Hong Kong targets financial innovation to help ease economic ‘pain points’

Hong Kong’s top banking regulator has called for greater innovation in the city’s financial system to help address “pain points” in the real economy, as the city works with mainland Chinese and Asia-Pacific partners to navigate a host of sustainability, geopolitical and other challenges.

“True innovation in finance is not simply about chasing novelty; it’s about transforming conventional financial tools into efficient solutions,” said Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary...