Alibaba Needs To Pay More Heed As China Ramps Up Crackdown On Fintech

  • China central bank chief proposed to boost personal protections in the financial technology sector to curb unauthorized data collection and abuses, Reuters reports.
  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA backed fintech firm Ant Group is an important player harboring listing ambitions.
  • Beijing will enhance the legal frameworks in the sector, and countries should jointly set standards for personal data protection, People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang said.
  • Yi emphasized the prioritization of data protection on the central bank's schedule. 
  • Some big tech companies have allegedly collected customers' data without permission or misused such data.
  • China has preliminarily established a legal system for personal data protection, and government departments will implement supervision.
  • China should promote reasonable data usage and make transactions more convenient to enable tech innovation, Yi said.
  • Related Content: Alibaba's Ant Boosts Capital To $5.4B Amid Restructuring
  • Price Action: BABA shares traded higher by 1.37% at $165.13 in the premarket session on the last check Wednesday.
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