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  "id": 16172100,
  "title": "HSBC launches its first stablecoin for payments in Hong Kong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/hsbc-launches-its-first-stablecoin-for-payments-in-hong-kong",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T09:44:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tech in Asia",
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    "url": "https://www.techinasia.com/news/hsbc-launches-its-first-stablecoin-for-payments-in-hong-kong"
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  "summary": "The bank said more than 3.3 million PayMe users will be able to activate an in-app wallet in the coming days and use RedCoin at more than 100,000 merchants.",
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Hong Kong stocks slide to four-month low as stimulus hopes fade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/hong-kong-stocks-slide-to-four-month-low-as-stimulus-hopes-fade",
        "published": "2026-10-22T06:51:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "HSBC RedCoin stablecoin launches for 3.3 million PayMe users in Hong Kong",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/hsbc-redcoin-stablecoin-launches-for-3-3-million-payme-users-in-hong",
        "published": "2026-10-22T23:00:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "HSBC rolls out its first HKD stablecoin RedCoin to retail users",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/hsbc-rolls-out-its-first-hkd-stablecoin-redcoin-to-retail-users",
        "published": "2026-10-23T04:03:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Finextra",
        "title": "HSBC launches first stablecoin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/hsbc-launches-first-stablecoin",
        "published": "2026-10-23T11:09:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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