JD Digits, the Fintech Division of Chinese Online Marketplace JD.com, to Conduct IPO at China’s STAR Market

JD Digits, the Fintech-focused division of Chinese online marketplace JD.com, is reportedly planning to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) at China’s STAR Market, which is based in Shanghai. This, according to a filing submitted by several securities companies.

As first reported by TechNode, the planned IPO appears to be a part of JD.com’s business plan which involves taking its affiliates public in the coming years. JD.com may soon be floating shares of JD Digits and also its courier business (JD Logistics). The e-commerce giant’s own secondary listing took place in Hong Kong in June of this year.

JD Digits’ listing on the STAR Market will most likely involve a new technology board, which launched on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in July of last year. The board reportedly prefers firms specializing in the semiconductor and manufacturing sectors.

Four Chinese securities companies reportedly entered “pre-listing tutoring agreements” with JD Digits on June 28, 2020. The agreements should help the firm with filing an IPO on the STAR Market, according to a filing submitted to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the nation’s main securities regulator.

The CSRC notes that firms must be tutored by licensed or authorized brokers before they are allowed to launch IPOs in Chinese stock markets.

Established in August 2017, JD Digits is valued at RMB 133 billion (appr. $18.8 billion) after securing RMB 13 billion in capital back in 2018.

JD Digits was previously known as “JD Finance.” The company currently manages several loan businesses and also offers AI and blockchain-focused products and services which mainly involve city governance and agriculture initiatives.

JD.com, which is already listed on Nasdaq, also began listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange on June 18, 2020. It’s only the third Chinese technology company to introduce a secondary listing in the city-state after competitors Alibaba and gaming firm Netease.



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