The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published today (September 18) statistics on Stored Value Facilities (SVF) schemes issued by SVF licensees for the second quarter of 2026.
      
     The SVF scheme statistics (see Annex) include quarterly data on SVF schemes issued by the SVF licensees of the relevant periods. 
      
     According to the quarterly statistics, the total number of SVF accounts in use (Note 1) was 90.38 million at the end of Q2/2026, representing a 1.8 per cent increase from the previous quarter. The total number of SVF transactions was around 2.2 billion in Q2/2026, or 0.3 per cent higher than the previous quarter. The total value of SVF transactions was HK$264.7 billion in Q2/2026, representing a 0.1 per cent increase from the previous quarter. Of the total transaction value, HK$47.7 billion was related to point-of-sale spending payment, HK$33.8 billion in online spending payment, HK$16.4 billion in P2P fund transfer, HK$59.6 billion in withdrawal and HK$107.2 billion in adding value. The total value of SVF deposit and float (Note 2) was HK$21.8 billion at the end of Q2/2026, 0.6 per cent higher than the previous quarter.
      
     As compared with the end of Q2/2025, the total number of SVF accounts in use at the end of Q2/2026 was up by 9.2 per cent, and the total value of SVF deposit and float was up by 7.3 per cent. The total number of SVF transactions during Q2/2026 was up by 3.6 per cent year-on-year but the total value during the period was down by 7.4 per cent year-on-year.

Note 1: "Total number of SVF accounts in use" refers to the total number of SVF accounts that can be used as at the end of the reporting period. 

Note 2: The terms "SVF deposit" and "float" follow their definitions in the Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance.

Ends/Friday, September 18, 2026
Issued at HKT 16:35

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