Curiosity, flexibility and adaptability were some some of the 🔑 traits that led Carolina Solari into the exciting world of technology with @alipay and @alibaba.group — China’s leading internet firms — back in 2016.
Read about her journey here:
https://link.medium.com/u7Ov920o38
Read about her journey here:
https://link.medium.com/u7Ov920o38
Alipay Remains China’s Largest Mobile Payment Company
According to iResearch, an independent market research firm, Alipay held over 55% of China’s third-party mobile payment market during the first quarter of 2020. Read more in DIGICONasia.
MYbank Unveils 5-Year Plan to Serve More SMEs in China
Ant’s MYbank announced a five-year plan to work with partners to better serve SMEs across China, including leveraging supply chain finance to support 10 million SMEs, providing rural lending, and serving 40 million female business owners. Read more on Yahoo Finance.
Pet Insurance Now Offered on Alipay
Alipay has developed a new feature that can recognize animal nose prints, said to be the first application of such technologies in China. Using this identification method, Alipay has partnered with insurance companies to provide insurance services for pet cats and dogs. See the article in Caixin.
According to iResearch, an independent market research firm, Alipay held over 55% of China’s third-party mobile payment market during the first quarter of 2020. Read more in DIGICONasia.
MYbank Unveils 5-Year Plan to Serve More SMEs in China
Ant’s MYbank announced a five-year plan to work with partners to better serve SMEs across China, including leveraging supply chain finance to support 10 million SMEs, providing rural lending, and serving 40 million female business owners. Read more on Yahoo Finance.
Pet Insurance Now Offered on Alipay
Alipay has developed a new feature that can recognize animal nose prints, said to be the first application of such technologies in China. Using this identification method, Alipay has partnered with insurance companies to provide insurance services for pet cats and dogs. See the article in Caixin.
DigiconAsia
China’s 3rd party mobile payments market dipped in Q1: expected to recover in Q2 | DigiconAsia
The Q1 reporting period in China reflected the immediate devastation of mobile commerce before lockdowns turned the tides. The Q1 2020 figures for China’s
Women in Tech
Cyber Mulan Initiative to Help Accelerate Women’s Digital Skills
Alibaba Group and Ant Group announced a new initiative to promote women in technology and entrepreneurship. Dubbed “Cyber Mulan,” the five-year plan aims to help 50 million women reach their goals through tangible support and solutions, including digital-skills training programs and interest-free loans aimed at female entrepreneurs in small and medium-sized enterprises. Read in Alizila.
Two Ant Executives Named Forbes’ China Top 50 Women in Tech
Quan Yu, the Head of Risk Management at Ant Group, and Dr. Ying Yan, Senior Staff Engineer at Ant Blockchain, were among the top 50 women in tech by Forbes China in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Read more about Quan and Ying on Ant’s Medium page.
Cyber Mulan Initiative to Help Accelerate Women’s Digital Skills
Alibaba Group and Ant Group announced a new initiative to promote women in technology and entrepreneurship. Dubbed “Cyber Mulan,” the five-year plan aims to help 50 million women reach their goals through tangible support and solutions, including digital-skills training programs and interest-free loans aimed at female entrepreneurs in small and medium-sized enterprises. Read in Alizila.
Two Ant Executives Named Forbes’ China Top 50 Women in Tech
Quan Yu, the Head of Risk Management at Ant Group, and Dr. Ying Yan, Senior Staff Engineer at Ant Blockchain, were among the top 50 women in tech by Forbes China in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Read more about Quan and Ying on Ant’s Medium page.