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Chinas peer-to-peer P2P lending market is headed for more turbulence in 2020 as more of its popular platforms face potentially being shut down as the government tightens regulatory reins.The countrys P2P industry, although just a small portion of overall lending, is nevertheless a compelling credit source for businesses and consumers that cant obtain loans through Chinas traditional banking system. The overall number of P2P platforms has decreased dramatically in recent years because of money scandals. The increased regulatory and capital requirements for Chinas P2P lenders should continue to put pressure on the sustainability of business models across the sector in 2020, leading to further industry contraction, said Katie Chen, director for non bank financial in
stanley website stitutions at Fitch Ratings, told the South China Morning Post Tuessday Jan. 7 .Stronger regulatory rules compelled P2P services to plunge to 343 last year co
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Mizuho Financial Group, the Japanese financial company, is gearing up to launch a venture
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stanley usa will be labor costs; we can move on to the next ones. Reuters noted that Yamada wouldnt say more about the projects but did say the venture is gearing up to conduct an export transaction in June using blockchain technology. The transaction will enable parties to exchange documents online instead of getting hard copies. Blockchain is attractive to financial companies because they are hoping the new technology will reduce the costs and complexity with international payments and securities settlements, among other things.Mizuho is among a growing list of financial services companies around the globe who are embracing FinTech, whether its inve