Hi fintech friends, What a March, right?! In recent years, the Chinese government has been tightening its control over the country's financial systems and technology industry. This has been particularly evident in the government's crackdown on large companies like Alibaba and Tencent. Notably, this past March we saw the establishment

Hello Fintech friends, Welcome back to the This Month in Fintech - China Newsletter! February was a month of ups and downs for the industry that included significant expansion plans, offset by new regulatory measures. As always, we're here to keep you informed on all the latest news and trends

Hello Fintech friends, Welcome to the January edition of This Month in Fintech - China! Lunar new year fell in January this year. After 3 years of tight pandemic controls, I was able to celebrate this new year with my family in my hometown (The Yellow Mountains). I included a

Hello Fintech friends, Hope you all had a great holiday season with friends and families! China has unexpectedly lifted all the Covid restrictions in December and is going through a surge of covid cases. Why the government decided on this move remains unclear, but the bigger question for all of

Hello Fintech friends, November was a chaotic month for China with the riots over the continued zero-covid policy. People have raised a lot of concerns on the negative economic impact of covid controls. One most recent examples of it is that Alibaba’s annual Singles Day has experienced the slowest

This Month in Fintech - China (October’22) Hello Fintech friends, The much anticipated Fintech Formal is happening tomorrow night (11/11) at the Metropolitan Club. Please get ready to meet some awesome fellow fintech folks and check out the exciting things that are happening in the fintech world! We