How AWS helps Hong Kong banks deliver on HKMA DART Framework

This article explains how AWS capabilities enable Hong Kong banks to comply with the HKMA's DART framework, which establishes supervisory standards for Data, AI, Resilience, and Tokenisation.

• Data pillar: Unified lakehouse architecture with governed cross-institutional sharing using Amazon DataZone and confidential compute via AWS Nitro Enclaves
• AI pillar: Multi-model access through Amazon Bedrock with responsible guardrails, agentic deployment via AgentCore, and domain-specific fine-tuning on SageMaker HyperPod
• Resilience pillar: Multi-AZ infrastructure with automated failover, chaos engineering via AWS FIS, and post-quantum cryptography readiness with ML-KEM support
• Tokenisation pillar: Blockchain node infrastructure on EKS, institutional key management via AWS KMS and CloudHSM, and end-to-end RWA issuance pipelines
• Customer examples from NatWest, CBA, Visa, Prudential, Capital One, Vanguard, and Coinbase demonstrate production-scale deployments

AWS provides integrated, production-ready capabilities across all DART pillars, enabling banks to meet regulatory expectations while maintaining competitive advantage through early adoption.