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.

Will Alibaba Stand Down In Its Fight With China’s Commerce Ministry?
Will Alibaba Stand Down In Its Fight With China’s Commerce Ministry?
January 29, 2015  |  International

A war of words between the Chinese commerce ministry and Alibaba may now be cooling down after several days of heated rhetoric that has seen...

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Alipay Launches Sesame Credit Scoring Service In China
Alipay Launches Sesame Credit Scoring Service In China
January 28, 2015  |  International

Ant Financial Services Group is rolling out its new credit-scoring service Sesame Credit, which combines “big data” technology and customer behavior analytics to help make...

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Tencent Widens China’s Food Delivery Fight With $350M Investment
Tencent Widens China’s Food Delivery Fight With $350M Investment
January 28, 2015  |  International

This time it’s food deliveries. The latest round in the three-way battle between China’s Internet giants has made social networks leader Tencent an investor in...

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Yahoo Spins Off Alibaba Shares Tax-Free, Saves $16B
Yahoo Spins Off Alibaba Shares Tax-Free, Saves $16B
January 28, 2015  |  News

Yahoo unveiled its plan to spin off its nearly $40 billion stake in Alibaba on Tuesday (Jan. 27) — a plan that effectively eliminates the...

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Is Alibaba Poised to Buy Yahoo?
Is Alibaba Poised to Buy Yahoo?
January 27, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

A decade ago, Internet search giant Yahoo bought a 40 percent stake in a small Chinese commerce startup named Alibaba as the company looked to...

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Alibaba Invests Big in Israeli QR Code Startup
Alibaba Invests Big in Israeli QR Code Startup
January 21, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has added to its global list of investments by reportedly injecting capital into Israeli QR code developer Visualead. Though both companies haven’t...

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China’s First Online Bank Finally Launches
China’s First Online Bank Finally Launches
January 20, 2015  |  International

China’s first experiment in online banking has finally opened its virtual doors — but for now, only for a select few, The Wall Street Journal...

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