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Alibaba eyes 1b annual active users by 2024, picks up 33% stake in Ant Financial

Following the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in a 2014 agreement, Alibaba has received a  newly issued 33% equity interest in Ant Financial - the Chinese payment platform which also owns Yu'e Bao (the worlds largest money market fund) and Sesame Credit (a third party credit rating system).  

Alibaba and Ant Financial combined have about 960 million annual active users in China alone, according to the company.  Looking ahead, Alibaba — which operates multiple e-commerce platforms such as Taobao, Tmall, Freshippo and Tmall Super — said it is targeting 1 billion annual active consumers by the end of fiscal year 2024 and annual gross merchandise volume, or GMV, of 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion).

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capital markets, china, wealth management, credit