The Shanghai Stock Exchange's surprise suspension of Ant Group's record-breaking initial public offering Tuesday night changed the landscape
In this podcast, Business Standard's Samie Modak explains reasons behind the halt and the way forward for Jack Ma
The move upends what had been one of China's biggest business success stories
Ant has faced censure in Chinese state media after Ma last month criticized local and global regulators for stifling innovation
Alibaba claims it is able to cut order lead times by 75% with its solutions
Ant is poised to raise about $17.2 billion on Shanghai's STAR Market and roughly the same in Hong Kong, shattering the record set by Saudi Arabian Oil Co
Ant's meteoric rise was made possible in part by China's willingness to let it experiment
Ma's 8.8% stake is worth $27.4 billion based on the stock pricing in Hong Kong and Shanghai
Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Ant and affiliate Alibaba Group Holding, said it was a "miracle" that such a large listing is taking place outside New York
'World focussing only on risk control, not on development; Basel norms irrelevant for China's phase of development'
Backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd , Ant passed the hearing with the exchange's Listing Committee on Monday
The company, a dominant player in China's cloud market, is fending off challenge from domestic rival Tencent 0700.HK which is also trying to capture cloud business opportunities
India has banned over 200 Chinese apps and also put severe restrictions on Chinese investments into the country following border clashes in eastern Ladakh
China's Ant Group submitted documents to the securities regulator for registration of the Shanghai portion of its IPO, moving a step closer to a planned dual-listing expected to be worth about $35 bn
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd unveiled a pilot factory in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou as part of its "smart manufacturing" business initiative
Ant, backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, plans to do a simultaneous listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai
China's two largest corporations Alibaba and Tencent are wrestling for online leadership in everything from social entertainment to e-commerce and cloud computing
Beijing has added 23 technologies to its list of regulated exports; move could affect start-ups that have IP co-creation as part of investment deal with Chinese VC investors, say experts
In China, however, the competitive landscape is a lot murkier. Alibaba continues to face fierce competition from JD.com Inc. and Pinduoduo Inc
A 2011 offshoot of Chinese giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the firm has defined and dominates the Chinese payments market through its ubiquitous Alipay app