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Ant IPO Stopped By President Xi As Rebuke To Gov’t Criticism

Ant IPO Stopped By President Xi As Rebuke To Gov’t Criticism
Ant IPO Stopped By President Xi As Rebuke To Gov’t Criticism
November 12, 2020  |  IPO

Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly personally nixed the Ant Group double initial public offering (IPO), which had been set to be the biggest in the...

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Chinese Big Tech Value Plummets $280B Amid Regulatory Issues
Chinese Big Tech Value Plummets $280B Amid Regulatory Issues
November 11, 2020  |  International

Big technology firms in China are suffering as regulatory issues continue, triggering falling share prices, according to a CNBC report on Wednesday (Nov. 11). Get...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Israel’s Cellwize Lands $32M In Funding; Auto Sales Rise In China For Fourth Month
Today In Payments Around The World: Israel’s Cellwize Lands $32M In Funding; Auto Sales Rise...
November 10, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news around the world, Israeli startup Cellwize has reportedly completed a Series B funding round, while sales of cars in China...

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Jack Ma’s Ant Group Faces Hard Regulatory Slog Back Toward IPO
Jack Ma’s Ant Group Faces Hard Regulatory Slog Back Toward IPO
November 09, 2020  |  IPO

Chinese regulators capped a tough week for Ant Group by suggesting that they would regard Ant and other FinTechs Ant more banks, the Financial Times...

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Ant Group’s IPO Woes Could Slash Valuation In Half To $140B
Ant Group’s IPO Woes Could Slash Valuation In Half To $140B
November 09, 2020  |  IPO

Ant Group‘s stalled initial public offering (IPO) could cut the company’s valuation in half, with one report putting the firm’s value at just $140 billion....

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New Chinese Regulations Stall Ant Group IPO Until At Least April
New Chinese Regulations Stall Ant Group IPO Until At Least April
November 05, 2020  |  IPO

Ant Group‘s initial public offering (IPO) could be delayed by six months and its valuation reduced by quite a lot after its delay this week,...

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Today In Payments: China’s Ant IPO Suspension Likely Came From The Top; LendingClub Q3 Loan Volume Snaps Back
Today In Payments: China’s Ant IPO Suspension Likely Came From The Top; LendingClub Q3 Loan...
November 05, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, China’s suspension of Ant Group’s IPO likely came from top officials, and LendingClub’s third-quarter earnings boasted an impressive rebound. Plus, Uber...

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Digitization, Ant Financial IPO Troubles Show Up In Alibaba Earnings
Digitization, Ant Financial IPO Troubles Show Up In Alibaba Earnings
November 05, 2020  |  Earnings

As expected, the Ant Group initial public offering (IPO) suspension was a factor in Alibaba’s earnings announced Thursday morning (Nov. 5), as China’s largest eCommerce...

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Ant IPO Delay Shows FinTechs May Face (More) Regulatory Scrutiny
Ant IPO Delay Shows FinTechs May Face (More) Regulatory Scrutiny
November 04, 2020  |  Regulation

Ant Group has been stopped in its tracks, but the regulatory scrutiny the firm is facing may have ripple effects throughout the FinTech realm, and...

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