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Tech platforms will be forced to provide capital for 30% of the loans they offer in partnership with banks
High-interest lenders fill market vacated by fintech group, increasing fears of rising defaults
Jack Ma’s payments group will put all its businesses inside financial holding company
Chinese regulator Guo Shuqing gains influence as he leads campaign against Ant group
Jack Ma’s disappearance tells us a lot about the nature of China’s brand of capitalism. It also speaks to just how political a weapon currency is, the world over.
Biometric security firm EyeVerify ‘targeted’ as Chinese fintech raises capital after halted IPO
Beijing increases pressure on Ant Group hours after tech billionaire breaks public silence
Alibaba shares rise after Chinese billionaire resurfaces on video after three-month absence
BlackRock among groups left holding $10.3bn worth of illiquid stakes in Chinese fintech
The crackdown on Alibaba and Ant Group amounts to an unprecedented squeeze on a ubiquitous ecommerce empire
We’ll be following the IPO boom, government crackdowns on fintech, the Covid recovery and more
Beijing must continue to allow private enterprise and innovation to thrive
Regulation and retention will determine whether Facebook, Google, Alibaba and their peers continue to clean up
Beijing to carve out fintech’s most lucrative units into tightly regulated holding company
Chinese authorities publicly accuse Jack Ma’s financial unit of regulatory failings
Fintech giant accused of ‘turning a blind eye’ on regulatory compliance issues
We’re counting down our top-10 topics of the year
Sea and Ant Group among recipients as city-state shakes up banking system
Powerful companies are impinging on the norm-setting roles of governments themselves
Intervention by Beijing might spur entrepreneurs to take a lower profile
Chinese fintech company lists in New York
Hudson Lockett explains why Beijing put a stop to the biggest listing in history
Stocks of Alibaba and other online groups tumble on concern over crackdown
DD’s inaugural event assembled executives to reflect on a tumultuous year, and where the US election and hunt for a Covid cure will lead
Mutual funds offer retail investors a route to reimbursement as outrage brews
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