ant, backed by Jack Ma, billionaire founder of e-commerce platform Alibaba, fixed to the shares sale worth about $ 34.4bn (£ 26.5bn) on. P>
listings in Shanghai and Hong Kong have been the biggest debut on the stock to date. P>
However, the Chinese authorities have cited "major problems" as the reason behind the suspension last minute. P>
ant run Alipay, the leading online payment system in China, which has eclipsed cash, checks and credit cards. P>
Alibaba, which owns a third of ant, saw share price plummeting 9.6% in Hong Kong trading on Wednesday. P>
This followed a fall of 8.1% in New York on Tuesday after the suspension was announced. P>
Alibaba appears both in the US and Hong Kong, and had previously broken the record for the highest debut on the stock market in 2014. P>
This share price almost $ 76bn wiped falls in value, more than twice the amount ant intended to increase. P> Shanghai Stock Exchange said in a statement that Mr. Ma had been called for "monitoring interviews." P>
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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and then he reported that Ant had decided to suspend its planned list. P>
ant was due to sell about 11% of its shares through the two stock exchanges. However, the pricing around the business value of about $ 313bn. P>
The previous biggest debut was $ 29.4bn Saudi Aramco float last December. P> What would be the largest IPO in the world starting now been crushed by Chinese regulators. P>
In its prospectus letter, CEO of ant, Eric Jing, had grown up in praise about how the company is revolutionizing the future of money. P>
Perhaps what he and Jack Ma - the founder billionaire Alibaba and the largest shareholder of ant control - did not factor is how ultimately not revolutionary matters is your business, if you are operating in China, it still needs the blessing of the Chinese regulators. P>
executives of the company and Mr. Ma were called by the Chinese authorities to the opinion by a discussion on the regulation of Fintech growing firm. P> Reports
But the media said the meeting may also have been an opportunity to review the comments of Mr. Ma made at a conference last month Fintech. P>
Ma compared to traditional banks "Pawnshops" praising the merits of the digital banking system instead. P>
He said that future lending decisions must be based on data, not collateral. P>
It is likely to have set off alarms the Chinese authorities. P>
ant collects large amounts of customer data - data that the Chinese government does not have immediate access to, unless requested. P>
China is very supportive of Chinese enterprises. It is a criticism directed at him by other countries. P>
But in return, Beijing also expects a certain degree of control over Chinese companies do not normally see in other countries. P>
Digital Empire Jack Ma is shifting increasingly outside that circle of control. The suspension of this list can serve as a reminder of who really calls the shots. P>
"Ant Group sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this development," the company said in a message to investors. P>
"We will properly handle issues monitored in accordance with applicable regulations of the two exchanges." P> Related topics h2> margin: Calc (0.5rem / 2);