Mirae Asset Securities' Hong Kong subsidiary said on the 15th that it received final approval for the "digital asset retail license (VA License Uplift)" from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the first among Korean brokerages.
Accordingly, Mirae Asset Securities' Hong Kong subsidiary plans to open a mobile trading system (MTS) in June and officially launch a digital asset trading service for retail investors in Hong Kong.
Through this, it will provide an integrated investment environment that encompasses traditional assets such as stocks and bonds and digital assets. In addition, it plans to introduce a service that allows Hong Kong clients to invest in the Korean stock market.
Starting with this Hong Kong business, Mirae Asset Securities plans to expand its digital asset business into major global financial markets including the United States and Singapore, strengthening platform competitiveness for global retail investors.
The company succeeded in issuing a digital bond in Hong Kong in January this year, the first among Korean brokerages. Going forward, based on "Mirae Asset 3.0," centered on global integration and digital assets, it plans to build a "global digital wallet" and proactively pursue Web3-based businesses at home and abroad.
Seong Jun-yeop, head of Mirae Asset Securities' Hong Kong subsidiary, said, "We plan to develop the mobile platform into a comprehensive platform that integrates real world assets (RWA) and tokenization-based digital assets," adding, "In the mid to long term, we will continue to expand the Web3 financial ecosystem while also expanding our digital asset business model in the Chinese market."