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HSBC tests tokenised deposit platform for global treasury payments

HSBC has successfully tested the use of tokenised deposits in intra-group treasury transactions using blockchain technology provided by China's Ant group.

01 November 2023

News/payments

Ant Group adds 10 e-wallets from the Alipay+ programme into China

Ant Group has introduced 10 mobile wallets already used across Asia to the Chinese mainland through the Alipay+ in China (A+China) program. The move comes in preparation for the Hangzhou Asian Games.

19 September 2023

News/retail

Ant Group launches AI model for financial apps

Ant Group announced that it has begun consumer and professional app testing for a finance-specific artificial intelligence (AI) model at the Inclusion Conference on the Bund in Shanghai this week.

08 September 2023

Company announcement/payments

Ant Group brings Alipay+ to the Philippines

Ant Group, the operator of Alipay+, the global cross-border digital payments and marketing solution, today announced that a total of four mobile wallets are now accepted in the Philippines.

05 September 2023

Company announcement/people

Ant Group appoints Peng Yang as president of international business

Hangzhou, China. Ant Group today announced the appointment of Peng Yang, Senior Vice President of Ant Group, as the President of the Company’s International Business Group (IBG). Peng Yang reports to Eric Jing, Ant Group’s Chairman and CEO.

21 July 2023

News/regulation

Ant Group fined $985m

China's central bank has fined fintech behemoth Ant Group $985 million for violating a host of laws and regulations.

07 July 2023

News/retail

Ant could sell stake in Hong Kong bank - Bloomberg

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group could sell a stake in its Hong Kong virtual banking unit, according to Bloomberg.

08 May 2023

Company announcement/retail

AntChain unveils multiple new Web3 initiatives

Together with its partners, AntChain today unveiled a series of new Web3 initiatives, including an open-source project featuring its industry-leading cross-chain technology and AntChain OpenLab, to support Web3 developer community at the 2023 Ant Group Digital Technologies Developer Conference.

26 April 2023

News/people

Jack Ma cedes control of Ant Group

Alibaba founder Jack Ma has ceded control of fintech giant Ant Group under a corporate restructuring which sees his stake in the firm reduced to just six percent.

09 January 2023

News/sustainable

Climate coalition publishes green digital practices guidebook

The Every Action Counts (EAC) coalition has put together a guidebook designed to help firms engage with consumers on climate issues.

11 November 2022

News/payments

Ant rolls out BNPL product in Hong Kong

Ant Group continues to expand its product range in Asia, rolling out a BNPL offering in Hong Kong and small business loans in Singapore.

07 November 2022

Company announcement/wealth

Kenanga Investment Bank to build wealth super app with Antchain technology

Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (“Kenanga”) has entered into an agreement with AntChain Technology Pte. Ltd. (“AntChain”), part of the Ant Group, to build Malaysia’s first wealth SuperApp using AntChain’s proprietary mobile platform solution. This agreement follows from its recent MoU with AntChain.

31 October 2022