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# China set to fine Jack Ma’s Ant Group over $1 billion
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/china-set-to-fine-ant-group-over-1-bln/
- Published: 2022-11-23T12:56:03.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-23T12:56:03.000Z
- Author: Acquah Nana Yeboah
- Tags: / News, Tech in China, Business

The Central Bank of China is set to impose a fine of more than $1 billion on Jack Ma's Ant Group, according to a report from *Reuters*, citing several sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

This fine, the report says, will set the stage for ending the fintech company's two-year-long regulatory overhaul. 

The Apex Bank has been the driving force behind the regulatory revamp at the Ant Group after the Chinese firm’s $37 billion IPO was scuttled at the last minute in 2020 immediately after billionaire founder Ma publicly criticized China’s regulatory system for stifling innovation.

The overhaul included turning itself into a financial holding firm, subject to rules and capital requirements similar to those for banks.

The $1 billion fine will centre on Ant’s alleged violations relating to a “disorderly expansion of capital” and the corresponding financial risks its once freewheeling businesses have caused, said one of the sources.

However, a fine on Ant could help pave the way for the company to secure a long-awaited financial holding company license, seek growth again, and eventually revive its plans for a public market debut.