February 2026 · checked 2026-10-07