Standard Chartered Anchors Blockchain Strategy in Hong Kong’s Fintech Push
Standard Chartered is positioning Hong Kong as the cornerstone of its digital finance ambitions, with CEO Bill Winters highlighting the city's progressive regulatory environment as a catalyst for blockchain innovation. The bank sees tokenization and central bank digital currency experiments as key drivers of future financial services.
Hong Kong's Fintech 2030 strategy adds momentum to this vision, with its DART framework targeting payments, AI, resilience and tokenization. The initiative underscores the territory's determination to lead in institutional crypto adoption while maintaining regulatory safeguards.