Illustration of the rebound of Chinese fintech lenders

A fintech lender rebound, and a hotel mess

Fintech lenders are entering a new golden era, with Jiayin reporting 46% growth for its core consumer lending business in last year's fourth quarter and forecasting similar gains this year. What's driving this rebound? And hotelier H World is still trying to fix a German acquisition from 2019 that wiped out its profit in the fourth quarter of last year. Will the Chinese hotelier be able to turn around this money-losing offshore asset?
H World had profit plunge for under-performed overseas hotels business

Overseas losses put wrinkle in H World’s welcome mat

The hotel operator’s overseas revenue grew last year, but its widening losses sharply dragged down the company's overall profit Key Takeaways: H World reported its profit dropped nearly 27% in…
GreenTree has purchased the Daniang and Bellagio restaurant chains

GreenTree attracts investors with new green shoots

The hotel operator returned to strong growth in the first quarter, as it closed its purchase of two restaurant chains with strong potential as a new revenue source Key Takeaways:…