Baidu Joins Alibaba, Tencent In China E-Bank Fray

By | December 17, 2015

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China’s banking sector is already sizzling, with cash-rich Internet giants Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings recently jumping into the country’s rapidly growing online banking industry. But get ready for a powerful new player in China’s banking market. China Internet search leader Baidu (BIDU) announced last month that it will partner with the state-run China CITIC Bank to operate an online bank. The joint effort, called Baixin Bank Co., joins an Scalper1 News

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