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No Cash in Hand

by Ouyang Hui and Weili Wu | Nov. 9 2022

Testing of China’s new digital RMB is well underway, but it may have difficulty beating out the competition.

A Digital World

by Kevin Livingston | Nov. 15 2019

China is close to releasing a national digital currency, with the potential to upend the entire global financial structure.

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Blocking Bitcoin: Why China’s Cryptocurrency Ban Could be Here to Stay

China has banned borderless cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, but it is a move the country may come to regret.

by Matthew Fulco | Jun. 11 2018

The Uprising of China Fintech

A new wave of dynamic internet finance companies is taking on China’s lumbering state-run banks.

by Liu Sha | Apr. 8 2018

Will China Be the First Country to Phase Out Cash?

Today, many young Chinese believe they could be the first to stop using cash.

by Liu Sha | Oct. 11 2017

Will China Determine the Future of Bitcoin?

Bitcoin was not invented in China, yet China is where 80% of the virtual "coins" are minted.

by Bennett Voyles | Jan. 23 2017

Online Banking in China: The People’s Banking

The upsurge in mobile transaction services used through smartphones is at the heart of a sudden expansion of the online.

by Tom Nunlist | Jul. 4 2016

Will Ant Financial Become Wildly Successful Like Taobao?

Currently the most valuable fintech company in China, Alibaba’s Ant Financial owns a myriad of businesses: China’s largest.

by Liu Sha | May. 24 2016

Banking’s Uber Moment: Enter the Blockchain Gang

Ten years from now, business historians will offer a number of reasons financial services had changed so radically since 2016.

by Bennett Voyles | Mar. 1 2016

Can Alibaba’s Ant Financial Disrupt China’s Financial Industry?

In a short space of time Alibaba’s Ant Financial has created—and scaled—a diverse set of financial products.

by Major Tian | Aug. 5 2015

Internet Finance Regulation: Not Everything is Black and White

The government has finally issued guidelines to regulate China’s internet finance industry, but the devil may lie in the.

by Major Tian | Jul. 20 2015

Starting a Business in China Needs a Strong Adversity Quotient

In this series on The Chinapreneurs, we look at entrepreneurs' experiences in starting a business in China. In the first.

by Major Tian | Jun. 16 2015

China Roundup: RIP. Yahoo China

This week saw the end of Yahoo China, the Shanghai Composite Index peaked, and Uber found an unlikely partner in.

by Major Tian | Mar. 19 2015

Learning from Market Entry: Keep Your Entrants Imaginary

What industry incumbents can learn from the forces that guide market entry.

by Brian Viard | Oct. 28 2014

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