China to Fine Ant Group More Than $1B as Regulatory Revamp Nears End: Sources November 22, 2022 Chinese authorities are poised to impose a fine of more than $1 billion on Jack Ma’s Ant Group, said six...
Beijing Gives Initial Green Light to Revive Ant Group’s IPO as Crackdown Eases: Sources June 10, 2022 By Julie Zhu China’s central leadership has given billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group a tentative green light to revive its initial public offering...
UK Seizes Funds Linked to $150M Fraud From Fintech Firm QPay April 22, 2022 By Jonathan Browning The UK seized 2 million pounds ($2.61 million) from a London-based fintech firm, saying that the funds were linked to...
Markets/Coverages: Palisade Legal Risk MGU; Tokio Marine Kiln IP Abatement; Marsh Cybersecurity Marketplace April 12, 2022 Palisade Partner Launches Specialty Managing General Underwriter Palisade Insurance Partners, a specialty managing general underwriter, has been launched with plans...
UK Fintech Vitesse Raises $26M With Participation From Hannover Digital Investments February 14, 2022 Vitesse PSP, the London-based fintech that specializes in digital solutions for global payments and counts numerous insurers among its customers,...
Investor Warburg Cuts Valuation of Ant Group by 15% to Below $200B: Source November 24, 2021 By Julie Zhu, Kane Wu and Nikhil Nainan HONG KONG – Warburg Pincus, a major global investor in Ant Group, has cut its valuation of the Chinese fintech...
China’s Ant Group Reports 39% Rise in Profits on Investment Gains November 18, 2021 By Patrick Winters Ant Group Co.’s profit rose an estimated 39% in the June quarter, attributed to a gain in investments as billionaire...
India’s Paytm Tumbles in Market Debut, as Investors Question Lack of Profits November 18, 2021 By Nupur Anand and Sankalp Phartiyal MUMBAI – Indian digital payments firm Paytm tumbled 25% on its maiden day of trade on Thursday, with investors questioning...
SoftBank-Backed Fintech Raises $761M in India IPO. Now Comes the Hard Part. November 16, 2021 By Saritha Rai Yashish Dahiya’s PB Fintech Ltd. climbed 23% on its first day of trading after raising $761 million in an IPO....
Paytm’s IPO Oversubscribed but Doesn’t See Blow-out Demand From Investors November 15, 2021 By Vishwadha Chander, Chris Thomas and Sankalp Phartiyal BENGALURU – Paytm’s $2.5 billion initial public offering (IPO), India’s largest, was oversubscribed at the close of bidding on Wednesday,...