Alibaba Group Holdings is to establish a commercial bank in its home base of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, after the China Banking Regulatory Commission approved its application, according to a notice posted on the Chinese banking regulator's website. Having its own commercial bank will afford Alibaba greater control over many of its key services, including online […]

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