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Jack Ma-Linked Yunfeng Financial Buys Ether While Expanding Into ‘Frontier Areas’

September 03, 2025
ethereum cryptocurrency
Alibaba to Bring Tmall eCommerce Site to Europe
eCommerce // June 15, 2023

Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce behemoth, is planning to expand its Tmall eCommerce site to Europe, according to Michael Evans, president of Alibaba Group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Ant Group Profit Falls 83% After China Tech Crackdown
Earnings // February 23, 2023

China’s Ant Group’s quarterly profits plummeted following a long-term crackdown on the country’s tech sector.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Ant Group’s Jack Ma Cedes Control as China Pressures Big Tech
Personnel // January 08, 2023

Ant Group’s founder is set to give up control of the Chinese FinTech. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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

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 Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Interviews & Exclusives
Jack Ma’s Alibaba Legacy Of Commerce, Payments — And Even Healthcare

September 09, 2019
Some people build from the background, by design or default, working on seemingly small and mundane things that nevertheless have a great impact on the lives of millions upon millions of people. Think, perhaps, of all those World War II and post-war era mathematicians, physicists and computer scientists who created, via one relatively obscure innovation […]

Strategy, Not Price Tag In MoneyGram Lovefest

March 22, 2017
Then again, that depends on who you are. The bidding war might be brewing, but what lies behind the Ant Financial and Euronet bids for MoneyGram? Here's a look behind...

The MoneyGram Acquisition — Is A Bidding War Coming Soon?

March 15, 2017
Who said that money transmitters with large physical footprints weren’t sexy? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)

January 27, 2017
All in a week's work. Beat the Street, make a buy. Alibaba did both, putting to rest fears of a Chinese consumer speed bump with its latest quarterly results, and,...

Quick Reads
Jack Ma-Linked Yunfeng Financial Buys Ether While Expanding Into ‘Frontier Areas’

September 03, 2025
Yunfeng Financial Group, a Hong Kong-based provider of brokerage, asset management, insurance and FinTech services that is linked to Jack Ma, disclosed Tuesday (Sept. 2) that it invested $44 million to acquire 10,000 ether (ETH) as reserve assets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to […]

Alibaba to Bring Tmall eCommerce Site to Europe

June 15, 2023
Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce behemoth, is planning to expand its Tmall eCommerce site to Europe, according to Michael Evans, president of Alibaba Group. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Ant Group Profit Falls 83% After China Tech Crackdown

February 23, 2023
China’s Ant Group’s quarterly profits plummeted following a long-term crackdown on the country’s tech sector.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Ant Group’s Jack Ma Cedes Control as China Pressures Big Tech

January 08, 2023
Ant Group’s founder is set to give up control of the Chinese FinTech. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...