Financial Institutions Explore Web3 Opportunities at 2026 Hong Kong FinTech Week

Foresight News posted on X (formerly Twitter), reporting that financial institutions are exploring Web3-related products and services despite a limited presence of dedicated Web3 companies at 2026 Hong Kong FinTech Week. The report counted seven companies focused solely on Web3 and said its author spoke with industry participants from Mirae Asset, Elephant Bank, China Asset Management, Futu, Waffo, Deloitte and Standard Chartered. Mirae Asset Securities plans to introduce a new real-world asset (RWA) product, according to one of its employees. The firm recently issued tokenized financing notes on Solana. Cross-border payments company Waffo has seen demand for stablecoin payment collection services from the short-drama industry. A company employee said this demand has emerged over the past year as the AI short-drama sector has grown, alongside payment needs in areas such as foreign trade, gaming and livestreaming. Hong Kong-licensed digital bank Elephant Bank supports buying and selling Bitcoin and Ether, bringing virtual-asset trading into its banking services. An interviewee from New Huo Group said its RWA arbitrage product has been operating with real funds for more than two months. According to figures disclosed by the company, it has an annualized return of 14.5% and a maximum drawdown of 0.29%. The report said some digital-asset financial firms are exploring strategies that combine traditional financial assets with on-chain trading mechanisms.