China Plans Deeper Ant Crackdown With Bank Funding Curbs
- Regulator plans to discourage lenders from working with Ant
- Authorities abruptly halted the fintech giant’s IPO on Tuesday
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The shock suspension of Ant Group Co.’s $35 billion initial public offering is just the beginning of a renewed campaign by China to rein in the fintech empire controlled by Jack Ma.
Authorities are now setting their sights on Ant’s biggest source of revenue: its credit platforms that funnel loans from banks and other financial institutions to millions of consumers across China, according to people familiar with the matter.