Alipay, Tencent face their biggest rival yet in Chinese central bank

Alipay, Tencent face their biggest rival yet in Chinese central bank

People's Bank of China. Photo: Bloomberg

Chinese billionaires Jack Ma and Pony Ma, who built their online finance empires by dominating the country’s online payments industry, are facing what could be the strongest competitor yet: the central bank.

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