alibaba

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, also known as Alibaba Group and as Alibaba.com, is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology.

WeChat Takes On Alibaba With ‘Payments Score’
WeChat Takes On Alibaba With ‘Payments Score’
January 16, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

WeChat is now using a rating system to determine if a user is eligible to receive perks, including deposit-free renting services. WeChat Payments Score soft-launched...

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Alibaba Shares Fall On Slowing Chinese Economy
Alibaba Shares Fall On Slowing Chinese Economy
January 14, 2019  |  Investments

Stocks for Alibaba, China’s eCommerce giant, are down 1.7 percent after the president of the company admitted that China’s consumer market is slowing down, according...

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Kabbage Pay Later Gets Support From Alibaba
Kabbage Pay Later Gets Support From Alibaba
January 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Kabbage, the financial services, technology, and data platform company for small businesses, announced Monday (Jan. 14) that it is powering the Pay Later program for...

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Alibaba Debuts Partnership Program Dubbed A100
Alibaba Debuts Partnership Program Dubbed A100
January 14, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Alibaba Group announced over the weekend the launch of A100, a partnership program that offers a one-stop service to speed up companies’ digital transformations. In...

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Facial Recognition Startup Megvii Mulls $1B Hong Kong IPO
Facial Recognition Startup Megvii Mulls $1B Hong Kong IPO
January 11, 2019  |  Investments

In a move that could bring in as much as $1 billion in funding, facial recognition firm Megvii is reportedly mulling an initial public offering...

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China’s eCommerce Market Surpasses $186B In Q3
China’s eCommerce Market Surpasses $186B In Q3
December 28, 2018  |  eCommerce

The online retail market hit $186.13 billion during the third quarter, with Alibaba in the dominant position. According to a report in The Drum, Alibaba’s...

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Local China Merchants Upbeat About 2019 Cross-Border Sales
Local China Merchants Upbeat About 2019 Cross-Border Sales
December 26, 2018  |  International

Despite a trade war between the U.S. and China, local Chinese vendors operating in Yiwu International Trade City are upbeat about 2019. According to a...

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Ant Financial Could Acquire UK’s WorldFirst For $700M
Ant Financial Could Acquire UK’s WorldFirst For $700M
December 26, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Ant Financial, the affiliate of Alibaba, is in discussions to pay around $700 million for U.K. payments company WorldFirst. The Financial Times reported that if...

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Olympic Store Debuts On Tmall
Olympic Store Debuts On Tmall
December 17, 2018  |  Retail

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Alibaba Group have announced the launch of the first-ever Olympic store on China’s Tmall. “We are delighted to launch our...

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