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China Merchants Bank: Light Banking, Payments and Blockchain
Hugh Thomas; Mingkang Liu; Gang DuCase IVEY-9B20N024-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyIn 2018, China Merchants Bank, China’s seventh-largest bank and the 30th-largest bank in the world, strategically repositioned itself in “light banking” to address the changing competitive landscape and rapid entry of non-bank financial technology companies. These companies were using information technology to compete in China’s domestic payments market. China Merchants Bank was also actively stimulating innovation. Through its incubation fund, t...Starting at €8.20
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China Merchants Bank: Business Model Transformation
Mingkang Liu; Hugh Thomas; Gang DuCase IVEY-9B14N016-EFinance, StrategyThe chairman and chief executive officer of China Merchants Bank (CMB) had led CMB through a decade of rapid development, implementing two transformations to save capital, develop culture and serve the financial needs of China’s new businesses and consumers. Notwithstanding successes, however, CMB’s capital constraint was biting and the stock market was punishing CMB’s shareholders. Slower domestic growth, an uncertain international economy and i...Starting at €8.20
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Journey to the East: Natcore Technology in China
Abrami, Regina; Shaffer, Matthew; Zhang, WeiqiCase HBS-912414-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Why is a U.S. solar technology firm manufacturing in China instead of the U.S.? Chuck Provini faces this question not just from the market, but also from the U.S. government. This case examines the making of a new joint venture in China at a time when both the U.S. and Chinese governments are eager to expand and develop their clean tech sectors.Starting at €8.20
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China Risk Finance: Riding the Wave of China's Financial Services Industry
Abrami, Regina; Shaffer, Matthew; Zhang, WeiqiCase HBS-912417-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. With China shifting toward a consumer-led growth model, non-bank lending has a critical role to play, but how easy is it to do business in this sector? What are the promises and pitfalls of the industry, and how well is Zane Wang, the case protagonist, navigating them?Starting at €8.20