Ant Financial

Why Ant Financial Wants Big Data
Why Ant Financial Wants Big Data
June 13, 2016  |  International

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings’ Ant Financial affiliate took a 20 percent stake in financial data provider Shanghai Suntime Information Technology, Reuters reported last...

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China’s NGO Laws May Signal Tough Terrain for Payments Firms
China’s NGO Laws May Signal Tough Terrain for Payments Firms
May 03, 2016  |  International

What happens when the greenfield of all greenfield opportunities suddenly has a fence thrown up around it? News last week that China’s government has put...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: The Ant Financial IPO?
Sizzle Or Fizzle: The Ant Financial IPO?
April 29, 2016  |  Investments

Unicorns are one thing. Unicorns on steroids are quite another. As is well known by now, Ant Financial, the Chinese micro-lending Internet player, has raised...

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China Regulators Target ‘Fly-By-Night’ FinTechs
China Regulators Target ‘Fly-By-Night’ FinTechs
April 22, 2016  |  International

The online tech and finance sector in China has grown by leaps and bounds, but that means that “fly-by-night” and other dubious payments firms and...

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Alibaba, Ant Financial Bet $1.25B On Food Delivery
Alibaba, Ant Financial Bet $1.25B On Food Delivery
April 14, 2016  |  International

Alibaba and its financial affiliate, Ant Financial, are betting big on the food delivery service. $1.25 billion big, to be exact. Recent reports show that...

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Paytm Hires Ex-Alibaba Exec To Ramp eCommerce Collaboration
Paytm Hires Ex-Alibaba Exec To Ramp eCommerce Collaboration
March 21, 2016  |  South East Asia

Indian payments startup Paytm has hired Alibaba’s head of wholesale business to steer its growth and build a stronger collaboration with the Chinese eCommerce giant. Bhushan...

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