Ant Group

132 results about this entity

Period: 20 Sep 2018 - 18 Nov 2025

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Ant Financial plans IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong

Ant Financial has kicked off an IPO set to value the company at $200 billion, with a concurrent listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Star board and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong

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MYbank unveils five-year plan to reach more SMEs across China via supply chain finance

MYbank, a leading online private commercial bank under Ant Group, today announced a five-year plan to reach more small and micro enterprises (SMEs) across China via supply chain finance and rural lending.

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Ant drops 'Financial' from name - WSJ

Ant Financial Services Group has been given the green light by Chinese regulators to change its name in a move that could help it avoid scrutiny from the country's financial watchdogs.

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Ant Financial-backed fund invests in B2B FX engine Wallex

Wallex Technologies, a fintech startup headquartered in Singapore focused on serving FX and cross border payment needs of SMEs, announced that it closed its Series A funding led by BAce Capital, SMDV and Skystar Capital.

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Alipay mini programmes gain traction with Chinese service providers

Alipay, the world’s leading open digital lifestyle platform operated by Ant Group, today unveiled data showing how China’s service industry is embracing the power of digital technology as it continues to recover from the impact of COVID-19 and prepare for the future.

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Ant Financial injects $73.5 million into Myanmar's Wave Money

Ant Financial is to pour $73.5 million into mobile financial services provider Wave Money as part of an initiative to promote financial inclusion for the unbanked in Myanmar.

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Chinese giants lead blockchain patent applications

Alibaba and Ant Financial lead the ranking for blockchain patent applications, filing 2344 claims in total over the past two years.

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Ant Financial opens blockchain platform to developer and SME community

Chinese banking behemoth Ant Financial is opening up its proprietary blockchain platform to small businesses and developers to help in the creation of multi-user trust-based digital applications.

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Ant Financial and ICBC extend commercial collaboration pact

Ant Financial and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest bank in terms of assets, announced a collaboration as part of a comprehensive strategic partnership unveiled in December 2019.

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Ant Financial unveils SaaS version of OceanBase database

Ant Financial today launched the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) version of its technology product OceanBase, a financial-grade distributed relational database that has been a key computing infrastructure for Alipay since 2010.

Alipay cites coronavirus as it looks beyond payments to era of 'digital lifestyle'

China's Ant Financial is planning to open up its hugely popular payments platform Alipay to third parties, enabling millions of service providers to offer their wares through the app.

Ant Financial takes minority stake in Klarna

Klarna has picked up a minority investment from Chinese giant Ant Financial, in a move which will fuel deeper integration between the Swedish buy now, pay later brand and the Alipay payments app.