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Founded in October 2013, JD Finance was renamed as JD Digits in November 2018. The fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com focuses on applying digital technology, artificial intelligence and IoT in five sectors: finance, smart cities, agriculture, campus development and marketing.The company manages five sub-brands: JD Finance, JD iCity, JD Agriculture, JD Shaodongjia, and JD MO Media. In September 2017, a joint venture was established with Central Group, one of Thailand’s biggest retailers. In December 2017, JD Digits also started operating an AI lab in Silicon Valley.

Investors

DST Global

Russia

The late-stage venture capital and growth equity firm founded and led by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner manages about $10bn in assets. Among its well-known investments are Facebook, Twitter, Alibaba, Xiaomi, JD.com, Spotify, Flipkart and AirBnB.DST Global was founded in 2009 as a means for Milner’s Mail.ru to continue investing at scale, by separately managing investment activities from the Mail.ru primary business. In 2012, Milner stepped down from Mail.ru to focus on DST Global, and DST Global eventually became fully independent from Mail.ru.

Now called Wanwu Xinsheng, the startup recycles over 70,000 used electronic goods in China daily, clocking over RMB 2bn of transactions every month

Circular Economy | E-commerce | O2O

The Big Picture

China new retail: A blend of the best of online and offline shopping

Players big and small are contributing to China’s new retail revolution

E-commerce | Big Data & Analytics

Bright Ideas

Kuaishou: Grabbing a share of China's near-trillion-RMB livestreaming e-commerce market

With 300m daily users, the short video app for the grassroots has partnered JD.com to offer discounts to convert users into online shoppers

Social Networking & Community | Video | Live commerce

Movers and Shakers

Kathy Xu stays ahead of the curve in China's VC scene

Dubbed “Queen of VC” in China, Xu has spotted great companies that others were not quite interested in, like Chinese online retail giant JD.com

Investment | Women in Tech | Consumer Products

Bright Ideas

Huidu Environmental: Creating a circular economy to ease online retail's parcel waste woes

China's billion-dollar courier industry finds much-needed solution in Huidu's eco-friendly, low-cost boxes and smart recycling system

Sustainability

Bright Ideas

Innovate big or go home: logistics unicorn YH Global eyes “Belt and Road” gold

The world’s first logistics firm to become a unicorn at Series A is a model of innovation in China. More overseas growth is next

Logistics & Supply Chain

Bright Ideas

Haoyiku makes it possible to offer genuine products at lower prices

When e-commerce is combined with social media, everybody wins

E-commerce | Marketplaces & Platforms | WeChat

Interviews

Carbonstop: Local pioneer in carbon emissions management to gain as China aims carbon neutrality by 2060

Already helping over 1,000 corporates like Alibaba and JD.com manage and lower their carbon emissions, Carbonstop is ready to do more when China’s carbon trading starts next year

CO2 emissions | Sustainability | SaaS

Bright Ideas

Haishen Tech: Scan image and find your product in one second

Haishen Tech's AI vending machines will revive unmanned retail economy and tap into growing on-demand consumerism worldwide

Retail | Computer Vision | Recognition Tech

Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan and other tech giants give roadside vendors digital makeover, so they can compete with fast-food chains like McDonald’s, KFC and Pizza Hut

E-commerce | Payments

The Big Picture

Unicorn Xiaohongshu refines social commerce model after stumble, as bigger players jostle in

Once the epitome of China's O2O social commerce success, Xiaohongshu (RED) tries to reinvent itself amid challenges from internet giants, influencers and short videos

E-commerce