August 17, 2021
Failure To File Reportable Mergers – Update from China
Like many other jurisdictions, China has a system of compulsory pre-closing merger control. Like other jurisdictions, the Chinese antitrust authority – the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) – investigates...
August 17, 2021
China Steps Up Tech Regulation & Stocks Plummet
On Tuesday China moved to tighten control of its technology sector, publishing detailed rules aimed at tackling unfair competition and companies’ handling of critical data, reported Bloomberg. After the government...
August 17, 2021
Chinese Watchdogs Tighten Tech Grip With New SAMR Rules
New draft rules were handed down from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on Tuesday (Aug. 17) that tighten the state’s regulatory grip on how technology platforms conduct business,...
August 16, 2021
Shopping App Provider Ranking Entangled In Mobile Merchandising Mystery
We don’t normally “go there” in this space, but it’s just too tempting. Often marveling at the resilience of the somewhat mysterious SHEIN shopping app consistently topping our Provider Ranking,...
August 11, 2021
China Cracks Down On Online Insurance Companies
China has turned its focus to the country’s insurance technology platforms as the nation’s banking and insurance watchdog continues its regulatory crackdown on businesses in a variety of vertical markets,...
August 09, 2021
Bank BBVA Teams With Ant’s Blockchain Platform Trusple
Bank BBVA, recently acquired by PNC Financial Services, is now offering payment and financing services on Trusple — China’s Ant Group’s blockchain platform for global trade. “Trusple is designed to...
August 09, 2021
Government Regulations Spark Fall Of China’s Tech Moguls
The richest man in China — Zhong Shanshan, founder of bottled water consortium Nongfu — has a low profile and few headlines, even though he knocked Alibaba and Ant Group...
August 08, 2021
Chinese Regulators Slap Tencent’s WeChat With Lawsuit
Shenzhen-headquartered Tencent is being slapped with a lawsuit over its WeChat subsidiary and regulations concerning minors, Reuters reported on Friday, August 6. The WeChat app’s “youth mode” apparently is not...
August 06, 2021
Chinese Regulators Slap Tencent’s WeChat With Lawsuit
Shenzhen-headquartered Tencent is being slapped with a lawsuit over its WeChat subsidiary and regulations concerning minors, Reuters reported on Friday (Aug. 6). The WeChat app’s “youth mode” apparently is not...
