November 30, 2019 @ 11:16 pm By Xu Gao  |  

The People’s Bank of China Releases Financial Stability Report with Special Focus on Online Lending The People’s Bank of China (PBC) released the 2019 China Financial Stability Report lately, which gives a comprehensive review of the soundness of China’s financial system since 2018. While incremental… Read More

November 23, 2019 @ 5:37 pm By Xu Gao  |  

The People’s Bank of China Releases China’s Green Finance Development Report (2018) In order to introduce China’s achievements and experience in green finance, the People’s Bank of China (PBC) has worked with relevant authorities and organizations to compile the annual China’s Green Finance Development Report… Read More

November 16, 2019 @ 8:00 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Xiong’an to Launch “Financial Island” and Regulation Sandbox On November 13th, Zhu Zhongwen, deputy director of the Reform and Development Bureau of Xiong’an New Area Administrative Committee, revealed that a “Financial Island” of about 2.5 square kilometers would be built in the Xiong’an New Area… Read More

November 9, 2019 @ 5:00 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Alipay and WeChat Pay Open to International Visitors Previously, international tourists visiting China cannot enjoy the convenience of local mobile payment (Alipay & WeChat Pay) services if he/she did not have a Chinese mobile number and bank account. This changed this week. On November 7th,… Read More

November 2, 2019 @ 12:31 pm By Xu Gao  |  

People’s Bank of China and the State Administration for Market Regulation Jointly Incorporate Fintech Products into the National Certification System To implement the policy of “pushing for the establishment of a management system based on government supervision and led by standards where corporate responsibilities are… Read More

October 26, 2019 @ 2:59 pm By Xu Gao  |  

China Issues New Rules Against Illegal Lending On October 21st, a new financial rule was jointly released by four ministries and commissions of China’s central government-the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Justice. According to… Read More

October 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm By Xu Gao  |  

The 2019 Global Fintech Venture Competition Launched in Beijing On October 12th, the “2019 Global Fintech Venture Competition” (hereinafter referred to as “the Venture Competition”) was officially launched at the WDK Fintech Exchange Center in Beijing. The Venture Competition is a high-level fintech competition initiated… Read More

October 12, 2019 @ 7:11 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Chinese Banks May Stop Cooperation with Third-Party Data Provider Following Release of a New Privacy Regulation According to reports, People’s Bank of China (PBC) has issued the “Personal Financial Information (Data) Protection Measures (Draft)” to some Chinese banks this week. It is believed that the… Read More

October 1, 2019 @ 10:18 pm By Xu Gao  |  

The CBIRC and PBC Jointly Release 2019 China Inclusive Finance Development Report On September 29th, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) and the People’s Bank of China (PBC) jointly released the “2019 China Inclusive Finance Development Report ” (hereinafter referred to as the… Read More

September 21, 2019 @ 3:25 pm By Xu Gao  |  

The People’s Bank of China Issues “China Rural Financial Services Report (2018)” On September 19th, the People’s Bank of China issued the “China Rural Financial Services Report (2018)” (hereinafter referred to as the “Report”). The report provides a detailed review of the development of China’s… Read More

September 14, 2019 @ 6:25 pm By Xu Gao  |  

The National Internet Finance Association of China Requires Members to Disclose Annualized Lending Costs This week, the National Internet Finance Association of China (NIFA) issued a notice to member institutions about annualized lending costs disclosure and industry discipline. According to the notice, some online lending… Read More

September 7, 2019 @ 8:33 am By Xu Gao  |  

China to Include P2P lending Industry into Credit System On September 2nd, the special working group for Fintech risk ratification and special working group for online lending administration jointly issued a notice, requiring all p2p lending institutions to be connected to the credit system established… Read More

August 31, 2019 @ 12:23 pm By Xu Gao  |  

China Construction Bank Approves to Launch Digital Banking Business in Malaysia On August 26th, China Construction Bank Co., Ltd. Labuan Branch announced that it had received regulatory approval from Labuan Financial Services Authority to conduct digital banking business. According to the statement, it would become… Read More

August 24, 2019 @ 12:00 pm By Xu Gao  |  

People’s Bank of China issues “Fintech Development Plan (2019-2021)” On August 22nd, the People’s Bank of China issued a three-year development plan for the country’s emerging Fintech industry. According to the plan, China will improve the top-down design of the Fintech industry, further boost the… Read More

August 17, 2019 @ 12:05 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Tencent-backed WeBank Fined ¥2 million for multiple violations WeBank, China’s first internet bank, was fined for ¥2 million for multiple violations against Law of the People’s Republic of China on Commercial Banks. In an inspection last year, the Shenzhen branch of the China Banking and… Read More

August 10, 2019 @ 3:17 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Ride-Sharing Platform DiDi Plans to Set up a Private Bank Didi Chuxing (DiDi) is a leading ride-sharing platform in China. After making its debut in online micro-lending, insurance, payments, and financial leasing industries, Didi is aiming to acquire a banking license and establish a private… Read More

August 3, 2019 @ 12:10 pm By Xu Gao  |  

People’s Bank of China Publishes Trial Regulatory Measures on Financial Holding Companies On July 26th, the People’s Bank of China (PBC) published the Trial Measures on Supervision and Regulation of Financial Holding Companies (Exposure Draft) (hereinafter referred to as the Measures) and sought for feedback… Read More

July 27, 2019 @ 2:41 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Peoples Bank of China Releases Measures for Further Opening up the Financial Sector In order to implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on further advancing opening-up, and according to the principle of taking actions “faster rather than… Read More

July 13, 2019 @ 2:32 pm By Xu Gao  |  

China’s State Council Approves the Research and Development of CBDC At the launching ceremony and the first academic seminar of the Digital Finance Open Research Project held on July 8th, Wang Xin, director of the Research Bureau of the People’s Bank of China, revealed that… Read More

July 6, 2019 @ 5:05 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Min Zhu: Libra is not Alipay. Its core concept is currency. On July 1st, the 13th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (also known as the Summer Davos Forum) in Dalian, China. Min Zhu, Chair of Tsinghua National Institute of Finance Research and former vice… Read More