Ant Group

Report: Ant Group’s Consumer Finance Unit Plans to Raise $1.5B
Report: Ant Group’s Consumer Finance Unit Plans to Raise $1.5B
November 14, 2022  |  Investments

Chongqing Ant Consumer Finance — the consumer finance unit of China-based Ant Group — is reportedly planning to raise the equivalent of $1.5 billion in...

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Ant Group-Owned ANEXT Bank Announces Embedded Financing Partnerships
Ant Group-Owned ANEXT Bank Announces Embedded Financing Partnerships
November 03, 2022  |  Banking

Singapore-based digital wholesale bank ANEXT Bank, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ant Group, has launched a new program that aims to use embedded...

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Alipay+ Enables 4 Asian Digital Wallets in South Korea
Alipay+ Enables 4 Asian Digital Wallets in South Korea
September 26, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Digital payments platform Alipay+ has partnered with Asian mobile payment providers to enable the use of four digital wallets in South Korea.  Get the Full...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Peloton Turns to Amazon to Boost Sales
Today in the Connected Economy: Peloton Turns to Amazon to Boost Sales
August 24, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Peloton turns to Amazon to sell its home exercise equipment, marking the first time the company has worked with an...

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Ant Group Partners With Malaysia’s Kenanga Bank to Debut Super App
Ant Group Partners With Malaysia’s Kenanga Bank to Debut Super App
August 24, 2022  |  Partnerships

Malaysian investment bank Kenanga has teamed with Ant Group to launch what it says will be the country’s first wealth super app. Get the Full...

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Chairman of China’s Ant Group Steps Down From Alipay Role
Chairman of China’s Ant Group Steps Down From Alipay Role
August 03, 2022  |  Personnel

Chinese FinTech Ant Group‘s Alipay is in the midst of another change in corporate leadership, with Eric Jing Xiandong stepping down as legal representative and...

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Coty, Ant Group Push Travel Retail Convenience via Digital Payments
Coty, Ant Group Push Travel Retail Convenience via Digital Payments
August 02, 2022  |  Partnerships

Beauty and fragrance company Coty and Ant Group will ramp up their digitization efforts through a partnership that makes Coty the first beauty company in...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Mastercard Names New BNPL Partners
Today in the Connected Economy: Mastercard Names New BNPL Partners
July 28, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Mastercard names a number of new partners to its buy now, pay later program, Mastercard Installments. Get the Full Story...

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As Jack Ma Gives up Ant Control, the Super App Now ‘Belongs’ to the Government
As Jack Ma Gives up Ant Control, the Super App Now ‘Belongs’ to the Government
July 28, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The government gets the super app — at least in China — and a fulcrum upon which it can shape the nonbank financial services ecosystem....

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