Tagged: china

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

December 7, 2020 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

China is reportedly handing out around $3 million of digital yuan as JD.com notably becomes the first online platform to begin accepting the virtual currency. As first reported by CNBC, Chinese digital commerce company JD.com confirmed that it will become the first major online platform… Read More

December 6, 2020 @ 3:18 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Tianjin Bans Illegal Collection of Facial Recognition Information On December 1st, Tianjin Municipality approved a new regulation which will come into effect on January 1st, 2021. According to the regulation, credit information service provider should obtain the consent of the person before collecting his/her personal… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Security Token Advisors, which aims to “reinvent” finance with security tokens, reveals that the world’s top 100 banks in terms of assets under management (AUM) are learning how to “reinvent themselves” with blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT). The Security Token Advisors… Read More

December 1, 2020 @ 10:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China is reportedly planning to introduce “special” and “innovative” regulatory guidelines for  Fintech giants like billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co., which is a subsidiary of the Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA). Regulators in China aim to create new policies so they can eliminate monopolistic practices… Read More

November 29, 2020 @ 3:08 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Suzhou Will Carry Out Digital RMB experiment on Dec. 12 Suzhou will become the second Chinese city after Shenzhen to carry out a digital RMB experiment, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. On December 12th, the crypto yuan for the experiment will… Read More

November 27, 2020 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

A report claims that the US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe has contacted SEC Chairman Jay Clayton regarding China’s influence in the crypto market including mining. According to the Washington Examiner, the DNI is worried that China has too much control when it… Read More

November 26, 2020 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s plans to establish Fintech companies like Ant Group and launch IPOs in China were recently put on hold when the country’s regulators decided to make updates to regulatory requirements. As reported recently, Daniel Zhang, Chairman of Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), noted… Read More

November 24, 2020 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  China-based AI-powered platform for business IceKredit announced on Tuesday it secured $33 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Guoxin Venture Investment with participation from Guohe Capital, Yunqi Partners, and China Creation Ventures. Founded in 2015, IceKredit describes itself as an… Read More

November 23, 2020 @ 9:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The management at Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) has stated that they are planning to comply with China’s updated Fintech regulations after the nation’s changing regulatory environment led to Ant Group‘s initial public offering (IPO) getting suspended. Daniel Zhang, Chairman of Alibaba Group, noted during a… Read More

November 23, 2020 @ 8:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) has suspended its digital bond issuance on the FUSANG exchange. The digital bond was originally scheduled to go live on the Exchange on Friday, 13 November 2020. FUSANG said that just before the listing time, written communication was received from the… Read More

November 23, 2020 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The 3rd Singapore-China (Chongqing) Connectivity Initiative (CCI) Financial Summit anticipates greater financial connectivity between the two countries, according to a note issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). At the event opening the Minister for Manpower, Singapore, Josephine Teo was said to highlight that… Read More

November 22, 2020 @ 12:21 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Corporate SaaS Platform Gongsibao Secures Series B Financing led by NIO Capital and 5Y Capital On November 18th, corporate SaaS platform Gongsibao announced that it had received more than RMB 100 million in Series B financing led by NIO Capital and 5Y Capital (formerly known… Read More

November 18, 2020 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

China-based Nervos, a major public blockchain-based network, has reportedly launched its own token standard, sUDT (Simple User-Defined Token), in order to compete with Ethereum’s widely-adopted ERC-20 standard. As mentioned in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider, the sUDT standard will allow blockchain or distributed ledger… 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 14, 2020 @ 3:08 pm By Xu Gao  |  

China Releases Draft Version of “Online Micro-loan Operations Provisional Administrative Measures” On November 2nd, the People’s Bank of China (PBC) and the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) jointly released the draft version of “Online Micro-loan Operations Provisional Administrative Measures” (hereinafter referred to as… Read More

November 12, 2020 @ 4:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ant Group was expected to be the largest Fintech initial public offering (IPO) ever at a valuation of around $35 billion. With just days until a listing on both the Shanghai Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, regulators in China slammed the breaks on… Read More

November 12, 2020 @ 1:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fusang, a  Labuan-based Fintech, has partnered with the China Construction Bank to issue $3 billion worth of bonds utilizing blockchain technology. According to Fusang: “The Issuer is a special purpose vehicle and its principal activity is to establish the commercial paper programme of up to… Read More

November 10, 2020 @ 8:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech sector in China didn’t close any major venture capital investment deals for the third consecutive quarter, according to a report from Forrester. This suggests that investors may not be confident about allocating capital towards Chinese Fintech projects because of the socioeconomic uncertainty due… Read More

November 9, 2020 @ 9:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of IRISnet, which aims to serve as an interchain service hub for next-generation distributed applications, noted that in April 2020, the IRIS Foundation had introduced a community-centric delegation campaign and its second 1-Year Token Burn Plan. Delegation campaigns allow crypto token holders to… Read More