FILE PHOTO: A thermal imaging camera is seen in front of a logo of Ant Group at the headquarters of Ant Group, an affiliate of Alibaba, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters) – Ant Financial, the fintech affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, will restructure as a financial holding company, China’s central bank said on Monday.

Ant has formed a “comprehensive and feasible restructuring plan,” at the urging of fincancial regulators, the People’s Bank of China said.

Reporting by Tony Munroe, Cheng Leng and Stella Qiu; Editing by Catherine Evans

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