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China's leading insurer Ping An took the top spot in the world in fintech patents by filling 1,604 patents last year, according to a report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization.

A total of 3,909 enterprises from 33 countries filed 14,706 fintech patents by the end of 2019, the report said. Among the top 100 list, 48 enterprises came from China, covering traditional finance, fintech, internet, e-commerce, technology, and telecommunications.

Let's take a look at the top 10 companies with the most fintech patent applications.

No 10 Ping An HealthKonnect

No 9 Ping An Property Insurance

No 8 Bank of China

No 7 Ping An Life Insurance

No 6 IBM

No 5 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

No 4 Tencent 

No 3 OneConnect

No 2 Ping An Technology

No 1 Alibaba