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China: Top Digital Payments Patents Holders (2002 - 2022)

  • With 2,284 Digital Payments related patents published between 2002 and 2022, SoftBank Group Corp holds the most number of Digital Payments patents in China, of which 98.6% was contributed by its subsidiary Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

  • The second largest number of Digital Payments related patents were published by China Investment Corp with 1,884 patents, of which 97.8% was contributed by its subsidiary Bank of China Ltd. The third largest number of Digital Payments related patents were published by Tencent Holdings Ltd with 1,336 patents, of which 62.3% was contributed by its subsidiary Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.. The fourth largest number of Digital Payments related patents were published by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd with 790 patents. The fifth largest number of Digital Payments related patents were published by Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd with 779 patents, of which 46.7% was contributed by its subsidiary Ping An Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd.

  • The top five patent holders, i.e., SoftBank Group Corp, China Investment Corp, Tencent Holdings Ltd, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd, and Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd, together held 7,073 Digital Payments patents during the period.

China: Top Digital Payments Patents Holders (2002 - 2022)

Note: The number of patents includes patents published by the holding company and its subsidiaries (data till October 2022)
Published: November 2022
Source: GlobalData

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