Ant-gold suit raised to $ 3.5 billion, valued at 60 billion dollars-Ant gold service, Alipay, Alibaba-IT information

April 8, Beijing time, according to foreign media reports, said people familiar with the Alibaba group, Zhejiang Ant micro-financial services Group affiliates have raised another round of funding raised to at least $ 3.5 billion. Ant this round of financing by China's sovereign wealth Fund and China's second-largest bank-owned investment company leading the cast.

People familiar with the matter said, ants gold valuations in this round of financing will probably reach about $ 60 billion, their investment companies led by CIC and China Construction Bank investment. Ant-gold suit Jack Ma, the founder, the billionaire controlled by Ali.

After assessing investor demand, Ant gold clothing raised its financing goals. Familiar with the matter said in January, Ant-gold suit had originally planned to raise at least $ 1.5 billion in a new round of financing funds, Ant-gold suits this round of financing of initial public offerings (IPO) before the second round of funding.

Ants clothing operates China's largest online payment service PayPal, and operators of controlled balance treasure. Balance Po is China's largest money-market fund. In June last year completed its first round of financing, ant the valuation of gold clothing allegedly reaching about 45 billion dollars.

Ant gold suit seeking new capital to fund its expansion into new services such as Internet banking. Ali, Tencent and other rivals in the development of independent Internet financial services. Ant-gold suit has said, the company plans to market, but does not specify a specific timetable.

Prior to completion of the first round, Ant gold clothing to sell 12.4% shares of the company to outside investors, including the pension fund subsidiary and China Development Bank CDB capital.

Ant-gold suits and China Construction Bank both declined to comment.

传蚂蚁金服融资额提至35亿美元，估值600亿美元 - 蚂蚁金服,支付宝,阿里巴巴 - IT资讯

北京时间4月8日消息，据外媒报道，知情人士称，阿里巴巴集团关联公司浙江蚂蚁小微金融服务集团已经将新一轮融资的融资额提高到至少35亿美元。蚂蚁金服此轮融资由中国主权财富基金和中国第二大银行旗下投资公司领投。

知情人士称，蚂蚁金服此轮融资的估值可能将达到600亿美元左右，由中投公司和中国建设银行旗下投资公司领投。蚂蚁金服由阿里创始人、亿万富翁马云控制。

在对投资者需求进行评估后，蚂蚁金服上调了融资额目标。知情人士在1月份称，蚂蚁金服原本计划在新一轮融资中筹集至少15亿美元资金，此轮融资也是蚂蚁金服首次公开招股(IPO)前的第二轮融资。

蚂蚁金服运营着中国最大在线支付服务支付宝，并且控制着余额宝的运营方。余额宝是中国最大货币市场基金。在去年6月完成首轮融资后，蚂蚁金服的估值据称达到大约450亿美元。

蚂蚁金服寻求获得新资本以资助其扩张，进入网络银行等新服务领域。腾讯等阿里的对手也在开发自主互联网金融服务。蚂蚁金服已经表示，公司计划上市，但并未指明具体时间表。

在此前完成的首轮融资中，蚂蚁金服将12.4%的公司股份出售给了外部投资者，包括中国社保基金和中国国家开发银行旗下子公司国开金融。

蚂蚁金服和中国建设银行均不予置评。