GTN, a global fintech infrastructure provider, has secured a Type 1 securities dealing licence from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong. This brings its total number of regulated entities worldwide to six.
This approval completes GTN’s planned Asia-Pacific dual-hub structure by pairing its existing Monetary Authority of Singapore authorisation with a regulated presence in Hong Kong, linking two of Asia’s key financial centres under one operational framework.
Currently, GTN operates regulated entities across the UK, US, Singapore, UAE, South Africa, and Hong Kong. The company supplies investment infrastructure to banks, brokers, and fintechs through a single API covering over 90 markets and eight asset classes, enabling clients to offer investment products without developing proprietary technology.
Greater China Capital Flows and Stock Connect Access
The new Hong Kong licence is driven by the increasing demand for access to capital flows between mainland China and international markets. GTN aims to facilitate two-way order flow through the Stock Connect programme, which permits investors to trade eligible shares listed in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong, thus supporting both inbound investment into China and outbound allocation from Greater China into global markets.
GTN has also expanded its fractional trading capabilities to HKEX-listed equities, allowing retail-facing platforms to offer high-value Hong Kong stocks at smaller unit sizes.
Regulatory and Commercial Expansion
The Hong Kong approval follows a period of significant regulatory and commercial growth. GTN obtained FCA authorisation in the UK in November 2024 and appointed a dedicated European CEO in December 2024. Recent client partnerships include Webull, which engaged GTN in April 2025 to deliver fixed income products to Asia-Pacific customers, and Galt and Taggart in Georgia for cross-border trading across US, European, and Asian markets.
Revolut previously collaborated with GTN in June 2024 to introduce bond trading to EEA customers. Audi Capital chose GTN’s platform in October 2025 to connect Saudi high-net-worth clients to 80 global markets.
In response, Manjula Jayasinghe, Co-founder and Group CEO of GTN, stated that the Hong Kong licence will enable the company to facilitate customer order flow from Greater China into global markets while enhancing access to these markets for its network of clients.
