HKMA: JPMorgan Chase, R3 and WeBank Technology Join Ensemble Project Framework Working Group
According to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, JPMorgan Chase, R3 and WeBank Technology will join the Ensemble Project Architecture Working Group as new members. The previous members of the working group include the HKMA, the Securities and Futures Commission, the Hong Kong Centre under the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, the CBDC Expert Group and seven private institutions, including Bank of China (Hong Kong), Hang Seng Bank, HSBC, Standard Chartered Hong Kong, HashKey Group, Ant Digital Technology and Microsoft Hong Kong. In addition, China Construction Bank (Asia) joint stock company, Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Jetcom and OSL Digital Securities Limited will become new participants in the Ensemble project and will be tested on the Ensemble Sandbox for fixed income and investment fund use cases.