Important links
Statements / Circulars published by Fintech unit
- SFC licenses first virtual asset trading platform (16 December 2020)
- Position paper: Regulation of virtual asset trading platforms (6 November 2019)
- SFC issues warnings on virtual asset futures contracts (6 November 2019)
- Terms and Conditions for Licensed Corporations which Manage Portfolios that Invest in Virtual Assets (4 October 2019)
- Statement on Security Token Offerings (28 March 2019)
- SFC sets out new regulatory approach for virtual assets (1 November 2018)
- Circular to intermediaries on compliance with notification requirements (1 June 2018)
- SFC's regulatory action halts ICO to Hong Kong public (19 March 2018)
- SFC warns of cryptocurrency risks (9 February 2018)
- SFC issues reminder on cryptocurrency-related products and derivatives (11 December 2017)
- Circular to clarify the "relevant industry experience" requirement for Responsible Officers under the Guidelines on Completence (29 September 2017)
- Circular to announce the SFC Regulatory Sandbox (29 September 2017)
- SFC issues statement on initial coin offerings (5 September 2017)
Other Fintech related topics
- Circular to Licensed Corporations Launch of iAM Smart (29 December 2020)
- Invitation to iAM Smart Pilot Sandbox Programme (English Version Only) (6 April 2020)
- Circular on use of external electronic data storage (31 October 2019)
- Guidelines on Online Distribution and Advisory Platforms (July 2019)
- Circular on amendments to paragraph 5.1 of the Code of Conduct (28 June 2019)
- Circular on remote onboarding of overseas individual clients (28 June 2019)
- Circular on implementation of regulatory requirements for online and offline sale of complex products (13 June 2019)
- Circular on receiving client orders through instant messaging (4 May 2018)
- SFC and HKMA address hacking risks associated with internet trading (27 October 2017)
- SFC establishes Fintech Contact Point (1 March 2016)
Other relevant links
- IOSCO Research Report on Financial Technologies (Fintech) (English Version Only) (8 February 2017)
- Report of the Steering Group on Financial Technologies (23 January 2016)
Links to other regulators
- Hong Kong Monetary Authority - Fintech Facilitation Office
- Insurance Authority - Insurtech Facilitation Team
Last update: 30 Dec 2020