China’s Ant Group Increases Registered Capital by 47 percent to $5.4 Billion

China’s Ant Group Increases Registered Capital by 47 percent to $5.4 Billion
A man walks past an Ant Group logo at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, on July 8, 2021. Yilei Sun/Reuters
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BEIJING—China’s Ant Group has raised its registered capital to $5.44 billion from $3.69 billion, public business registration records showed, as the fintech giant continues its government-mandated restructuring.

Ant, an affiliate of e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., in a Monday statement said the increase was to support growth and was “according to relevant regulations and business needs.”