SHENZHEN, China, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — X Financial (NYSE: XYF) (the “Company” or “we”), a leading technology-driven personal finance company in China, today announced that Shenzhen Xiaoying Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shenzhen Xiaoying”), a VIE of the Company, has received a letter from the Local Financial Regulatory Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality on May 12, 2021, stating the approval of the business qualification of Shenzhen Xiaoying Microcredit Co., Ltd. (“Xiaoying Microcredit”) which is an entity to be established for the purpose of operating microcredit business.
In the next few months, Xiaoying Microcredit will go through its business registration formalities with the Market and Quality Supervision Department of Shenzhen Municipality according to the relevant regulations. Xiaoying Microcredit will officially commence operation after obtaining its business license.
The business scope of Xiaoying Microcredit includes specialization in microcredit business, online microcredit business as approved by relevant governmental departments (prohibition of fundraising from the public), intermediary services including, among others, financing consultation and financial advisor services relating to the loan business.
Shenzhen Xiaoying is the first company of its kind to successfully transform from a P2P business and obtain the national online microcredit business operating license. Obtaining such a license marks a big milestone forward for the Company’s journey towards licensed operation and regulatory compliance.
About X Financial
X Financial (NYSE: XYF) (the “Company”) is a leading online personal finance company in China. The Company is committed to connecting borrowers on its platform with its institutional funding partners. With its proprietary big data-driven technology, the Company has established strategic partnerships with financial institutions across multiple areas of its business operations, enabling it to facilitate loans to prime borrowers under a robust risk assessment and control system.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.xiaoyinggroup.com.
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For more information, please contact:
X Financial
Mr. Frank Fuya Zheng
E-mail: [email protected]
Christensen
In China
Mr. Eric Yuan
Phone: +86-10-5900-1548
E-mail: [email protected]
In US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
Email: [email protected]
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