https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/11/3/listing-interrupted-ant-group-ipo-suspended-by-shanghai-exchangeBeijing has become more uncomfortable with banks heavily using microlenders or third-party technology platforms like Ant for underwriting consumer loans, amid fears of rising defaults and deteriorating asset quality in a pandemic-hit economy.
“The Communist Party has shown the tycoons who’s boss. Jack Ma might be the richest man in the world but that doesn’t mean a thing. This has gone from the deal of the century to the shock of the century,” said Francis Lun, CEO of GEO Securities.
