Tagged: cbirc

February 26, 2022 @ 11:26 am By Xu Gao  |  

PBC, SAMR, CBIRC and CSRC Issue the Plan for Financial Standardization during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period At the start of February, the People’s Bank of China (PBC), the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) and the… Read More

January 16, 2022 @ 2:59 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Tencent Releases Metaverse-Rate Scoring System On January 12th, Tencent News and the School of Journalism, Fudan University jointly released the “2021-2022 Metaverse Annual Report”. For the first time, the report proposed the concept of “Metaverse-Rate” which will become the scoring standard for the development of… Read More

December 27, 2021 @ 9:13 am By Xu Gao  |  

State Administration for Market Regulation Establishes Competition Policy & Big Data Center On December 16th, the State Administration for Market Regulation held the founding meeting of its competition policy & big data center. As approved, the main responsibilities of the center are policy research on… Read More

September 26, 2021 @ 2:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

CBIRC is Studying and Developing ESG Investment Guidance for Insurance Funds It is reported that China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) is accelerating research and development of ESG investment guidance for insurance funds. The guidance shall clarify relevant principles for product design, investment process,… Read More

August 15, 2021 @ 12:12 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Shenzhen to Pilot Chief Data Officer System According to a notice released on its official website on August 11th, Shenzhen municipal government, governments of Futian District, Nanshan District, Baoan District, Pingshan Districts, and eight city-level bureaus (including the public security bureau and human resources bureau)… Read More

March 6, 2021 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China’s regulatory authorities have reportedly been telling local banking institutions to “trim” their loan books during 2021 to guard against potential risks resulting from bubbles in domestic capital markets. This, according to an update from Reuters which cited sources familiar with the matter (on March… Read More

March 6, 2021 @ 11:02 am By Xu Gao  |  

Chinese Fintech Companies Need to Meet Capital Adequacy Requirements with a Maximum of Two Years On March 2nd, Guo Shuqing, Chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) said at a press conference of the Information Office of the State Council that Chinese… Read More

January 17, 2021 @ 9:25 am By Xu Gao  |  

The Peoples Bank of China Issues the “Administrative Measures for Credit Investigation (Draft for Comment)” On January 11th, the People’s Bank of China (PBC) issued the “Administrative Measures for Credit Investigation (Draft for Comment)” (hereinafter referred to as “Measures”). The seven-chapters of the document covered… Read More

December 21, 2020 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The long lines in front of ATM machines have now become a rare sight as Chinese consumers are increasingly using their smartphones to complete transactions, instead of making cash payments, according to a report from China Daily. Many people claim they can’t even recall when… Read More

December 12, 2020 @ 12:27 pm By Xu Gao  |  

GaiaWorks Raises ¥500 Million in Series D1 Funding Led by GGV Capital On December 8th, GaiaWorks, a Chinese leading provider of workforce management cloud services, announced that it had closed ¥500 million in Series D1 funding. The investment was led by GGV Capital, with participation… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  One of China’s top banking regulators has called into question the power of the nation’s large Fintech firms and suggested taking “timely and targeted measures to prevent new systemic risks.” As reported by CNBC, the Chinese official’s comments seem to indicate that more regulations… Read More

November 15, 2020 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China must ensure that financial innovation is able to maintain fair competition and doesn’t lead to the formation of oligopolies or entry barriers, according to Xiao Yuanqi, chief risk officer at the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBRIC). Xiao, whose comments came during the… Read More

November 1, 2020 @ 11:13 am By Xu Gao  |  

CNCERT/CC IssueS the First General Security Technology Industry Standard for Blockchain On October 28th, the “Security Requirements for Blockchain Technology Architecture” led by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (known as CNCERT/CC) was officially released and implemented, making it the… Read More

September 19, 2020 @ 12:59 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Cloud Computing PaaS Startup BoCloud Completes Series D Round of financing On September 17th, cloud computing PaaS [platform as a service] and multi-cloud management startup BoCloud announced the completion of its series D round of financing. The investment was provided by Guoxin Venture Capital, Xinhuan… Read More

September 12, 2020 @ 5:00 pm By Xu Gao  |  

CBIRC: Increasing Efforts to Crack Down on New Types of Illegal Commercial Insurance Activities Recently, the Anti-Illegal Financial Activities Bureau of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) published an article entitled “Analysis of Illegal Commercial Insurance Activities and Regulatory Suggestions” in “Observation of Insurance… Read More

May 10, 2020 @ 4:25 pm By Xu Gao  |  

“Financial Innovation and Development Open Courses” launched on WeiyangX.com This week, WeiyangX.com launched a new series of financial open courses. Under the guidance of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Financial Work, the “Financial Innovation and Development Open Course” is hosted by PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua… Read More

March 15, 2020 @ 10:45 am By Xu Gao  |  

The PBC, NDRC and Four Other Authorities Jointly Release the Work Plan for Coordinated Regulation of Financial Infrastructures In order to strengthen the construction of financial infrastructure, coordinate the regulation of important financial infrastructures and improve the capability of the financial sector to serve 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 2, 2018 @ 10:56 am By Xu Gao  |  

Xiaomi Intends to Set Up a Virtual Bank According to a report from HKEJ on August 20, the Fintech branch of Xiaomi Group – Insight Technology (Dongjian Keji)- is intending to apply for a Hong Kong virtual banking license, hoping to submit documents before the end… Read More