Ant Group
蚂蚁集团起步于2004年诞生的支付宝，源于一份为社会解决信任问题的初心，经过二十年的发展，已成为世界领先的互联网开放平台。通过科技创新，助力合作伙伴，为消费者和小微企业提供普惠便捷的数字生活及数字金融服务；持续开放产品与技术，助力企业的数字化升级与协作；在全球广泛合作，服务当地商家和消费者实现“全球收”、“全球付”和“全球汇”。
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Round size: $21M
Round size: $21M
Round size: $74M
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