Hong Kong 149 financial license：The difference between big and small brands、Application requirements and paths

2025-01-24

Hong Kong’s 149 financial licenses are divided into big ones that can hold customer assets and small ones that cannot hold customer assets.，The difficulty of applying is mainly reflected in the strict financial requirements、Personnel qualifications and internal control systems。Big names require a minimum paid-up share capital of HKD 5 million，Liquid capital is no less than HKD 3 million，and requires at least two responsible persons。

Overseas company registration

more countries

Company maintenance

Physical notarization

Architecture construction

Category 1：Payments and Remittances

Category 2：Securities/Investment

Category III：Digital Assets/VASP

Category 4：Bank/Insurance/Trust

Category 5：Specific products/others

Continuous Compliance

Compliance Consulting/Review

Anti-money laundering/risk control system

Data protection and privacy

Institutional Level Compliance System

Asian bank account opening

International bank account opening

Payment/Technology Solutions

Digital Banking and FinTech

Enterprise capital channel

wealth management

Immigration/Identity Planning

tax planning

family office

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