Chinese tech IPO candidates to watch for in 2017

These Chinese tech companies are poised to win back investors’ hearts...


Ant Financial buys US-based money-transfer company for US$880 million

MoneyGram is listed on NASDAQ exchange, making the deal Ant Financial’s...


Alibaba’s lifestyle unit Koubei snags US$1.1B to accelerate local expansion

Koubei recorded a loss of RMB 237 million last quarter Alibaba has grown into a...


Infographic: Why China is the world’s best fintech market

Eight of the 27 fintech unicorns are Chinese, so what has led Asia’s...


Alipay apologises for ‘Circles’ function that led to risqué chat groups

The feature would allow people to post pictures of scantly clad women in...


Alibaba is a mobile company; and this Singaporean startup is keeping it secure

V-Key is an under the radar startup in Singapore, with US$16 million in funding...


This is why is China so interested in investing in India despite a frosty relationship

India is growing at more than 7 per cent YoY — faster than the UK,...


Ant Financial enters Southeast Asia with investment into Thailand’s Ascend Money

The investment is Ant Financial’s second investment globally; after its...


Paytm continues board revamp, appoints Alibaba exec as Additional Director

Paytm also added Amit Singhal from Google and Mark Schwartz, ex-Goldman Sachs,...


Ant Financial partners with US payment tech companies Verifone and First Data

The Chinese digital payments giant has grand ambitions to corner every market...