ByteDance says it will shrink fintech business, plans to sell stock broking ops

ByteDance says it will shrink fintech business, plans to sell stock broking ops

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Beijing-based ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, said on Wednesday that it would shrink its financial services unit and that it planned to sell its stock broking operations amid China’s tightening grip on the financial technology (fintech) sector.