Tencent Faces Broad China Clampdown on Fintech, Deals

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Bloomberg2021-03-12

Watchdogs see Tencent as next target for oversight after Ant Company was fined on Friday for its 2018 investment in an app Pony Ma’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. has been put on notice. Asia’s largest ...

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Spreads on Tencent’s 2.39% dollar bond due 2030 widened as much as 6 basis points, according to traders.\nAlong with Ant, proposed rules to break up market concentration in digital payments and rein in consumer lending online will damage prospects for Tencent’s WeChat Pay and its wider fintech business.\nA diktat to fold those operations into a holding company that could be regulated more like a bank would potentially further curb its ability to lend more and expand as rapidly as it has done in recent years.\nTencent’s fintech business had revenue of about 84 billion yuan ($13 billion) in 2019, accounting for 22% of the total and making it the largest earnings driver after online entertainment. That’s about 70% of Ant’s revenue for the year.\nValuation Hit\nAfter Ant’s IPO suspension, the central bankdirectedthe Hangzhou-based firm to turn itself into a financial holding company, subjecting it to capital restrictions, the need for fresh licenses and ownership scrutiny. 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