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Chinese Bike-Sharing Startup Hello Files US IPO

Chinese Bike-Sharing Startup Hello Files US IPO
Chinese Bike-Sharing Startup Hello Files US IPO
March 10, 2021  |  IPO

Bike-sharing startup Hello Inc. — formerly known as HelloBike, a survivor of China’s bike-sharing bubble  — has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO)...

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Beijing Demands More Consumer Data From Jack Ma’s Ant Group
Beijing Demands More Consumer Data From Jack Ma’s Ant Group
March 02, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

Although Jack Ma agreed to turn over Ant Group’s customer financial data, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and Beijing regulators are not satisfied with...

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Report: Ant Seeks To Shore Up Consumer Finance Unit’s Funding
Report: Ant Seeks To Shore Up Consumer Finance Unit’s Funding
February 26, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

As it gets ready to fold in its micro-lending operations, Ant Group is in discussions with other backers in its new consumer finance unit to...

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Alibaba Praised For Efforts To Abolish Chinese Poverty, Help Farmers
Alibaba Praised For Efforts To Abolish Chinese Poverty, Help Farmers
February 26, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Alibaba was commended by Chinese President Xi Jinping and the state media for its efforts to alleviate poverty and assist farmers with eCommerce, CNN reported on...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Brex Seeks Bank Charter; MYBank Enrolls In Digital Yuan Test Drives
Today In Digital-First Banking: Brex Seeks Bank Charter; MYBank Enrolls In Digital Yuan Test Drives
February 22, 2021  |  Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Brex has filed to open an industrial bank in Utah, while MYBank is getting in on China’s moves...

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MYBank, Backed By Ant Group, Signs Up For Digital Yuan Test Drives
MYBank, Backed By Ant Group, Signs Up For Digital Yuan Test Drives
February 22, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Ant Group’s MYBank is getting in on China’s moves toward launching a digital currency. The online bank said it will now be one of the...

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Reports Say China Blocked Ant IPO Over Company’s Complex Ownership
Reports Say China Blocked Ant IPO Over Company’s Complex Ownership
February 16, 2021  |  IPO

One previously unreported reason Jack Ma‘s Ant Group lost its IPO was because of the complex ownership structure of the company, The Wall Street Journal...

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China Clarifies Big Tech Monopoly Rules
China Clarifies Big Tech Monopoly Rules
February 07, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published new guidelines Sunday (Feb. 7) to strengthen anti-monopoly restrictions on Big Tech platforms, Reuters reported. Get the...

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