HONG KONG, March 31, 2026 — GTN, the global fintech powering limitless investment, today announced the appointment of Franklin Yang as Chief Executive Officer for Greater China. The appointment reinforces GTN’s strategic commitment to the region following its recent Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Type 1 licence approval announced last week.
Yang joins GTN from Guolian Securities, where he served as the firm’s Hong Kong CEO for over five years, leading its expansion in wealth management and investment banking. His career includes senior leadership roles at BNP Paribas as Managing Director and Head of Greater China, and as Greater China CEO at FTSE Russell, driving the index provider’s regional expansion across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
“Franklin’s deep understanding of Greater China’s capital markets, combined with his proven track record of building cross-border financial services businesses, makes him the ideal leader to drive GTN’s Greater China strategy,” said Manjula Jayasinghe, GTN’s co-founder and Group CEO. “With Franklin in place, we have the relationships and the regional expertise to grow meaningfully across the region.”
Speaking of his appointment, Franklin said, “Hong Kong’s position as the gateway to Greater China’s US$3 trillion in capital flows between China and the rest of the world represents an extraordinary opportunity. With GTN’s API-first infrastructure and regulatory presence across six global markets, we can offer partners seamless access to both Asian and international markets through a single, compliant integration point. I look forward to establishing GTN as the defining infrastructure platform for firms seeking to capture the region’s growth.”
This appointment marks a further milestone in GTN’s global expansion at a time when Hong Kong’s stock market capitalisation has exceeded US$6 trillion, HKEX ranked first globally for IPO proceeds in 2025, and financial services and fintech are leading all sectors for foreign direct investment. GTN is uniquely positioned to serve regional institutions directly through its SFC-regulated Hong Kong entity and its dedicated local team.