--- title: "Ant Group’s bank adds stock trading to Alipay app in Hong Kong" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/285006736.md" description: "Ant Bank, the digital banking arm of Ant Group, has launched stock trading services in its AlipayHK app, allowing users to trade Hong Kong and US stocks, ETFs, and structured products. The app offers zero-commission trading for Hong Kong equities and integrates trading with payments and savings for a comprehensive personal finance experience. This move follows Ant Group's acquisition of a controlling stake in Bright Smart Securities, highlighting its strategy to expand into investment services amid growing competition from fintech platforms in Hong Kong's retail brokerage market." datetime: "2026-05-03T23:01:05.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/285006736.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285006736.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/285006736.md) --- # Ant Group’s bank adds stock trading to Alipay app in Hong Kong Ant Bank, the digital banking arm of Ant Group, has rolled out stock trading services within its AlipayHK mobile application, marking a further push into Hong Kong’s retail brokerage market as fintech players race to capture a new generation of investors. The service allowed users to trade Hong Kong and US stocks and exchange-traded funds, as well as structured products including warrants and callable contracts, through the app’s wealth-management section, according to its promotional materials. By integrating trading with existing functions such as payments, savings and fund investments, the app aimed to offer “one-stop” services for personal finance, the company said. The offering featured zero-commission trading for Hong Kong equities, no custody fees and free real-time market data access, the materials said. The company also touted seamless fund allocation across consumption, savings and investment, as well as simplified account opening, leveraging AlipayHK’s existing user base. The move comes weeks after Ant Group strengthened its foothold in the city’s brokerage industry through the acquisition of a controlling stake in Bright Smart Securities, underscoring a broader shift in Hong Kong’s retail investment landscape, where traditional securities firms are facing increasing competition from fintech platforms that bundle trading with everyday financial services. In late March, Wealthiness and Prosperity Holding, Ant’s wealth-management affiliate, completed the acquisition of a 50.55 per cent stake in the Hong Kong-listed broker for HK$2.81 billion (US$369 million), highlighting its ambition to expand beyond payments and digital banking into full-fledged investment services. Ant Group operates the Alipay payment system used by Alibaba Group Holding, which owns the South China Morning Post. Announcing the deal last year, Wealthiness and Prosperity said it “firmly believes in the long-term development of China’s economy and Hong Kong’s economy, and firmly believes in generating great market opportunities via the combination of technology and wealth management”. “With \[Ant Group’s\] product and technology innovation capabilities, \[Bright Smart\] is expected to expand its service offering to a wider age group of customers, and enhance experience for existing customers, driving further business growth,” it added. ### Related Stocks - [01428.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/01428.HK.md) - [512880.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/512880.CN.md) - [159842.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/159842.CN.md) - [09988.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09988.HK.md) - [BABA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BABA.US.md) - [89988.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/89988.HK.md) - [HBBD.SG](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HBBD.SG.md) ## Related News & Research - [Bright Smart Securities Sets Out Board Line-Up and Governance Structure](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284738925.md) - [HSBC's darkest scenario: stock markets down 35% and oil at $145](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285173713.md) - [Why a Team-Based Approach Is Redefining Retirement for Today's Investors](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285101749.md) - [Republican governors pursue new congressional maps after US Supreme Court ruling](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284945380.md) - [ZAWYA: Disrupt-X and Delta Flow announce strategic collaboration to launch the intelligent operating system for global ports](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285032938.md)