Ant Group

Ant Group’s March To The Biggest IPO Shows Power Of (Online) Commerce
Ant Group’s March To The Biggest IPO Shows Power Of (Online) Commerce
October 26, 2020  |  IPO

The pandemic seems to be barely slowing down Ant Group – or mobile finance in China. To that end, Monday (Oct. 26) saw the biggest...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Facebook Takes Dating App To Europe; WhatsApp Allows Businesses To Sell In Chats
Today In Payments Around The World: Facebook Takes Dating App To Europe; WhatsApp Allows Businesses...
October 23, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news around the world, Facebook is bringing its online dating tool to Europe, while cross-border mobile messaging program WhatsApp is introducing new...

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Ant Group Launches Copyright Services Platform
Ant Group Launches Copyright Services Platform
October 22, 2020  |  Innovation

Just posted online a song or piece of software you wrote and worried about it getting ripped off? If so, Chinese FinTech Ant Group has...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Lendify Secures $115M In Funding; Contour Teams With Mphasis On Trade Tech
Today In Payments Around The World: Lendify Secures $115M In Funding; Contour Teams With Mphasis...
October 22, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news around the world, Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending upstart Lendify has reportedly secured $115 million of funding, while international trade platform Contour...

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Ant Group Moves Ahead With $35B IPO After China’s OK
Ant Group Moves Ahead With $35B IPO After China’s OK
October 22, 2020  |  IPO

Ant Group has won the nod from China’s top security regulators for its Shanghai offering, the last hurdle to clear for what’s expected to be...

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Sources: Ant Group Plans $280B Hike In IPO Valuation Target 
Sources: Ant Group Plans $280B Hike In IPO Valuation Target 
October 16, 2020  |  IPO

Jack Ma’s Ant Group is said to be setting its sights on a $280 billion minimum valuation target for its initial public offering (IPO), which...

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Today In Payments: UK Watchdog Investigates Klarna Over Email Fiasco; Mastercard, Stride Enable Benefits To Gig Workers
Today In Payments: UK Watchdog Investigates Klarna Over Email Fiasco; Mastercard, Stride Enable Benefits To...
October 15, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, a U.K. watchdog is investigating Klarna over a recent email fiasco, and Mastercard and Stride are teaming to offer benefits to...

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Report: Trump May Put Ant Group On Trade Blacklist
Report: Trump May Put Ant Group On Trade Blacklist
October 14, 2020  |  International

The U.S. State Department has proposed President Donald Trump add FinTech Ant Group, which has strong ties to the  Alibaba Group empire, to a list...

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Ant’s Pending IPO Hit By Controversy Over Share Sale On Alipay
Ant’s Pending IPO Hit By Controversy Over Share Sale On Alipay
October 13, 2020  |  IPO

Ant Group, a China-based payments platform, is facing regulatory delays in its highly-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) amid growing unease over its handling of its...

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