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Hong Kong, China
Money service operators are licensed by Customs & Excise; stored value facilities by the HKMA; virtual asset platforms by the SFC.
4 licencias · 5 entidades
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- Money Service Operator licenceMSOCustoms & Excise licence for remittance and/or money changing — the main register for non-bank money services in Hong Kong.
- Actividades permitidas
- Operating a money service: remittance and/or money changing, as defined under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance.
- Titulares típicos
- Remittance firms, money changers and payment businesses that move or exchange money in Hong Kong.
- Vía de solicitud
- Licence from the Customs and Excise Department; the public register is searchable on the MSOS portal.
- Límites clave
- Does not authorise issuing stored value (that is the HKMA SVF regime) or operating a virtual asset trading platform (SFC VATP).
- Stored Value Facility licenceSVFThe HKMA licence for prepaid wallets and stored-value products — the core licence for e-wallets in Hong Kong.
- Actividades permitidas
- Issue or facilitate a stored value facility used to make payments.
- Titulares típicos
- E-wallet and prepaid-product operators serving Hong Kong users.
- Vía de solicitud
- Licence from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority under the Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance.
- Límites clave
- Does not by itself authorise virtual-asset trading (that sits with the SFC VATP regime).
- Banking licenceBanking licenceFull, restricted or deposit-taking company licence under the Banking Ordinance.Banking & deposit-takingFuente oficial
- Virtual Asset Trading Platform licenceVATPSFC licensing regime for virtual asset trading platforms serving Hong Kong investors.Crypto-asset & VASPFuente oficial
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