Eddie Yue, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, said the fintech sector is thriving in the wake of the territory’s inaugural FinTech Week three years ago. So reports Shine.

HMBradley has joined a growing list of Los Angeles-based companies aiming to disrupt the high finance sector dominated largely by East Coast players like Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. So reports TechCruch.

China’s central bank has set up a new system to certify fintech software and hardware products with respect to making digital payments. So reports Cointelegraph.

Walmart and Green Dot are partnering to create a fintech startup accelerator to focus on the intersection of consumer financial services and retail. So reports Tech Crunch.