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Today In Payments Around The World: Grab’s Valuation Could Reach $40 Billion; Chinese Scrutiny Leads To Exit Of Ant Group CEO
Today In Payments Around The World: Grab’s Valuation Could Reach $40 Billion; Chinese Scrutiny Leads...
March 12, 2021  |  News

In today’s top payments news around the world, Grab could reach a valuation of as high as $40 billion if talks with a special purpose...

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Chinese Scrutiny Prompts Exit Of Ant Group CEO, Launch Of  Protocols
Chinese Scrutiny Prompts Exit Of Ant Group CEO, Launch Of  Protocols
March 12, 2021  |  International

Increased regulatory scrutiny has prompted the CEO of China’s Ant Group to step down and also spurred the company to develop financial self-discipline rules, Reuters...

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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  |  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  |  International

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  |  International

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  |  Digital-First 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  |  International

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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