Aegis Custody granted Hong Kong license
29 July 2019 Hong Kong
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Aegis Custody has been granted a license for its digital asset custody business by the Hong Kong Companies Registry of Trust and Company Services Providers.
Aegis Custody is a digital asset financial services company headquartered in San Francisco, backed by global asset manager Fosun International.
It focuses on serving family offices, asset managers, exchanges, asset-backed token issuers, third-party trusts and financial institutions.
Serra Wei, founder and CEO of Aegis, said: “This is a major milestone for Aegis Custody which allows us to offer our products and services to institutional investors globally. Through our Hong Kong business, we will be able to service clients interested in the new digital asset economy on a global scale, while we continue our license application as a qualified custodian in the US.”
She added: “I am grateful to my team at Aegis, our investors and the forward-thinking regulators in Hong Kong for this step forward in the development of the fintech industry in this market.”
Aegis Custody is a digital asset financial services company headquartered in San Francisco, backed by global asset manager Fosun International.
It focuses on serving family offices, asset managers, exchanges, asset-backed token issuers, third-party trusts and financial institutions.
Serra Wei, founder and CEO of Aegis, said: “This is a major milestone for Aegis Custody which allows us to offer our products and services to institutional investors globally. Through our Hong Kong business, we will be able to service clients interested in the new digital asset economy on a global scale, while we continue our license application as a qualified custodian in the US.”
She added: “I am grateful to my team at Aegis, our investors and the forward-thinking regulators in Hong Kong for this step forward in the development of the fintech industry in this market.”
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