Ant Group

Today In Payments Around The World: Mytheresa’s Parent Files For IPO; Ant Considers Moving Financial Services To Holding Company
Today In Payments Around The World: Mytheresa’s Parent Files For IPO; Ant Considers Moving Financial...
December 29, 2020  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Mytheresa parent company MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. said it has filed a registration statement to go public,...

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Ant Mulls Rerouting Financial Services To Separate Holding Company
Ant Mulls Rerouting Financial Services To Separate Holding Company
December 29, 2020  |  International

Jack Ma’s Ant Group is considering moving all of its financial services units to a separate holding company that would be regulated like a bank,...

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Chinese Officials Join US Politicians In Suddenly Falling Out Of Love With Big Tech 
Chinese Officials Join US Politicians In Suddenly Falling Out Of Love With Big Tech 
December 28, 2020  |  International

Big Tech is falling out of favor not just in the West, but in China as well. Recent regulatory crackdowns on Ant Group, Alibaba and...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: China’s Central Bank Tells Ant Group To Concentrate On Payments; China’s Digital Yuan Pilot Wraps Up
Today In Digital-First Banking: China’s Central Bank Tells Ant Group To Concentrate On Payments; China’s...
December 28, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, financial regulators in China are moving to check the influence of Jack Ma’s Ant Group, while the second...

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China’s Market Regulator Investigates Merchant Claims Against Alibaba In Antimonopoly Probe
China’s Market Regulator Investigates Merchant Claims Against Alibaba In Antimonopoly Probe
December 27, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The Chinese government’s previously announced antitrust investigation of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is focusing on whether the internet giant refused access to its online marketplace...

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Today In Payments Around The World: China Lengthens Deferrals For Small And Micro-Businesses; Ant Group Scales Back Credit Limits Of Some Virtual Card Users
Today In Payments Around The World: China Lengthens Deferrals For Small And Micro-Businesses; Ant Group...
December 23, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news around the world, China’s State Council reportedly said that small and micro-sized firms can defer loan payments past Q1 2021...

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Ant Group Curbs Credit Limits Of Some Users Of Virtual Credit Cards
Ant Group Curbs Credit Limits Of Some Users Of Virtual Credit Cards
December 23, 2020  |  International

In the wake of the collapse of its initial public offering of stock (IPO), China’s Ant Group is scaling back the borrowing limits for some...

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Today In Payments: Rent-A-Center Acquires Acima; FIS, Global Payments Eyed Merger
Today In Payments: Rent-A-Center Acquires Acima; FIS, Global Payments Eyed Merger
December 21, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Rent-A-Center acquires Acima, FIS and Global Payments discussed a merger and the U.S. Senate reached a deal for a new stimulus...

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Report: Jack Ma Offered Part Of Ant Group To Chinese Government To Smooth Over IPO Fiasco
Report: Jack Ma Offered Part Of Ant Group To Chinese Government To Smooth Over IPO...
December 20, 2020  |  International

Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma told Chinese regulators in November that he would give portions of Ant Group, the FinTech he founded, to the country’s government in...

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