Ant Group

105 results about this entity

Period: 20 Sep 2018 - 18 Mar 2025

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ICBC, Alibaba and Ant Financial strengthen fintech partnership

Giants in their own right, ICBC - the world's largest bank in terms of assets - will work with Alibaba and Ant Financial by leveraging their collective expertise in electronic payment settlement and cross border finance to promote the wider use of digital technology in financial services.

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Vanguard and Ant Financial team on wealth management service in China

Vanguard, the US$5.9 trillion U.S.-based asset manager, and Ant Financial Services Group, operator of the world’s leading payment and lifestyle platform Alipay, today announced a partnership to bring a new streamlined and broadly-available investment advisory service to retail consumers in China.

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Ant Financial preps $1bn investment fund

China's Ant Financial is preparing to raise $1 billion for a fund that will invest in fintech startups in South East Asia and India, according to reports.

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Paytm closes in on $2bn funding - FT

Indian mobile payment giant Paytm is looking to raise $2 billion at a $15 billion valuation, according to the Financial Times.

Ant Financial joins $10 million funding round in Qedit

Ant Financial has participated in a $10 million fund raise for blockchain-based data privacy startup Qedit.

Alipay powers blockchain remittances for Pakistani bank

Pakistan's Telenor Microfinance Bank has introduced a cross-border remittance service powered by blockchain technology from China's Ant Financial.

Ant Financial CEO joins UN task force on digital finance

On November 29, 2018, Eric Jing, Executive Chairman and CEO of Ant Financial, was appointed to the United Nations’ newly launched Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Watch out dinosaurs, we're in 'extinction phase' - Citi global CEO

Banks are living through an "extinction phase" as they look to survive the asteroid that is digitisation and the new competitors it ushers in, warns Stephen Bird, global CEO, Citi.

Ant Financial launches new fintech brand

Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial” or “the Company”) today announced that the Company would open up a full suite of technology products and services under a new brand, Ant Financial Technology, to support the growth of financial institutions by improving user experience and lowering costs.