Hong Kong is making significant strides in embracing China’s digital yuan, also known as the
Hong Kong is making significant strides in embracing China’s digital yuan, also known as the
In a bid to propel its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), China’s digital yuan, into
China is making efforts to introduce a digital identity system resembling its controversial social credit
China’s regulatory crackdown on the fintech industry, which began in late 2020, is reaching its
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the People’s Bank of China (PBC) announced the China-Singapore Green
The Chinese city of Changshu has stated that all civil servants in its jurisdiction will
Circle Ventures, the venture arm of the USDC issuer Circle, has invested in an offshore
China’s Ministry of Science and Technology has approved the construction of its National Blockchain Technology
China has enabled smart-contract functionality for its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan,
J.P. Morgan has been quietly working with TikTok parent ByteDance on payments technology that is
According to a report published by local news outlet Sina News on Dec 28, China will launch
China’s most powerful regulators on Friday intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrencies with a blanket ban
Major financial services corporation China UnionPay, an analog to card providers like Visa and Mastercard, has partnered
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are rapidly gaining prominence in discussions around the future of
On October 8, Shenzhen said that it is launching a pilot program with the People’s
Ant Group, the parent company of Chinese payments giant Alipay, unveiled its new Antchain-based global
via Reuters China’s major state-run commercial banks are conducting large-scale internal testing of a digital
via Crowdfund Insider The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) recently noted that it has not yet provided
via TechCrunch TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has added Lingxi, a Beijing-based startup that applies machine intelligence to financial
via Crowfund Insider Li Lihui, the former president of the Bank of China, claims that
via CNBC Starbucks has struck a partnership with venture capital firm Sequoia Capital China to co-invest
via Reuters China is working to finalize its first rules to cover online-only banking operations
By Yon Heong Tung for e27.com Existing investors Tencent and Apple are said to be
By Bloomberg News Tencent Holdings Ltd. is planning to spin off its e-book business as
By technode Ant Financial’s investing app Ant Fortune unveiled Caifu Hao earlier this week
By Annie Teh for Tech in Asia Localizing to the Chinese market is tough, and
By Reuters, China’s Alibaba Group Holding has fully acquired online ticketing platform Damai.cn, the e-commerce
By Luis Buenaventura for Fintech Hong Kong One weeks ago, Globe Telecommunications announced a new capital infusion from Jack
By Jon Russell for TechCrunch Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial is making yet another M&A deal. The firm
By Tim Culpan for Bloomberg A week after lauding JD.com Inc.’s finance affiliate for moving into new