Marketplace for Financial Services and Revenue Potential

This is Part 3 in a three part series about Ant Group / Ant Financial. In this part, I talk about how sustained innovation is the primary strategy for maintaining their competitive advantages.

• Part 1 is How Ant Financial / Ant Group is Revolutionizing Finance (1 of 3) (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Podcast 47).
• Part 2 is Adaptation, Innovation and Resilience at Alibaba. A Discussion with BCG’s Martin Reeves. (2 of 3) (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Podcast 48)

You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes, Google Podcasts and Himalaya.

Related podcasts and articles:

• 3 Ways Network Effects Suck (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Podcast 41)

This is part of Learning Goals: Level 5, with a focus on:

• #19: Basics of Ant Financial / Alipay and Payment Platforms

Concepts for this class. 

1. Network Effects
2. Adaptation and Resilience
3. SMILE Marathon: Sustained Innovation

Companies for this class:

• Ant Financial / Alipay / Ant Group

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