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Alibaba’s Ant Financial reportedly preparing for multi-billion dollar funding round

Ant Financial, which operates the hugely popular AliPay service, spun out of Alibaba seven years ago. The Wall Street Journal reports that the business is looking to raise $9bn at a valuation of $100bn, making it the most valuable unicorn in the world.

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