Ant Financial

Ant Financial is a technology company that is committed to bringing inclusive financial services to the world. Ant Financial, officially founded in October 2014, originated from Alipay, initially an escrow service, founded in 2004. Ant Financial Services Group is dedicated to using technology to provide inclusive financial services to individuals as well as small and micro businesses. We believe financial services should be simple, low-cost and accessible to the many, not the few – and our technologies, such as blockchain, AI, big data, Internet of Things, and cloud computing, make us uniquely placed to achieve our mission of bringing the world equal opportunities.Ant Financial is building an open ecosystem to bring financial services to the unbanked and underbanked, all while also seeking to enable traditional financial institutions to provide services in a more efficient way. We have developed online platforms to provide a wide range of products and services, covering payments, loans, third-party insurance and wealth management that focus on the financial needs of small businesses and individuals.Innovative technology and extensive data analysis underpin everything we do. The cloud and big data analytics power our rigorous credit, security and risk control processes, allowing us to tailor our products to customers’ individual needs and to operate in the safest, most efficient and most cost-effective manner.