According to *The Herald*, South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group is in talks with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to obtain a license related to digital assets. A senior executive at Shinhan Investment & Securities stated that discussions are still in the early stages, with a focus on STO (Security Token Offering) issuance and tokenized asset distribution strategies targeting institutional investors, family offices, and high-net-worth clients. The report also mentioned that Mirae Asset Securities' Hong Kong branch has already obtained the SFC-approved Virtual Asset Retail License (VA License Uplift) and plans to launch digital asset trading services for local individual investors next month. https://(wublock123.com)/news/news-61328