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China P2P Lending
In an update to our 2014 report, we look at the changing nature of China's P2P lending industry including the key drivers, challenges and future opportunities. -
Mobile Payment Survey 2017: Chinese Consumers Abroad
Based on a survey of over 1,000 consumers and 60 merchants, the MPS 2017 report is an in-depth look at Chinese consumers' use of mobile payments overseas. -
Robo-Advisors in China
Will robo-advisors succeed in China where investment options are limited and investors new? A new report from Kapronasia looks at the future of automated wealth management in China.
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Latest Insight
- Current Blockchain Developments and Future Outlook
- Strict ICO Regulations China Are the Right Choice. But Is This ‘One-size-fits-all Policy’ the Right Answer?
- So, What's Next For Ant Financial?
- Wechat's Loan platform is already on-par with some of the biggest banks in China
- China, Regulation, and ICOs
- Improving anti-money laundering capabilities in Indian capital markets
- Is Xinlian the answer to the Individual Credit Checking System in China?
- P2P Lending Models in China Getting a Makeover
- China's Private Commercial Banks like MyBank and WeBank have a ways to go
- QR Codes helped define Alipay and WeChat Pay, but now they might be their biggest challenge
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Current Blockchain Developments and Future Outlook
Written by Omar Hannoun || 20 Sep 2017The crypto space is evolving rapidly, from bitcoin in 2009 to over 900 different crypto-currencies in 2017. The space is emerging and developing at an exponential rate. Blockchain technology has been following a similar trend with more and more potential uses being found every day. The potential for innovation is endless, this is only the beginning.
Strict ICO Regulations China Are the Right Choice. But Is This ‘One-size-fits-all Policy’ the Right Answer?
Written by Leilei Wang || 11 Sep 2017There has been significant news published in the last week regarding regulation around initial coin offerings (ICOs) especially around the Chinese Government's position on ICOs in China. Finally, at 3.00pm, September 4th this Monday, seven important Chinese government departments including the PBOC, issued an announcement to stop any ICO transactions and defined ICOs in China as illegal fund raising. Strict ICO regulatory is the right choice but is this ‘One-size-fits-all Policy’ the right answer?
So, What's Next For Ant Financial?
Written by Diego Castillo || 11 Sep 2017
Ant Financial is well established as the largest fintech in China. These past two years have been excellent for the company as they reached 450 million users with an average expenditure of 16,000 RMB through the Alipay platform. They recently started to make use of Alibaba’s acquired controlling stake of company Lazada in Singapore, which has given them access to most of the SEA market. In addition, Ant bid for Moneygram in the United States, and funded bike sharing service Gobee.bike’s launch in Hong Kong (being the first bike sharing company of the kind launched in HK). However, the important question here is: what awaits the company in the near future? Three words. Diversification, internationalisation and experimentation.
Wechat's Loan platform is already on-par with some of the biggest banks in China
Written by Felix Yang || 07 Sep 2017In August this year, WeBank announced that its lending product “Wei Li Dai” (WeChat Loan) has exceeded RMB100 billion (USD14.7 billion).
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China, Regulation, and ICOs
Written by Omar Hannoun || 04 Sep 2017For several weeks earlier this year, the PBOC (Peoples Bank of China) focused on bitcoin exchanges and halted crypto-currency withdrawals from the main exchanges; now ICO’s (initial coin offerings) have grabbed their attention. With ICO’s growing in popularity they are hard to ignore, In China since the beginning of the year there have been 65 ICO’s, that have raised over 2.6 billion RMB. As such, the PBOC has been considering banning ICO’s as they expose investors to a very high risk and “illegally absorb public funds.”
Improving anti-money laundering capabilities in Indian capital markets
Written by Anshuman Jaswal || 31 Aug 2017Anti-money laundering activities are taking the center stage in Indian financial markets. The recent crackdown on shell companies, and brokerages helping them, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is part of a concerted effort by the Government to clean up the financial markets in India.