Alchemy Pay Invests in a Company in Hong Kong that Holds SFC Type 1/4/9 Licenses and Will Apply for the Upgrade of the SFC Type 1 License

HONG KONG, July 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alchemy Pay, the world-leading fiat-crypto payment solution provider, has made a strategic investment in Hong Kong-based HTF Securities Limited (Central No.: BNO909), through one of its corporate entities. HTF Securities is a licensed corporation regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), holding Type 1 (Dealing in Securities), Type 4 (Advising on Securities), and Type 9 (Asset Management) licenses.

With a professional management team boasting nearly two decades of experience in Hong Kong's capital markets, HTF Securities focuses on in-depth research and investment services in both primary and secondary markets. The company provides clients with a full suite of services including equities, bonds, funds, brokerage services, and securities advisory, along with discretionary portfolio and fund management.

The SFC's Type 1, 4, and 9 licenses are widely regarded as the foundational trio for full-spectrum financial service offerings, encompassing the key activities of securities trading, investment advisory, and asset management. This license combination represents one of the most comprehensive and versatile sets of financial permissions available in Hong Kong's regulatory landscape.

Notably, the Hong Kong SFC now allows license holders under Types 1, 4, and 9 to submit applications for business scope extensions into virtual asset (VA) activities. This framework has already been successfully adopted by prominent industry players, such as HashKey Group, which previously obtained all three licenses and completed the extension to include VA services.

Given Alchemy Pay's strategic roots in Hong Kong and long-standing commitment to compliance-led growth, this investment and license progression marks a key milestone in its Asia-Pacific expansion. Alchemy Pay is committed to building the crypto industry through a compliance-first approach on a global scale. In July 2025, The company previously announced that it had obtained 10 Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) across the United States, significantly expanding its legal payment capabilities in the U.S. Other key regulatory milestones include an Authorised Payment Institution (API) license in the United Kingdom, VQF membership in Switzerland, Electronic Financial Business Registration in South Korea, registration as a Digital Currency Exchange Provider (DCEP) under AUSTRAC in Australia, and additional licenses across Southeast Asia, Canada, and Europe. Looking ahead, Alchemy Pay will collaborate with HTF Securities Limited to advance crypto compliance efforts through the upgrade of Type 1, 4, and 9 licenses.

About HTF Securities Limited

HTF Securities Limited is a licensed corporation approved by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (Central Number: BNO909) with licenses Type 1, 4, and 9 and is a participant of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

HTF Securities Limited looks at the global economic landscape, studies the century-old world financial history, assesses the domestic political and economic situation, focuses on non-systematic research in the secondary and primary markets, is good at discovering value depressions, provides customers with stocks, bonds, funds and brokerage services, and provides customers with professional securities investment advice. It manages securities for customers in the form of full power of attorney and manages funds in the form of full power of attorney.

The management team has nearly 20 years of experience in securities trading, senior management experience in Hong Kong listed securities companies, and management experience and business background in overseas professional securities trading and investment. They also follow the requirements of the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission for internal supervision and risk control to maximize the security of investors' assets.

About Alchemy Pay

Founded in 2017, Alchemy Pay is a payment gateway that seamlessly connects crypto with traditional fiat currencies for businesses, developers, and end users. With its offerings including On & Off-Ramp, Web3 Digital Bank, NFT Checkout and its newly launched RWA platform, Alchemy Pay supports fiat payments in 173 countries.

The Ramp is a one-stop solution to buy and sell crypto and fiat, easily integrated by platforms and dApps according to requirements. The RWA platform allows global users to invest in tokenized real-world assets using local fiat currencies, lowering entry barriers and democratizing access to traditional financial instruments. Our Web3 Digital Bank supports Web3 enterprises by providing multi-fiat accounts and instant fiat-crypto conversion capabilities. Additionally, the NFT Checkout enables direct purchases of NFTs using fiat payment methods. ACH is the Alchemy Pay network token on the Ethereum blockchain.

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