A man stands outside JD.com’s headquarters, amid the Singles’ Day shopping festival during an organised tour in Beijing on November 9, 2021. Photo: Reuters
A man stands outside JD.com’s headquarters, amid the Singles’ Day shopping festival during an organised tour in Beijing on November 9, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Fintech

JD Finance service for college students closes as China’s fintech industry continues retreat amid regulatory tightening

  • The financial services arm of JD.com will no longer offer specialised services to college students, instead shifting them to the normal JD Finance app
  • JD Technology introduced a youth mode to its finance app while fintech was booming, but the industry took a sharp turn after the scuttled Ant Group IPO

A man stands outside JD.com’s headquarters, amid the Singles’ Day shopping festival during an organised tour in Beijing on November 9, 2021. Photo: Reuters
A man stands outside JD.com’s headquarters, amid the Singles’ Day shopping festival during an organised tour in Beijing on November 9, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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