According to Yichang Commerce Bureau, Ant Financial Company, subordinated to Ali Group, has authorized Wuhan Wonmay Network Company and Hubei Xinsen E-commerce Service Co., Ltd to operate Alibaba financial loan business in Yichang. Yichang City is the second which enjoys “Ali Ant” financial credit after Wuhan City in Hubei Province. This time, Ali will provide the enterprises in Yichang with 3 billion RMB yuan of credit limit, which will considerably improve the financing environment of medium, small and micro-sized enterprises in the city.
The financial loan product released by Ali Group in Yichang now is “quick-loan”. This product is credit loan, and its main target customers are medium, small and micro-sized enterprises that need circulating capital but lack guarantees, for example, commerce and trade enterprises. Borrowers will not be required to offer any guarantees. The highest loan limit is 300,000 RMB yuan with length of maturity for one year. There is about 10,000 RMB yuan of interest for 100,000 RMB yuan each year without any charges, thus the financing cost is relatively low. (Reporter: Zhang Bokang, Respondent: Yin Kun)