Fintech licensing in Hong Kong
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issues the licences in Hong Kong. The Atlas covers 5 licence types here. All sit in one family: investment firm. Each licence page sets out the legal basis and fees, plus the decision period, with sources.
Financial regulators in Hong Kong
Fintech licences available in Hong Kong
Investment firm / broker-dealer
- IF · Hong Kong
Type 1 Licence for Dealing in Securities
SFC
- IF · Hong Kong
Type 2 Licence for Dealing in Futures Contracts
SFC
- IF · Hong Kong
Type 4 Licence for Advising on Securities
SFC
- IF · Hong Kong
Type 6 Licence for Advising on Corporate Finance
SFC
- IF · Hong Kong
Type 7 Licence for Providing Automated Trading Services
SFC
Main laws
- Securities and Futures Ordinance: Cap. 571 (enacted as Ord. No. 5 of 2002)
Path to market
Match your activities to the licence types above; the activity pages show which licence permits each one. SFC runs an innovation hub and a regulatory sandbox, and the regulator page explains how to use them. The application goes to SFC. It must include the capital and governance information and the AML file that the licence page requires.
Getting licensed in Hong Kong
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