China's housing rental market in major cities has been dominated by real estate agents and frauds
Paytm would hold 55% stake
Alibaba had revenue of $22.99 billion in its year to the end of March
Players like Snapdeal-backed PepperTap has already shut shop
The Chinese e-commerce firm took control of Lazada last year from Rocket in a $1-billion deal
At the same event last year, the firm predicted 48% revenue growth
UCWeb Inc's holding company, Alibaba Group on Friday reported a 271 percent jump (year-on-year) in its Digital Media and Entertainment revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31.The information was released as part of Alibaba Group Holding Limited's financial results for the full year and quarter ended March 31, 2017. The unit's revenue for Q4 stands at USD 571 million, recording a 234 percent increase year-over-year.Mobile internet services revenue from UCWeb businesses, including mobile search and news feeds, as well as apps and game publishing across China as well as key global markets like India and Indonesia are key contributors to the revenue rise.Reiterating its growing focus on globalization, Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group, in a significant move, elevated Jack Huang, President of Overseas Business, Alibaba Mobile Business Group to President of Alibaba Mobile Business Group.Jack will report to the President Office of the Alibaba Digital Media & Entertainment .
Chinese may understand Asian business models better, given a shared culture, reports Tech In Asia
Besides Paytm, the group also has investments in Indian ecommerce firm Snapdeal
The Chinese e-commerce made an initial investment of Rs 5 crore
Alibaba continues to fend off allegations about failing to remove fake products from its platform
The investment in Kakao Pay comes less than a month after Ant bought US based MoneyGram
The deal is latest in Alibaba's still nascent efforts to capture a bigger share of the retail market
Alibaba's UCWeb to compete with Google and FB in India; opts for recommendations-based strategy
Jack Ma also said Trump is a smart person and should not be underestimated
Ant Financial, e-commerce giant Alibaba's financial arm, has reached an agreement to acquire American money-transfer major MoneyGram for USD 880 million, in a deal that will expand the firm's business in the US after India and Thailand. "The acquisition of MoneyGram is a significant milestone in our mission to bring inclusive financial services to users around the world," Eric Jing, chief executive officer of Ant Financial Services Group in a statement last night. The company owns Alipay, one of China's biggest online payment platforms and controls the company that manages the country's largest money market fund, Yu'ebao. The transaction will connect MoneyGram's money transfer network of 2.4 billion bank and mobile accounts and 350,000 physical locations with Ant Financial's users, according to the statement. MoneyGram will remain headquartered in Dallas and continue to operate under its existing brand, it said. The transaction will help expand Ant Financial's business follow
Analysts are also bullish on the company's cloud revenue
Company said it would be raising its 2017 full-year guidance for revenue growth from 48% to 54%
Funds will primarily be used to tap the huge potential of user-generated content in India
Alibaba becomes the official e-commerce and cloud services partner, joins 12 other companies