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  • China Focus: Innovation fuels China's green drive

    With building a "Beautiful China" high on the national agenda, China has been tapping into its creativity to make a greener country.

    March13,2019


  • China's Ant Financial acquires int'l payment firm WorldFirst

    Ant Financial, an Alibaba affiliate, announced on Thursday it has taken over UK-based international payments group WorldFirst, marking the most significant foreign fintech acquisition by the Chinese financial services company.

    February15,2019


  • China's Ant Financial acquires int'l payment firm WorldFirst

    Ant Financial, an Alibaba affiliate, announced on Thursday it has taken over UK-based international payments group WorldFirst, marking the most significant foreign fintech acquisition by the Chinese financial services company.

    February15,2019


  • Alipay's worldwide users exceed 1 bln

    Worldwide users of Alipay, China's leading online payment platform, exceed 1 billion, according to data released by Alipay on Wednesday.

    January10,2019


  • China's Ant Financial, Caitong Securities formed strategic partnership

    Ant Financial, the financial service affiliated to China's e-commerce giant Alibaba signed a strategic partnership agreement with Caitong Securities (601108.SH) based in East China's Zhejiang province on Wednesday.

    December28,2018


  • Ant Financial mulls to buy UK World First for USD700mln, report

    Ant Financial, the affiliate financial service of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba, mulls to buy World First, the UK-based foreign exchange company, for 700 million U.S. dollars.

    December26,2018


  • Alipay active users in China exceeds 700mln, Ant Financial CEO

    Alipay, the world’s leading mobile and online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, now has more than 700 million active users in China, said Jing Xiandong, CEO of Ant Financial, according to Shanghai Securities News.

    September05,2018


  • Ant Financial launches cross-border remittance services in HK, Philippines

    Ant Financial teams up with Philippine telecommunication giant Globe Telecom to offer real-time cross-border remittance services for individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong and the Philippines.

    June26,2018


  • bKash, Ant Financial join hands to promote financial inclusion for unbanked Bangladeshis

    The leading mobile financial services provider of Bangladesh, bKash Limited ("bKash") and Ant Financial Services Group ("Ant Financial"), operator of China's Alipay, have announced a strategic partnership to promote financial inclusio

    April27,2018


  • Ant Financial, Telenor partner to deliver financial services in Pakistan

    China's Ant Financial Services Group announced Wednesday that it has reached a strategic partnership agreement with Norwegian Telenor Group to deliver inclusive financial services in Pakistan.

    March15,2018


  • Ant Financial buys into OpenRice to extend Alipay' overall operations: media

    Hong Kong's largest catering information platform has been favored by Alibaba, HK media reported recently.

    January25,2018


  • Chinese firm innovatively promotes environmental protection

    Chinese firm Ant Financial is taking advantage of technological breakthroughs and innovatively promoting environment protection.

    December06,2017


  • Ant Financial to create JV with CK Hutchison

    As Ant Financial pushes its global drive to tap into Hong Kong's cashless payment market, the tech giant is forming a joint venture with tycoon Li Ka-shing's CK Hutchison Holdings (CKH) to sign up more local users.

    September28,2017


  • Chinese entrepreneur proposes digital finance working group to support SDGs

    Ant Financial, an affiliate of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, called on delegates at a UN conference to form a digital finance working group in order to push forward the UN's 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

    September19,2017


  • Ant Financial named in Fortune's "Change the World" list

    Ant Financial, an affiliate of the Alibaba Group, has been ranked sixth in Fortune's annual Change the World list for its environmental protection efforts.

    September11,2017


  • Malaysian bank partners with Alipay to cater to local mobile payment

    Malaysia's second largest bank CIMB joined hands with Ant Financial, an affiliate company of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, on Monday to cater to local mobile payment demands.

    July25,2017


  • Alibaba seeks to expand its cashless payment service in Eastern Europe

    Alibaba-affiliate, Ant Financial, is seeking a larger market in Eastern European countries by promoting cashless payment.

    July21,2017


  • Ant woos 3rd-party financial shops

    Ant Financial Services Group announced on Wednesday that it will allow third-party financial institutions to set up virtual shops through an indigenous app, another push to vie for supremacy in the country's booming online financial sector.

    June15,2017


  • Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial enters Malaysian market

    Ant Financial, the affiliate financial service of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba, entered partnership with 7-Eleven Malaysia on Monday by officially launching the Alipay cashless payment service in over 2,100 stores in Malaysia.

    May23,2017


  • Ant Financial teams up with Indonesian media firm Emtek

    Alibaba's financial affiliate Ant Financial has set up a joint venture with Indonesian media company Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek) as another major step of globalization for the Chinese tech giant to extend its influence in overseas nations and regions.

    April17,2017


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