GTN, a global fintech infrastructure company, has received a Type 1 securities dealing license from Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), giving the firm its sixth regulated entity worldwide and completing what it describes as an Asia-Pacific dual-hub structure.Join the inaugural Finance Magnates Singapore Summit 2026, which will bring together brokers, fintechs, banks, EMIs, wealth managers, and hedge funds across APAC.The license brings GTN's regulated presence to the UK, the United States, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa and now Hong Kong. The company said the SFC approval, paired with its existing Monetary Authority of Singapore authorization, forms the backbone of its regional strategy, linking two of Asia's most active financial centers within a single operating framework."GTN has provided access to Hong Kong and China markets across its network for several years and has witnessed increasing demand from clients globally to trade in this high-growth region," said Manjula Jayasinghe, co-founder and Group Chief Executive Officer.[#highlighted-links#] "This milestone enables GTN to facilitate customer order flow from Greater China into global markets, while further enhancing its ability to provide access to Greater China markets for clients across the GTN network."Greater China Capital Flows Drive Licence PushThe Hong Kong approval is tied to what GTN describes as growing demand for access to capital moving between mainland China and international markets. The company says the new entity positions it to connect partner firms to US$3 trillion in China-related cross-border flows, though it did not disclose a source or methodology for that figure.Central to the offering, the company says, is access to the Stock Connect programme, the cross-border link allowing investors to trade eligible shares in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.GTN said it intends to support two-way order flow through the mechanism, meaning both inbound investment into China and outbound allocation from Greater China into global markets. Webull tapped GTN in April 2025 to deliver fixed income products to APAC customers, a deal that reflected rising broker appetite for GTN's fractional infrastructure in the region.The firm also extended its fractional trading capabilities to HKEX-listed equities, building on what it described as a 2025 expansion of that product line. GTN says fractional access allows retail-facing apps to offer high-value Hong Kong stocks at smaller unit sizes, reducing the capital barrier for retail participation.Regulatory Footprint Widens After FCA, MAS ApprovalsThe Hong Kong licence follows a period of regulatory and commercial expansion for the company. In November 2024, GTN received FCA authorisation in the UK, which the firm said would underpin B2B and B2B2C services under the Tripartite Model B structure. That move was followed in December 2024 by the appointment of a dedicated European CEO with two decades of fintech experience.GTN partnered with Georgia's Galt & Taggart brokerage in May 2025 for cross-border trading across US, European and Asian markets, while Revolut had previously tapped GTN in June 2024 to bring bond trading to EEA customers, illustrating the range of client types the firm targets across both retail and institutional segments.API Model Faces Growing Field in AsiaGTN's infrastructure-as-a-service model, which allows banks, brokers and fintechs to offer investment products without building proprietary technology, competes in a segment that has attracted increasing attention from both global and regional players. Firms including DriveWealth, Alpaca and Interactive Brokers' GlobalTrader unit operate in overlapping areas, and several Asian technology providers have moved to build comparable multi-market connectivity in recent years.The company says its single API covers 90-plus markets and eight asset classes, with the stated aim of reducing time-to-market for new investment products. Audi Capital selected GTN's platform in October 2025 to connect Saudi high-net-worth clients to 80 global markets, a deal that pointed to traction in the Gulf region alongside GTN's Asia and European push.GTN employs more than 600 professionals across 14 countries and says it serves over 450 clients globally. Its investors include IFC, the World Bank Group's private sector arm, and SBI Ventures Singapore. This article was written by Damian Chmiel at www.financemagnates.com.

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