(Hong Kong Reuters) Reuters reports based on six sources that Chinese officials are considering a fine of more than $ 1 billion (more than 1.3 billion yuan) at Ant Group, or this fintech company has been in two yearsThe rectification of the dust is settled.

Five sources said that since the first public sale (IPO) of the Ant Group's first public sale (IPO) was temporarily suspended in 2020, the relevant regulatory authorities of the People's Bank of China have been guiding the Ant Group to rectify.

The regulatory agencies preparing to impose punishment for Ant Group are the People's Bank of China.In the past few months, the People's Bank of China has been imposing informal communication with the Ant Group on a fine, and plans to discuss more with other regulatory agencies on the reform of Ant Group in the later this year, and will announce a fine in the second quarter of next year.

Ant Group is fined or involved in "disorderly expansion capital" behavior

One of the sources said that the reason for the Ant Group's fine may be the illegal behavior of "disorderly expanding capital" and the financial risks brought about by the barbaric growth of non -core business in addition to compliance.

The second source said that the People's Bank of China plans to discuss more with other regulatory agencies on the rectification of the Ant Group at the end of this year, and it is expected that the fine will be announced in the second quarter of next year.

Fine fines for Ant Group may help to pave the way for the company's long -awaited financial holding company, and help the group to restart the listing plan afterwards.

But people familiar with the matter also said that before the appointment of some senior officials in the State Council and other government agencies next year, the punishment for Ant Group is unlikely to be finalized.This person's change is usually held at the annual meeting of the National People's Congress held in early March.

The punishment for Ant Group is part of Beijing's rectification of domestic Internet technology companies.Earlier, the Chinese Internet car giant Didi Chuxing was fined 8.026 billion yuan (S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1. S $ 1.049 billion).In addition, Ant Group's affiliated companies and e -commerce giants Alibaba Group was fined a record of RMB 18 billion for a record of 18 billion yuan for violating antitrust regulations last year.

By the time of the draft, neither Ant Group nor the People's Bank of China commented to Reuters.

It is reported that the Central Bank of China Hangzhou Center Sub -branch received an Ant Group's application for establishing a financial holding company in June this year, but the central bank denied the news of the Chinese media saying that the application was not accepted.

The news also said that before the Ant Group completed the transformation, the central bank was unlikely to formally disclose the application.