china

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers, it is the third or fourth largest country by total area.

Wirecard To Buy China’s AllScore To Expand Cross-Border Licenses
Wirecard To Buy China’s AllScore To Expand Cross-Border Licenses
November 05, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Wirecard announced that it is set to gradually acquire all shares in Bejing-based AllScore Payment Services so it can expand into cross-border licenses. After the...

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Visa Teams With Tencent To Support Mobile Payments In China
Visa Teams With Tencent To Support Mobile Payments In China
November 05, 2019  |  VISA

Visa has released a statement saying Tencent’s announcement that it will support international card schemes in its mobile wallet is “a great step forward” for...

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SPEZA To Accept China’s New Sovereign Digital Currency
SPEZA To Accept China’s New Sovereign Digital Currency
November 03, 2019  |  Digital Payments

FinTech company SPEZA announced that it will be able to accept China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), the world’s first sovereign digital currency. The digital...

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Apple Asks US Govt. For More Tariff Exemptions
Apple Asks US Govt. For More Tariff Exemptions
November 01, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has asked the President Donald Trump administration for more tariff exemptions on products that come from China, according to reports. The company is asking...

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Alibaba’s 40 Pct. Rev Boost Driven By eCommerce, Cloud Computing
Alibaba’s 40 Pct. Rev Boost Driven By eCommerce, Cloud Computing
November 01, 2019  |  Earnings

With formidable growth in its eCommerce and cloud computing businesses, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. noted a larger-than-expected 40 percent increase in second-quarter revenue. Sales from the...

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Apple Strengthening In China With Wearables, Services
Apple Strengthening In China With Wearables, Services
October 31, 2019  |  Apple

Revenue losses in China are tapering off for Apple despite the ongoing U.S.-China trade war and increased competition from Huawei, CNBC reported on Thursday (Oct....

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Chinese Regulators Move To Shutter P2P Lenders
Chinese Regulators Move To Shutter P2P Lenders
October 31, 2019  |  Regulation

Shanghai regulators are ordering more than 40 peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders to get ready to close shop, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Thursday (Oct. 31)....

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Bitcoin Daily: People’s Bank Of China To Certify Digital Payment Products; Korean Security Agency Supports Blockchain Projects With $9M Fund
Bitcoin Daily: People’s Bank Of China To Certify Digital Payment Products; Korean Security Agency Supports...
October 30, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The People’s Bank of China announced that it will certify 11 types of financial technology hardware and software used for digital payment and blockchain services....

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Communism For The Digital Age, Via Blockchain
Communism For The Digital Age, Via Blockchain
October 29, 2019  |  Blockchain

Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your blockchains. Marx makes his mark, then, in the digital age. News came this...

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