“Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Healthy Development of Internet Finance” (Yin Fa `2015` No. 221) was jointly issued by eight departments recently. You can refer to the below chart for its main points.
The Service |
Administration |
Points |
Internet payment |
the People's Bank of China |
It is required that service information be fully disclosed to clients, clients be clearly reminded of business risks, and the nature and that functions of payment services intermediaries shall not be exaggerated; |
Internet borrowing and lending |
the China Banking Regulatory Commission
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Internet trust |
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Internet consumer finance |
Be strictly subject to the provisions on supervision and administration and strengthen risk management to ensure the legality and compliance of transactions, and keep client information confidential; |
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Private equity crowd funding |
the China Securities Regulatory Commission |
Those providing private equity crowd funding shall be SMEs and innovation companies; |
Sales of Internet funds |
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Internet insurance |
the China Insurance Regulatory Commission |
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Dongjin Comments:
1. The companies involved in Internet Finance service shall obtain ICP license issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as well as the special license for the financial service. Most companies have the requirement of listing on the stock in the domestic capitalization market in the future;
2. The related departments will issue their own detailed regulations on the Internet Finance service, and the merger and acquisition requirement of companies in this industry will be caused in this more and more regulated market.
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Ms. Jojo Hu
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