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Alipay Teams With UEFA For Mobile Payments At Soccer Games
Alipay Teams With UEFA For Mobile Payments At Soccer Games
November 09, 2018  |  International

With a new commerce deal for the soccer world, Ant Financial’s Alipay has partnered with Europe’s UEFA to bring its platform to events sanctioned by the organization’s...

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China To Increase Regulation Of Financial Holding Companies
China To Increase Regulation Of Financial Holding Companies
November 05, 2018  |  Regulation

China is reportedly looking at new regulations that would impact Alibaba and Ant Financial in an effort to boost oversight of financial holding companies. According...

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Ant Financial Posts Rare Quarterly Loss
Ant Financial Posts Rare Quarterly Loss
November 05, 2018  |  Earnings

Ant Financial, the Chinese FinTech giant and an affiliate of Alibaba Group, posted an earnings pre-tax loss of 2.4 billion yuan ($353 million USD) for the...

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Alipay Ramps Up Supply Chain, Lending Services To SMBs
Alipay Ramps Up Supply Chain, Lending Services To SMBs
October 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Chinese payments conglomerate Alipay is ramping up its B2B services with a new suite of offerings for small businesses (SMBs). Reports in Financial IT on...

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Thinking ‘Differently’ Than Ant, Pintec Makes Its Post-IPO Plans
Thinking ‘Differently’ Than Ant, Pintec Makes Its Post-IPO Plans
October 29, 2018  |  IPO

Pintec Technology Holdings Limited may not be a household name in the U.S., but it ended last week with a some very strong results on...

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Ant Expands FI Tech Services Platform In China
Ant Expands FI Tech Services Platform In China
September 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Ant Financial, the financial services unit of Alibaba, is rolling out a new brand to provide financial institutions (FIs) with support for digital transformation. In...

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Alipay Has 700M Active Users
Alipay Has 700M Active Users
September 18, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Eric Jing, Ant Financial’s executive chairman and CEO, revealed that Alipay now has over 700 million annual active users — an increase of more than...

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Ant Financial Denies Stealing Equifax IP
Ant Financial Denies Stealing Equifax IP
September 13, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Ant Financial, the payment affiliate of Alibaba, pushed back on a Wall Street Journal report that alleged the company used Equifax intellectual property to create its...

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China, Alibaba Are Big Players On The Blockchain Patent Block
China, Alibaba Are Big Players On The Blockchain Patent Block
September 12, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Patents can be the springboard to competitive advantage.  In the blockchain space, China (and Alibaba) dominate new patent filings.  Crypto crackdown aside, here's what China...

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