{"id":10816,"date":"2021-01-20T13:39:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T13:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/big-tech\/article\/3118555\/chinas-central-bank-defines-monopoly-first-time-antitrust-curb-worlds"},"modified":"2021-01-20T13:39:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T13:39:29","slug":"chinas-central-bank-defines-monopoly-for-the-first-time-in-antitrust-curb-of-worlds-largest-online-payment-services-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/20\/chinas-central-bank-defines-monopoly-for-the-first-time-in-antitrust-curb-of-worlds-largest-online-payment-services-market\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s central bank defines monopoly for the first time in antitrust curb of world\u2019s largest online payment services market"},"content":{"rendered":"China\u2019s central bank has outlined its definitions of monopoly among third-party online payments for the first time, as it moves ahead with a plan to curb the market concentration in the world\u2019s largest fintech market.Any non-bank service provider with half of the market for online transactions, or two entities with a combined two-thirds share, could be subject to\u00a0antitrust\u00a0investigations, according to draft rules released on Wednesday by the People\u2019s Bank of China. Three providers with three\u2026\n