Once just a simple online bulletin board, Alibaba.com has morphed into a major digital marketplace and an indispensible tool to corporate treasuries across China.
Last month, Alibaba.com announced the creation of China's first small business credit rating system and established a Rmb1 billion $147 million business integrity insurance fund. The company's close relationship with small and medium-size enterprises SMEs has allowed it provide banks with an accurate credit history for those that are looking to borrow. It also acts as a guarantor for banks.
We are a service provider to small businesses, said Maggie Wu, chief financial officer of Alibaba.com. We not only care about our own treasury management there are 615,000...