TikTok has until April to finalize a sale to a U.S.-based buyer, yet uncertainties about the future of the short-form video app remain. However, a new Oracle is reportedly the leading candidate to serve as the cloud technology partner for managing TikTok in the U.

Oracle is emerging as the frontrunner to take control of TikTok’s US operations. This is according to a new report from The Information (paywalled). The Oracle TikTok lead is significant, given the platform’s enormous influence and the political scrutiny surrounding its operations in the US.

Oracle has emerged as a leading contender to help run TikTok as part of a deal President Donald Trump is orchestrating to satisfy last year’s divest-or-ban law, say investors, bankers and former executives familiar with the Chinese tech giant.

Tech billionaire Larry Ellison’s Oracle is reportedly a “leading contender to help run TikTok” as the Trump administration works to secure a sale that would avoid a complete ban of the China-owned app.

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) has surfaced as a prominent candidate to assist in running TikTok as part of a deal being arranged by President Donald Trump. This arrangement aims to comply with last year’s law requiring divestment or banning,