(AF) Beijing has stamped out financial blogs and social media, choking off a valuable source of data that had...
 
							Regulators want Ant's two lenders to operate via a different app, and loan applications to be assessed first by a new firm run by Ant and state entities that will decide on users' credit ratings
 
							The firm, known for its Shopee e-commerce platform, is already one of the region’s biggest companies by market value. It plans to use the proceeds for strategic investments and acquisitions.
 
							China's plan to launch a new exchange in Beijing hit the shares of Shenzhen's ChiNext board amid fears of greater rivalry
 
							Beijing’s dressing down of ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing spoiled the mood across trading floors despite more reassurances from the Fed over its fiscal support for the US economy
 
							Tencent’s investments in overseas start-ups jumped more than sevenfold this year as China tightened its regulatory grip at home, the...
 
							Ant and state firms in Zhejiang province plan to set up a credit-scoring firm to handle the group's data on over 1 billion consumers. The new venture could help revive Ant's suspended IPO
 
							Fintech and e-commerce companies are raising billions in capital as global investors bet on tech companies seen as prospering once the pandemic eases
 
							Market for non-fungible tokens – digital art and other collectibles – is hot, surging to $1.9bn this month. But analysts fear the rapid rise in valuations is fuelling a new asset bubble
 
							SenseTime is expected to file for $1-billion IPO, two years after it was placed on a US blacklist for alleged involvement in human rights abuses in Xinjiang
 
							Investment banks’ earnings from listings are likely to soar further with the IPO of LG Energy Solutions, which is expected to be a record-breaking event
 
							The $29bn-valued online bank now eclipses KB Financial Group in value; Analysts say China’s tech crackdown and Ant IPO cancellation boosted launch