Listing of Ant Group is unlikely in the short term

Listing of Ant Group is unlikely in the short term – state media

July 31, 2023

By Beijing newsroom

BEIJING (Reuters) – A listing of Jack Ma-backed Ant Group is unlikely in the short term, state media reported on Saturday, citing people close to regulation.

Earlier this month, Ant Group announced a surprise share buyback that valued the fintech giant at $78.54 billion, well below the $315 billion touted in the suspended IPO.

Listing of Ant Group is unlikely in the short term - state media — A sign of Antchain, the blockchain technology branch under Ant Group, is seen at Ant Group’s booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Yilei Sun/File Photo

Ant Group (Chinese: 蚂蚁集团; pinyin: Mǎyǐ jítuán), formerly known as Ant Financial, is an affiliate company of the Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group. The group owns the world’s largest mobile (digital) payment platform Alipay, which serves over 1.3 billion users and 80 million merchants, with total payment volume (TPV) reaching ¥118 trillion RMB in June 2020.