Tether Capital announced a strategic investment in AI AI agent services and payments platform AIsa, with both parties expanding AI their footprint in AI-driven payments and programmable money infrastructure.
Hong Kong Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Chan Ho-lim said that enforcement action would be taken against unlicensed payment platforms as necessary under the statutory regulatory framework; suspected cases of unlicensed operation may be handled directly by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and referred to law enforcement agencies.
The Hong Kong Government said that, from 2024 to January to 2026 years, the HKMA received September complaints concerning suspected unlicensed issuance or operation of stored value facilities, of which 16 were substantiated after investigation, and it is following up with the relevant companies. 1