China fridge maker sells $200m fintech unit for 30 cents

Homa is latest company to flee peer-to-peer lending amid regulatory crackdown

20191217 Homa Appliances

Guangdong Homa Appliances' foray into fintech did not turn out as well as the Chinese fridge maker had hoped.

COCO LIU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- China's top fridge maker has sold its peer-to-peer lending subsidiary for 2 yuan (30 cents) just two years after paying $200 million for it, becoming the latest company to flee the country's once-heated fintech market amid a crackdown by Beijing.

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