Ant Financial-backed online lender MYbank has announced the provision of a raft of interest free loans to small vendors in the city of Wuhan as it emerges from lockdown following the COVID-19 outbreak. More »
Shanghai hopes to improve the efficacy of the city’s public healthcare sector via the application of cutting-edge technologies. More »
In 2019 China surpassed the United States as the world’s leading applicant for patents with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). More »
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) plans to launch a slew of new information consumer demonstration projects in 2020. More »
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) says that its work on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is ongoing despite the impacts of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of 2020. More »
China UnionPay has just released a new survey on the state of mobile payments security in 2019. More »
The head of regtech for China’s securities authority has written an essay in support of the use of blockchain technology for the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDC). More »
Fintech giant Ant Financial is working with the world’s biggest provider of mutual funds to make smart fund investment services more accessible to Chinese retail investors. More »
The National Internet Finance Association of China (NIFA) has issued a warning against flouting the ban placed on cryptocurrency trading within China by pursing trading and investment activities via offshore platforms. More »
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has issued a new directive via its Shanghai office for spurring the development of the financial sector of the Yangtze River Delta. More »
The latest official data indicates that China is on track to dramatically increase the number of 5G base stations in the country in 2020. More »
Fintech giant Ant Financial and China’s biggest bank have officially launched cooperation in the area of QR code compatibility. More »
