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Ant Group to Withdraw Investment from A&T Capital amid Market Downturn 

The company’s decision to distance itself from A&T Capital comes when the crypto industry is navigating its own set of challenges. Chinese fintech giant Ant Group is withdrawing its investment from A&T Capital. The crypto venture-focused company received $100 million from Ant Group to invest in offshore crypto ventures, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the report, the move comes amidst the current market winter coupled with internal...

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Ant Group Rolls Out New Blockchain Platform for Web3 Development ZAN

ZAN is powered by technical innovations from AntChain Open Labs. Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, the creator of the world’s biggest payment platform Alipay, is expanding its foothold into the crypto industry with the launch of ZAN, a blockchain service platform aimed at both Hong Kong and global markets to simplify the complexities of blockchain technology. In a press release published on September 8, the company’s CEO Zhang Hui announced the launch of ZAN during a conference in Shanghai,...

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Tencent and Ant Group Open Up Mobile Payments to Foreigners in China

The latest announcement means that Tencent and Ant want to allow visitors to make payments with different vendors in China. Foreigners can now easily pay for goods and services in China as payment giants Tencent and Ant Group said users can directly link international credit cards to their platforms. Therefore, tourists can connect their pay via the two dominant mobile pay apps- Tencent’s WeChat Pay and Ant Group’s Alipay. Over the years, China’s payment system has kept credit cards out of...

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Ant Group Confirms Reports about Its Own AI Large-Language Model

Reports in Chinese media about an Ant Group LLM for AI have been confirmed by the company, however, without any additional details. Alibaba affiliate company Ant Group is working on its own large-language model (LLM) to join the AI race. Ant Group confirmed stories reported by Chinese publications about an in-house LLM named Zhenyi. Since artificial intelligence became popular, most tech giants and other industry behemoths have been hustling for a seat at the table. In the last three...

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China Welcomes Tech IPO Endeavors from Alibaba, JD.com, & Others after Lengthy Spell on Sidelines

Following two years of crackdowns and sanctions, China appears ready to unlock private sector potential via tech IPO developments.  Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com are reportedly involved in developments that could revive the long-dormant tech IPO landscape in China. Both tech giants are setting plans to float initial public offerings in the East Asian nation. These developments, three expected 2023 monumental Chinese debuts, could prop up the country’s flailing tech industry and...

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Alibaba Agenda to Restructure Its Businesses Stokes Speculation Regarding Suspended Ant Group IPO

As the tech space digests the Alibaba news, attention also shifts to what becomes of Ant Group’s 2020 suspended IPO.  The decision by Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) to split its business into 6 places has renewed focus on the suspended Ant Group IPO. At the beginning of the week, Alibaba announced plans to split into 6 independent business groups. According to the Chinese e-commerce giant, this decision is strategic and would allow each business unit to operate unrestrained. Alibaba further...

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