China's biggest third-party payment providers, Alipay and WeChat Pay, could face antitrust investigations and forced divestiture under proposed rules that tighten oversight of nonbank institutions in the sector.
Alipay, WeChat Pay and other nonbank payment providers could face probes
Alipay dominated the third-party mobile payment market in 2020 but may have hit a wall due to proposed regulations that could limit its reach. © Reuters
China's biggest third-party payment providers, Alipay and WeChat Pay, could face antitrust investigations and forced divestiture under proposed rules that tighten oversight of nonbank institutions in the sector.