HSBC switched on its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin inside PayMe on Friday, testing whether a bank-issued token can become everyday money.
HSBC's RedCoin, a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, went live on PayMe for more than 3.3 million users, with payments at over 100,000 merchants.
HSBC launches its Hong Kong dollar-backed RedCoin stablecoin for 3.3 million PayMe users, with tokenized investment services planned by year-end.
The bank said more than 3.3 million PayMe users will be able to activate an in-app wallet in the coming days and use RedCoin at more than 100,000 merchants.
HSBC is rolling out RedCoin wallets to PayMe users, with plans to support tokenized investment subscriptions and expand into institutional uses.
HSBC and Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint received Hong Kong’s first stablecoin issuer licenses in April. Anchorpoint began rolling out HKDAP in August.
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