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(Bloomberg) -- Chinese fintech startup PingPong is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong to raise as much as $1 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Hangzhou-based payment company is working with advisers on a listing that could happen as soon as this year, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public. The firm had previously considered a listing in mainland China, one of the people said. PingPong is also seeking about $300 million in a pre-IPO private funding round, the people said. It is currently valued at about $5 billion,...
