Hong Kong Monetary Authority: The transaction amount of stored value payment tools in the third quarter was HK$ 268.9 billion, a decrease of 5.9% compared to the previous quarter.

On December 19th, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority released statistics on the stored value payment instruments issued by licensed providers for the third quarter of 2025. The data showed that the total number of active stored value payment tool accounts in use during the third quarter was 83.4 million, an increase of 0.8% compared to the previous quarter. The total transaction volume of stored value payment tools was approximately 2.1 billion, an increase of 0.5% compared to the previous quarter, with a total transaction amount of HK$268.9 billion, a decrease of 5.9% compared to the previous quarter. Compared to the same period in the previous year, the total number of active stored value payment tool accounts at the end of the third quarter increased by 7.7%, while the total stored value amount and total tool deposit amount increased by 11.8%. The total transaction volume and total transaction amount increased by 3.8% and 13.4%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2024.