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Ant Group IPO Delay Costs Alibaba Billions In Value As Stock Drops
November 03, 2020

Jack Ma has seen his net worth plunge by $3 billion after the Ant Group double initial public offering (IPO) was suspended on Tuesday (Nov. 3) by Chinese regulators, according to a report from Business Insider, which quoted numbers from Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index. Get the...

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Airbnb Establishes Host Endowment Ahead Of IPO
November 03, 2020

Airbnb is earmarking 9.2 million shares to fund an endowment to support its hosts as the Silicon Valley unicorn prepares for an initial public offering (IPO), the company said in a recent statement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Russian eCommerce Marketplace Ozon Eyes Nasdaq IPO
November 03, 2020

The eCommerce marketplace Ozon, considered to be Russia’s answer to Amazon, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Ant Group’s IPO Journey Faces Regulatory Hill – Is Lending In Crosshairs?
November 03, 2020

For Ant Group, for Alibaba, and for the biggest IPO ever, it’s a case of hurry up and wait. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Indonesia’s Logistics Startup Logisly Raises $6M Series A
November 03, 2020

Logisly, a logistics startup headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, notched $6 million in a Series A funding round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures, according to a report in Tech Asia on Tuesday (Nov. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Shanghai Stock Exchange Holds Up Ant Group IPO Following Regulators’ Questioning
November 03, 2020

The Shanghai Stock Exchange is delaying Ant Group’s record initial public offering (IPO) following Jack Ma’s meeting with Chinese regulators, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report on Tuesday (Nov. 3).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Jack Ma Tells Chinese Regulators Ant Group Not A Bank
November 03, 2020

As China’s Ant Group readies for its IPO — the biggest ever — founder Jack Ma wanted to clarify that the company is a tech firm, not a bank, Reuters reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Jack Ma Summoned For Questioning About $37B Ant IPO
November 02, 2020

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and regulators from three Chinese agencies are interviewing Ant Group Founder Jack Ma, Chairman Eric Jing, and CEO Simon Hu about the upcoming $37 billion initial public offering (IPO), according to a Financial Times report on Monday (Nov. 2)....

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FinTech Bridges Millennial Investing Gap
November 02, 2020

To move toward retirement, and to have the money in place to get there, millennials need to make the leap from bare bones banking — checking and savings — into investing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...