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.

Jack Ma’s Digital Bank Offers Three-Minute Loans To SMBs
Jack Ma’s Digital Bank Offers Three-Minute Loans To SMBs
July 28, 2019  |  Loans

Jack Ma’s MYbank is aiming to change the way China lends to small businesses. The 4-year-old bank uses real-time payments data and a risk-management system...

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Bitcoin Daily: Some Safeway Stores To Give Bitcoin As Change; Canadian ICO Consultant CoinLaunch To Pay $50K Settlement
Bitcoin Daily: Some Safeway Stores To Give Bitcoin As Change; Canadian ICO Consultant CoinLaunch To...
July 28, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Initial coin offering (ICO) consultant CoinLaunch will pay $50,000 to settle with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). According to the regulator’s website, CoinLaunch was consulted...

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Starbucks Aims To Expand China Delivery Success To US
Starbucks Aims To Expand China Delivery Success To US
July 26, 2019  |  Retail

Delivery has been successful for Starbucks in China, and it made up 6 percent of the company’s sales in the country last quarter, according to...

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China Testing Radical Plan To Judge Citizens’ Behavior
China Testing Radical Plan To Judge Citizens’ Behavior
July 26, 2019  |  International

China is racing to become the first country to implement a pervasive system of algorithmic surveillance, igniting fears that the government will control its citizens’...

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Why A Smart China Plan Isn’t About Moving Fast Or Breaking Anything 
Why A Smart China Plan Isn’t About Moving Fast Or Breaking Anything 
July 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Chinese market presents a formidable, but also somewhat irresistible challenge to any payments and commerce player standing on the outside looking in. Formidable because...

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Global Trade Wars Spark Innovation For Trade Payments
Global Trade Wars Spark Innovation For Trade Payments
July 25, 2019  |  Commerce

Today’s exercise in intentional payments- and commerce-related understatement: International trade is not for the faint of heart. Sure, the import and export of goods is...

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Alibaba Enables US SMBs To Sell In Its Marketplace
Alibaba Enables US SMBs To Sell In Its Marketplace
July 23, 2019  |  Retail

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd is welcoming small businesses in the U.S. to sell on Alibaba.com. Alibaba is hoping to become the marketplace...

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China’s Bank Watchdog Goes After Supply Chain Finance Fraud
China’s Bank Watchdog Goes After Supply Chain Finance Fraud
July 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

China’s banking regulator is introducing stricter requirements on banks and insurance institutions that provide supply chain financial solutions in an effort to curb fraud, according...

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Tech Experts To Visit White House To Discuss Huawei Ban
Tech Experts To Visit White House To Discuss Huawei Ban
July 21, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. ban on sales to China’s Huawei is expected to be a topic of discussion Monday (July 22) between White House regulators and tech...

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