21st October 2023, Kathmandu
HKT (SEHK:6823) – Under HKT, HKT Payment, participating recently as part of a cross-industry consortium in the HKT e-HKD Pilot Programmee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), has invited innovative enterprises from different fields, including Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Trip.com, Hong Kong Management Association, The Club and Club Travel, to take part in the “tokenized property-backed secured lending with ring-fenced usage” use case to test the ring-fenced payment feature of the hypothetical e-HKD loan and provide input to the HKMA.
In the “tokenized property-backed secured lending with ring-fenced usage” use case, the user goes through a process involving different parties of the cross-industry consortium. The process includes tokenizing a property belonging to the user and using the resulting token[s] to apply for a ring-fenced secured loan.
Leveraging the programmability feature of the hypothetical e-HKD, the loan is then disbursed through HKT’s hypothetical e-HKD wallet as payment to merchants in the designated fields of healthcare, travel, education, and e-commerce.
Ring-fencing the hypothetical e-HKD loan in the use case may help improve credit assessment and provide the user with more personalized offers, benefitting consumers and merchants alike.
HKT e-HKD Pilot Programme
Monita Leung, the CEO, of Digital Ventures, HKT, said, “Consistently at the forefront of technology, HKT, through HKT Payment and HKT Merchant Services, has advocated the development of fintech and the digital economy by supporting the government’s Consumption Voucher Scheme, the HKMA’s Faster Payment System (FPS) and the recent e-HKD Pilot Programme.
We strive to collaborate with members of different industries to embrace and apply fintech and explore more payment possibilities.
In the event that the HKMA confirms the implementation of the e-HKD in the future, HKT will be in a position to offer timely support for merchants and broaden the realm of e-HKD payment.”
HKT Merchant Services is committed to providing merchants and small- and medium-sized enterprises with innovative one-stop payment services, including the Smart POS device which supports multiple mainstream payment acceptance methods and comprehensive FPS payment solutions.