Fidelity cuts Ant Group valuation by another 9% to $64 billionAnt has been overhauling its business to comply with government demands, while awaiting a green light to apply for a financial holding comp...
27 Jan, 2023, 04.00 PM IST
Elon Musk pitches lofty goals in magazine run by China's Internet censorship agencyElon Musk also mentioned the yet-to-be-seen humanoid Tesla Bot, and suggests that people may potentially be able to buy a robot as a gift i...
14 Aug, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
Alibaba lays off nearly 10,000 employees amid poor salesAccording to South China Morning Post, more than 9,241 employees left Hangzhou-based Alibaba during the June quarter, as the company trimme...
06 Aug, 2022, 03.40 PM IST
Jack Ma to give up control of Ant Group: reportMa might transfer his voting power to other Ant officials, including CEO Eric Jing, after which they would collectively control the company.
28 Jul, 2022, 05.53 PM IST
Ant Group executives step down from Alibaba PartnershipAnt in a statement said the move was "part of our continuous efforts to enhance corporate governance".
26 Jul, 2022, 08.21 AM IST
China's Ant Group CEO leaves after failed IPO prompts revampHu, who was named the chief executive of the Alibaba Group Holding in 2019, will be replaced by company veteran and Executive Chairman Eric...
12 Mar, 2021, 10.03 PM IST
Ant Group CEO Simon Hu resigns, Eric Jing to replace himSimon Hu’s resignation as Ant Group CEO comes at a time when the fintech giant is being pushed by regulators to revamp operations after its...
12 Mar, 2021, 07.28 PM IST
Watchdog checks out on Jack Ma ahead of world's biggest IPOThe meeting comes after Ma questioned whether international financial regulations are suitable for the Chinese economy at a summit held in ...
03 Nov, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
Super rich get richer on Ant after striking early deals with Jack MaAt least seven tycoons put in almost $700 million combined, with returns that could reach 50% based on Ant’s targeted valuation, according ...
09 Sep, 2020, 09.22 AM IST
Berkshire’s Todd Combs set to join Paytm boardCombs is considered Buffett’s successor and as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) led the $300-million investment in Noida-based Paytm in Augus...
10 Jun, 2019, 10.44 AM IST
Pallavi Shroff joins Paytm’s board of directorsShroff has over 34 years of experience in representing public and private corporations and other entities before legal institutions.
19 Feb, 2018, 08.40 AM IST
Alibaba's financial arm acquires MoneyGramThe company owns Alipay, one of China's biggest online payment platforms and controls the company that manages the country's largest market...
27 Jan, 2017, 10.28 AM IST
Alphabet is unlikely to break up: Eric SchmidtSchmidt said Alphabet, the company that owns Google and other businesses like Nest and Fiber, will never break up and its job is to seek ou...
27 May, 2016, 06.37 AM IST
With Alipay and Paytm, Uber covers China, India and the worldThe San Francisco-based company, which is locked in a fierce battle for market share in China, can now gain access to Alipay’s user base of...
04 May, 2016, 06.19 AM IST
It pays to back Paytm in India: Eric Jing, Ant Financial Services Group President"India is a very important market for us and we (will) leverage our strategic partner Paytm to grow in the country," Jing says.
04 May, 2016, 05.28 AM IST
Uber users can soon pay for rides abroad using Paytm walletUber users can now pay for their rides in Indian currency while they travel abroad. The integration process is on and will be live by month...
03 May, 2016, 03.52 PM IST
Uber, Alipay enter into global partnership; targets growth in China, IndiaInterestingly, Alipay's parent company Alibaba Group Holding owns a stake in Uber rival Didi Kuadi. Didi Kuadi is also an investor in Uber'...
03 May, 2016, 11.16 AM IST