Octopus Cards has launched a digital yuan (e-CNY) top-up service, enabling mainland visitors to have a seamless payment experience in the city and pay like locals. This comes as the total Octopus ...

To say that the fare collection system in Hong Kong has been well received would certainly be an understatement. Today, there are actually more Octopus Cards in circulation than there are residents in ...

HONG KONG, June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Wonder, a leading payments and fintech platform in Hong Kong and APAC, is proud to announce a landmark partnership as the first omnichannel payment facilitator ...

Octopus Cards is distributing HK$68.8 million in red packets to encourage citizens to spend locally during the Chinese New Year and support Hong Kong's shift towards becoming a cashless city. This ...

The most popular payment method in Hong Kong is no longer considered safe by many protesters. As the recent protests over the extradition bill have escalated, people in Hong Kong have become more wary ...

Hong Kong's transit and retail Octopus card now supports integration with Apple Pay. Support for the Apple Pay platform arrived in the latest update to the Octopus app, according to blog Ata Distance.

IN 1997, two months after Hong Kong reverted to Chinese sovereignty, it acquired a cutting-edge payment technology. People could rush through turnstiles with a wave of their colourful Octopus ...

Whenever Hongkongers like something, we go all out in the hyperfixation. In celebration of the upcoming Chiikawa Days exhibition in K11 Musea, Octopus is soon releasing two special-edition Octopus ...

Hong Kong isn't known for being the center of technological innovation but it could very well become the first cashless society in the world, thanks to a little plastic card known as the Octopus.

Future Finance is a new series showcasing future trends related to the global financial system. The show complements CNN’s business coverage by examining everything from a cashless society to ...