Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia collaborate on tokens and payments
Hong Kong is expanding its financial collaboration with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, targeting agreements related to tokenization and payments infrastructure.
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on July 26 held a bilateral meeting to strengthen the integration of financial services between the two countries.
As part of the meeting agenda, the HKMA and the SAMA discussed initiatives such as financial infrastructure development, open market operations, market connectivity and sustainable development. The central banks also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote joint discussions on financial innovation.
According to an official joint announcement, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia’s authorities also took the opportunity to share their expertise in areas like tokenization, payment infrastructure and supervision technologies.
“There is a lot of room for cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong in the fields of economy and trade, sustainable development, finance and fintech,” HKMA chief executive Eddie Yue said.
SAMA governor Ayman Alsayari noted that the MoU will not only promote the continued development of the relationship between Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia, but also help them “move towards In the future.”
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The announcement doesn’t specify whether the development would include any joint efforts related to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), despite HKMA recently allowing retail investors to trade crypto. On the other hand, the government of Saudi Arabia hasn’t been vocal on any plans to promote crypto in recent years, only warning that Bitcoin is “not recognized by legal
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