Swiss crypto bank AMINA Bank AG mentioned it has secured regulatory approval in Hong Kong to supply crypto trading and custody providers to institutional shoppers within the area, including its the primary worldwide bank to obtain such permission.
AMINA mentioned the “Type 1 license uplift” obtained from the Securities and Futures Commission would assist it tackle a spot within the Hong Kong institutional crypto market, which has confronted restricted entry to bank-grade crypto providers due to the area’s excessive regulatory compliance requirements.
The license will enable AMINA’s Hong Kong subsidiary to supply 13 cryptocurrencies — together with Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), USDC (USDC), Tether (USDT) and main decentralized finance tokens.
📢 Crypto trading and custody – now obtainable at AMINA Hong Kong!
Today, AMINA turns into the primary worldwide banking group to launch complete crypto trading and custody providers in Hong Kong.
What this implies for establishments, corporates, household places of work, and UHNWI… pic.twitter.com/74EtwDV9Bs
— AMINA Bank (@AMINABankWorld) November 18, 2025
It comes as AMINA reported a 233% enhance in trading quantity on Hong Kong crypto exchanges within the first half of 2025 in contrast to the identical interval final yr, indicating that each retail and institutional merchants are more and more embracing the asset class.
Michael Benz, head of AMINA for Hong Kong, acknowledged that the license would allow the corporate to broaden into personal fund administration, structured merchandise, derivatives, and tokenized real-world belongings, thereby offering a wider vary of crypto choices for its shopper base.
Hong Kong courts worldwide crypto corporations
Hong Kong has been positioning itself as a world crypto hub, and the newest approval might encourage different international corporations to think about the market.
While AMINA claims to be the primary worldwide agency to win a Type 1 license improve, it’s coming into a market already serviced by native gamers resembling Tiger Brokers, HashKey, and others.
Hong Kong launched new stablecoin guidelines in August
Hong Kong has adopted a cautious approach to crypto. It rolled out long-awaited stablecoin guidelines in August — prompting HSBC and ICBC to think about in search of licenses quickly after.
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Hong Kong’s SFC additionally authorised its first Solana exchange-traded fund in late October — beating the US.
Hong Kong tightened rules round self-custodying crypto in August, although the transfer was aimed extra at decreasing cybersecurity dangers than proscribing person freedom.
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