AMINA (Hong Kong) Limited has become the first international banking group to offer comprehensive crypto spot trading and asset safeguarding services in Hong Kong following a Securities and Futures Commission Type 1 license uplift, the company announced Monday.

The expansion enables AMINA HK, a subsidiary of Swiss FINMA-regulated AMINA Bank AG, to provide institutional-grade crypto services to professional investors in Hong Kong, including institutions, corporates, and high-net-worth individuals, within the city’s regulatory framework.

The license uplift allows AMINA HK to offer 24/7 crypto spot trading, asset safeguarding, and crypto deposits and withdrawals directly to and from whitelisted addresses under SFC regulatory…