This course focuses on the regulatory regime for stablecoins and its impact on the financial industry, with a special focus on Hong Kong, analysing its policy incentives, legal framework and the key contents of the Stablecoins Ordinance. Participants will understand how Hong Kong promotes the stablecoin regime through regulatory autonomy and compare Hong Kong’s policies with those of Chinese Mainland and Singapore to grasp regional regulatory trends. The course will also explore the opportunities that stablecoins bring to the financial industry, as well as the challenges they pose to virtual asset platforms and third-party payment institutions.
Part 1: The promotion, regulatory framework and evolution of Hong Kong's stablecoin regime
Part 2: Key contents of the Stablecoins Ordinance and its impact on the financial industry
(eCPD: 2 hours)
*This course is only for online registration
*For new students to activate the eCPD training account, they have to register on this website and complete the identity verification. They can apply for online courses after the account is confirmed.
*Students will receive a confirmation email within 5 working days after successful enrolment (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays).
*Students should complete the eCPD programme before the course expiry date specified on the confirmation email. (i.e. generally within 3 months)
* Student must complete all parts of the course and pass relevant assessment(s) in order to obtain the e-Certificate of attainment issued by the Institute of Professional Education And Knowledge (PEAK) and earn specific CPD hours of the course.
*For E-learning CPD activities: Individual licensees can only earn CPD hours by taking the E-learning CPD activity once during the same Assessment Period. If an individual licensee repeats the same E-learning CPD activity in the same Assessment Period, the repeat one will not be counted.
