# Hong Kong expands AI sandbox with banking, securities and insurance projects

https://mins.news/en/item/34285

- South China Morning Post, 2026-08-27 11:30 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3365478/hong-kong-expands-ai-sandbox-projects-include-banks-securities-and-insurance?utm_source=rss_feed

> Hong Kong’s financial regulators have selected 36 use cases for the first cohort of the expanded GenAI Sandbox++ programme. The initiative covers banking, securities, insurance and pensions as the city examines the use of more autonomous AI agents in financial services.