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THE BANKER - Being the bank for Hong Kong’s first corporate digital bond

HSBC’s Orion platform was instrumental in the groundbreaking financial transaction.

By Shanny Basar

December 23, 2024

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A bathtub on top of a small ice island
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Deal Analysis: Hong Kong’s HK$6bn digital green bond offering

After the world’s first multi-currency digital bond offering was oversubscribed, a government spokesperson told FA that tokenized bonds are moving from ‘proof of concept’ into ‘production’.


By Ryan Li

March 05, 2024

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A bathtub on top of a small ice island

HSBC Delivers World's First Multi-Currency Digital Bond Offering

Using HSBC Orion, the bank’s leading digital assets platform, HSBC has successfully helped the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) complete a HKD6 billion-equivalent digitally native green bond issuance for the Hong Kong government.

15 February 2024

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A bathtub on top of a small ice island

Societe Generale issues a first digital green bond on a public blockchain

On 30 November 2023, Société Générale issued its first digital green bond as a security token on the Ethereum public blockchain through its subsidiary SG-FORGE. This issuance aimed to enhance transparency and traceability of ESG data.

04 December 2023

On 30 November 2023, Société Générale issued its first digital green bond as a security token on the Ethereum public blockchain through its subsidiary SG-FORGE. This issuance aimed to enhance transparency and traceability of ESG data.

04 December 2023

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A bathtub on top of a small ice island

From ripples to waves: The transformational power of tokenizing assets

Tokenized financial assets are moving from pilot to at-scale deployment. Adoption is not yet widespread, but financial institutions with blockchain capabilities in place will have a strategic advantage.

By Anutosh Banerjee, Julian Sevillano, and Matt Higginson

June 20, 2024

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A bathtub on top of a small ice island
A bathtub on top of a small ice island

THE BANKER - BNP Paribas embraces tokenisation for project finance bonds

A cross-bank effort demonstrated bond tokenisation’s potential in project finance and other types of bond issuance, even for smaller issuers. Edward Russell-Walling reports.

By Edward Russel-Walling

November 14, 2022

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A bathtub on top of a small ice island

ABN AMRO registers first digital green bond on the public blockchain

ABN AMRO is the first Dutch bank to register a digital green bond on the public blockchain. With this innovative bond, Vesteda raised EUR 5 million from DekaBank. The proceeds of the transaction will be used to (re-)finance Green Assets, in line with Vesteda's Green Finance Framework.

By Jarco de Swart

September 12, 2023

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An arc with a view of the ocean and a cloud floating on top
An arc with a view of the ocean and a cloud floating on top

Hong Kong Green FinTech Hub

CE John Lee - Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing will set up a new integrated fund platform. It will focus on services related to fund subscription and redemption, settlement, the information portal and more. It will strengthen connectivity between Hong Kong’s fund industry and the Mainland’s financial markets in the long run, and boost Hong Kong’s competitiveness as an international hub for funds.

November 2, 2023

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A field of pink flowers and trees

Mobilising Green Investment - 2023 Green Finance Strategy

HM Government, March 2023

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