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Report: Alibaba’s Ant Group Plans Hong Kong IPO At $200B+

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Ant Group, the online payment service affiliate of China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, is looking to go public as early as this year, Reuters reported. . In January, Ant began discussions with banks to resurrect plans for an IPO that was shelved over a year ago due to regulatory and profitability issues.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players. Note: These are the rankings from 10 years ago.

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The 134 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Jan 2021 update)

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Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses. Fintech Startup Debuts: Brave Credit & AWSM Bank Pitch @ 500Startups Demo Day (4 Feb 2021). Value Date. 2-feb-2021. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 2-feb-2021. 2-feb-2021. United States. 2-feb-2021. Netherlands. 2-feb-2021. Australia. 2-feb-2021. United States.

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The 140 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Feb 2021 changes)

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Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 Mar 2021). Value Date. 1-Mar-2021. United States. 1-Mar-2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. Rumored secondary mkt value. United States. 1-Mar-2021. United States. 1-Mar-2021. 1-Mar-2021. Feb 2021 round. 1-Mar-2021. 1-Mar-2021. Jan 2021 round.

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

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Value ($B). Value Date. Sub-Category. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 5 Nov 2021. Nov 2018 transaction. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Secondary market May 21. Credit Karma. Sep 2021 round. June 2021 round. Netherlands. Nov 2021 round. Estimate based on 2021 IPO value. Mar 2021 round. Zepz ( WorldRemit ). Q2 Holdings.

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The 198 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (June 2021 update)

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Related: Top 15 Digital & Online Insurance Providers for Small Businesses (SMB): June 2021. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses (SMB) June 2021. Top 15 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (June 2021). Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 July 2021). Value Date.

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The 187 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (May 2021 update)

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To qualify, a company must have been founded in 2000 or later and have its primary business related to financial services including banking, savings, lending, investing, insurance, wealth management, SMB accounting and payroll. Related: Top 15 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (June 2021). Value Date.