alibaba

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, also known as Alibaba Group and as Alibaba.com, is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology.

Ant Financial Resubmits MoneyGram Bid to U.S. Authorities
Ant Financial Resubmits MoneyGram Bid to U.S. Authorities
July 12, 2017  |  Investments

Alibaba Holding affiliate Ant Financial has resubmitted its bid to buy U.S. money transfer company MoneyGram to U.S. authorities for review. Reuters, quoting unnamed sources...

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Alibaba Is Taking On Alexa, Google Home, DingDong and Little Fish With New Smart Speaker
Alibaba Is Taking On Alexa, Google Home, DingDong and Little Fish With New Smart Speaker
July 05, 2017  |  Retail

In its latest effort to keep up with its American big brother Amazon, China’s eCommerce giant Alibaba has announced the debut of its own smart...

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India’s Grand (De) Monetization Experiment
India’s Grand (De) Monetization Experiment
July 04, 2017  |  International

Eight months in, assessing the impact of what happens when you remove 86 percent of a country’s notes in circulation. India’s push toward digital payments...

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Alibaba Gears Up To Launch Its Own Voice-Activated Device
Alibaba Gears Up To Launch Its Own Voice-Activated Device
June 30, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Alibaba, China’s eCommerce company, is reportedly gearing up to create a voice-controlled speaker similar to the virtual assistant Amazon Echo that understands the Chinese language. According...

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Alibaba Spends $1 Billion To Boost Its Stake In Lazada
Alibaba Spends $1 Billion To Boost Its Stake In Lazada
June 29, 2017  |  Retail

Alibaba Group, China’s eCommerce giant, is set to spend $1 billion to increase its stake in Lazada Group, an eCommerce company based in Southeast Asia....

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Alibaba Buzz Lifts Italian Fashion Retailer’s Stock
Alibaba Buzz Lifts Italian Fashion Retailer’s Stock
June 27, 2017  |  Retail

After a successful merger last fall, Italian-based online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter is reaping rewards. On reports that China-based eCommerce marketplace Alibaba is interested in...

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Ant Financial Close To Doubled Its Profit In Fiscal Year 2017
Ant Financial Close To Doubled Its Profit In Fiscal Year 2017
June 23, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Ant Financial, the financial arm of Alibaba specializing in wealth management, nearly doubled its profit during its 2017 fiscal year in part because of its mobile...

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