China’s bank regulator takes aim squarely at big fintech

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China’s bank regulator takes aim squarely at big fintech

Speaking at a virtual forum on Tuesday, Guo Shuqing left no one in any doubt as to how China views its big fintech firms. Beijing has come to distrust and even fear them, and the era of big regulation has just begun.

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