Alchemy Pay, a cryptocurrency payment company, has partnered with HTF Securities Limited, a licensed entity under the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), to complete an upgrade of the SFC's Type 4 license for virtual assets. According to Foresight News, this development builds on Alchemy Pay's previous strategic investment in HTF Securities. The two companies will also collaborate on applications for upgrading the virtual asset business under Type 1 and Type 9 licenses.