Chinese Company Looks to Buy U.S. Money-Transfer Provider
By ETCentric
January 27, 2017
January 27, 2017
Ant Financial Services Group, China’s largest online-payments company, has announced an $880 million deal to acquire Dallas-based money-transfer provider MoneyGram International. Ant Financial split off from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. in 2011 and is controlled by Alibaba founder Jack Ma. “With the deal, Ant Financial would gain a large footprint and a brand name in the U.S. and expand its global money-transfer business, ultimately bringing it into closer competition with PayPal” and others, reports The Wall Street Journal. However, the deal could be scrutinized by the new presidential administration as global competition is being called into question, despite Donald Trump’s recent discussions with Ma to help create jobs.
Topics: Acquisition, Alibaba, Alibaba Group Holding, Alipay, Ant Financial Services Group, Banking, CFIUS, China, Donald Trump, E-Commerce, eBay, Finance, First Data, Globalization, Internet, Jack Ma, Money Transfer, MoneyGram International, Online Payment, Online Wallet, PayPal, Retail, Shopping, Western Union, Xoom
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