649Other financial service activities
其他金融服務活動
This group encompasses a variety of financial service activities that are not classified under traditional banking or insurance services. It includes services such as financial leasing, investment advice, and other auxiliary financial services that support the functioning of financial markets.
Classes in this group
Licences and approvals
What this activity needs to operate
Activities under this code trigger the following licensing regimes. Emerhub prepares and files each application on your behalf.
Deposit-taking Company Authorization
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
Authorization for companies engaged in specialised activities such as consumer finance, trade finance or securities business that take deposits from the public. Deposit-taking companies may only take deposits of HKD 100,000 or above with an original term to maturity of at least three months, forming the third tier of the banking system under the Banking Ordinance (Cap. 155).
Applies where a finance company funds lending with public deposits
- Capital requirement
- Minimum capital of HKD 25M
Official sourceVerified 2026-07-14
Money Lenders Licence
Licensing Court (with the Companies Registry as Registrar of Money Lenders)
Required under the Money Lenders Ordinance (Cap. 163) for any person carrying on business as a money lender in Hong Kong other than exempted persons such as authorized institutions. Applications are lodged with the Companies Registry, which processes them for determination by the Licensing Court; the licence is valid for 12 months and must be renewed annually.
Official sourceVerified 2026-07-14
Money Service Operator (MSO) Licence
Customs and Excise Department (C&ED)
Required under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615) for any person operating a money changing service or remittance service in Hong Kong. Licensees, their directors and ultimate owners must pass a fit and proper person test and the licence is valid for two years.
Official sourceVerified 2026-07-14
Stored Value Facility (SVF) Licence
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
Required for issuers of stored value facilities such as e-wallets, prepaid cards and other prepaid payment instruments under the Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance (Cap. 584). The Monetary Authority grants a licence only if all minimum criteria, including capital, fitness and propriety and float safeguarding, are met; licensed banks are deemed to be granted an SVF licence.
Applies to e-wallet and prepaid payment instrument issuers
- Capital requirement
- Paid-up share capital of not less than HKD 25M (or equivalent financial resources); HKMA may impose higher requirements
Official sourceVerified 2026-07-14
Standard compliance
Compliance every Hong Kong company shares
Beyond anything specific to this activity, every Hong Kong company handles two-tiered profits tax, the annual return (Form NAR1) within 42 days of its incorporation anniversary, audited accounts, MPF enrolment for staff, and a company secretary. Emerhub runs all of it on your behalf.
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Starting a other financial service activities business in Hong Kong?
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