Megvii’s facial recognition technology in action at the China Public Security Expo in 2017. Photo: Reuters Megvii’s facial recognition technology in action at the China Public Security Expo in 2017. Photo: Reuters
Megvii’s facial recognition technology in action at the China Public Security Expo in 2017. Photo: Reuters
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China’s Megvii kick-starts IPO on Shanghai’s Star Market after Trump added facial recognition giant to entity list

  • The Beijing-based owner of Face++ software has kick-started an initial public offering on the Nasdaq-like exchange in Shanghai
  • Megvii let its US$500 million Hong Kong IPO application lapse in February last year after finding itself on a Washington trade blacklist

Topic |   IPO
Alison Tudor-Ackroyd
Alison Tudor-Ackroyd

Updated: 10:52pm, 13 Jan, 2021

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Megvii’s facial recognition technology in action at the China Public Security Expo in 2017. Photo: Reuters Megvii’s facial recognition technology in action at the China Public Security Expo in 2017. Photo: Reuters
Megvii’s facial recognition technology in action at the China Public Security Expo in 2017. Photo: Reuters
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