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Markets Rocket Higher as President Trump Reveals 90 Day Pause on Tariffs. China Still in the Crosshairs

As was posited earlier today, President Trump had a choice of taking the path of cutting deals with countries interested in negotiating trade agreements or making tariffs an ongoing policy and cratering the economy. Fortunately, the White House decided to pause tariffs for 90 days… Read More

Schroders Capital and Apple to Launch Second China Clean Energy Strategy

Schroders Capital’s Infrastructure team in Asia announces the first close of a China renewable energy strategy following a $100 million anchor investment commitment from Apple. The actively-managed strategy targets renewable infrastructure investments in late-stage development and construction wind and solar assets “across China, aiming to… Read More

China’s $138B High-Tech Fund to Target AI, Quantum Computing, Other Deep Tech Opportunities – Report

PitchBook noted that China’s latest move to bolster its technological capabilities has arrived in the form of a 1 trillion yuan (approximately $138 billion) high-tech fund, unveiled during the 2025 Two Sessions. The report from PitchBook added that this state-backed venture capital (VC) initiative targets… Read More

Thredd’s Damien Gough: Localized Approach Key to International Fintech Expansion

Thredd’s Damien Gough said that in today’s economically challenged environment, many Fintechs seeking growth must expand to new countries. However, with every country having unique characteristics, companies cannot simply cut and paste their playbook from one into another. Thredd helps such firms quickly and successfully… Read More

Ping An Tops Global Patent Rankings in Healthcare and Fintech

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. has claimed the top global spots in both healthcare and fintech patent filings, according to two new reports from the Intellectual Property Publishing House, an organization operating under the China National Intellectual Property Administration. The recently released… Read More

Payoneer Obtains Regulatory Approval for Acquisition of China-based PSP

Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO), the financial technology company empowering the world’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to transact, do business, and grow globally, announced that it has received the regulatory approvals in China required to “complete its previously announced acquisition of a licensed China-based payment service… Read More

Emergence of China’s DeepSeek AI Firm, and R1 Platform, Craters Everyone Else. Worries Rise About Chinese Government Influence

DeepSeek is cratering markets this morning as the alternative to ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini, etc.; it is said to provide better results, use fewer resources, and is (for the moment) open source and free for light usage and prices modest for more resource intense requests. Nvidia… Read More

US Department of Treasury Sanctions Chinese Entities that Hacked Treasury Department, Secretary Yellen’s Computer

China state-affiliated entities have been hacking both public and private organizations in the US for years now. This is part of China’s goal to usurp the US as the world’s top superpower.  In an embarrassing revelation, the US Department of Treasury was hacked, including, apparently,… Read More

APAC Top 50 Firms Market Cap Surpasses $8.1 Trillion in 2024 – Repoort

The combined market cap of the top 50 companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region surged to $8.1 trillion in 2024, reflecting a “20.6% year-on-year increase.” This, according to a report from GlobalData. Tech firms reportedly led the charge, with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and… Read More

XTransfer Secures MPI License to Boost B2B Payments in Singapore

XTransfer, a China-based business-to-business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform, has been granted a major payment institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The license, effective from January 1, 2025, enables XTransfer to offer diverse payment services in Singapore, enhancing its position in… Read More

UK, China May Achieve Solid Economic Growth in 2025 But US Protectionist Measures Could Impact Progress – Analysis

Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) expects global economic growth, led by nations such as the UK, China, and the US, to be broadly flat in 2025, slowing slightly to 3.1% from 3.2% in 2024. This, following the recent US elections. Standard Chartered noted in its detailed… Read More

China VC Funding Down by 22.5% YoY to $32.3B During Jan-Nov 2024 – Report

A total of 2,313 venture capital (VC) funding deals were announced in China during Jan-Nov 2024, while the total disclosed funding value of these deals stood at $32.3 billion, a new report has revealed. This represents a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 23.1% in VC deal… Read More

Beijing and Abu Dhabi to Strengthen Financial Collaboration

ADGM, the international financial centre, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Beijing Financial Street Service Bureau. As explained in the update, this latest agreement reinforces the commitment to fostering connections, particularly in the areas of international “development and industry promotion, further advancing the growth… Read More

40Seas Announces China-Focused Partnership Solution

40Seas, a platform addressing trade finance and global accounts receivable management for SMEs, recently announced a new strategic partnership initiative geared towards alleviating the complexities of importing goods from China. The company has partnered with some sourcing agencies and e-commerce fulfillment platforms, including JingSourcing, Portless, NextSmartShip,… Read More

House Select Committee on China Targets Webull and Affiliation with Chinese Communist Party

Webull has garnered some unwanted attention from the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, according to a report. Webull is regulated in the US as a broker-dealer. Webull is controlled by China-based holding company Hunan Fumi Information Technology, and its US operations are headquartered in… Read More

Venture Capital Funding in China Declines 26.8% YoY to $28.2B During Jan-Oct ’24 – Report

A total of 2,116 venture capital funding deals valued at around $28.2 billion were announced in China during the timeframe between January-October 2024, according to a new research report. This represents a significant year-on-year (YoY) decline of 22.5% in VC deal volume, whereas the total… Read More

Fintech Firms in APAC Region Secured $2.3B in VC Funding in H1 2024 – Report

PitchBook has released its report, entitled Q4 2024 Exploring APAC’s Fintech Pathways: Part II: Southeast Asia. PitchBook has shared a deep dive into Southeast Asia’s fast-evolving fintech developments by navigating regional market nuances. According to the research study, the APAC region has many relatively strong… Read More

Fintech Thunes Introduces QR Code Payments Solution Connecting Financial Apps to Cashless Economy in China

Thunes, which claims to be the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, announced the introduction of its QR Code Payments solution. This allows Members of the Thunes’ Direct Global Network – including mobile wallets, neo-banks, and banks with mobile capabilities – to “connect… Read More

Switzerland’s SIX and China Construction Bank Corporation to Develop Cooperation on Securities Services Initiatives

SIX and China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) signed an MOU to develop cooperation on securities services topics and to foster a continuing relationship between the parties. The signing session reportedly took place in Beijing, China, at SIBOS. SIX and CCB share three main purposes: the… Read More

Fintech Freetrade Shares Insights on Investing in China from the UK

Growth in China has stalled for now and debt continues to grow, the team at Freetrade noted in a blog post. And recent direct intervention has considerably boosted volatility in Chinese stock markets, the Freetrade team noted while adding that potential investors should now be… Read More

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