HSBC Launches RedCoin Stablecoin and Plans to Let Customers Buy Tokenized Funds With It
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HSBC has launched its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, HSBC RedCoin, on its PayMe payments app. The bank plans to expand access to over 3.3 million users and allow them to buy tokenized investment products later this year.
Why it matters
Maggie Ng, HSBC’s chief executive for Hong Kong, stated that the bank has “an opportunity to help customers in Hong Kong manage this shift with practical products and services that support the real economy.”
Key facts
- HSBC launched its HKD stablecoin, HSBC RedCoin (RCHKD), on its PayMe app on Oct. 23.
- More than 3.3 million PayMe users will be able to activate a wallet to make transfers and pay at over 100,000 merchants.
- HSBC plans to integrate the wallet into its mobile banking app later this year to let users subscribe to tokenized investment products.
Source excerpt · Unchained
The bank's payments app will let customers switch on stablecoin wallets for transfers and payments at more than 100,000 merchants, with a tokenized money market fund share class planned later this year. The post HSBC Launches RedCoin Stablecoin and Plans to Let Customers Buy Tokenized Funds With It appeared first on Unchained .