FPS gained about 6 million new registrations over a period of two years that coincided with Hong Kong’s worst outbreaks of the coronavirus. Photo: AFP
FPS gained about 6 million new registrations over a period of two years that coincided with Hong Kong’s worst outbreaks of the coronavirus. Photo: AFP

Covid-19 spurs Hong Kong’s rush to dump notes and coins as Faster Payment System tops 10 million registrations in city’s embrace of digital banking

  • Faster Payment System (FPS) reached 10.1 million registrations in March
  • The pandemic has accelerated digitisation, CEO of virtual bank Livi says

FPS gained about 6 million new registrations over a period of two years that coincided with Hong Kong’s worst outbreaks of the coronavirus. Photo: AFP
FPS gained about 6 million new registrations over a period of two years that coincided with Hong Kong’s worst outbreaks of the coronavirus. Photo: AFP
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