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.

China Aims To Curb SMBs’ Use Of Pawnshop Loans
China Aims To Curb SMBs’ Use Of Pawnshop Loans
March 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Chinese regulators continue to crack down on shadow and alternative lending: Their latest target is the pawnshop financing space, which is often used by small...

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UPI, NIBank Partner For Latin American Payment Solutions
UPI, NIBank Partner For Latin American Payment Solutions
March 12, 2019  |  Payment Methods

UnionPay International (UPI), a cross-border payments company based in China, has signed an agreement with Latin American bank NIBank to bring payment solutions, including prepaid...

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STO Express Sells Stake To Alibaba In $693M Deal
STO Express Sells Stake To Alibaba In $693M Deal
March 11, 2019  |  Delivery

Chinese courier STO Express has sold a stake to Alibaba, China’s largest eCommerce player. According to a report in Reuters, Alibaba is paying $693 million...

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China’s Mofang Raises $150M In Latest Round Of Funding
China’s Mofang Raises $150M In Latest Round Of Funding
March 11, 2019  |  Investments

Mofang Apartment, the Chinese startup that provides institutional rental apartments, has raised $150 million in venture funding. According to a report in Deal Street Asia,...

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Chinese Banks Reined In Lending In February
Chinese Banks Reined In Lending In February
March 10, 2019  |  South East Asia

Banks in China reined in lending in February coming off a record high at the start of 2019, reported The Wall Street Journal. The report, citing...

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Bike And Scooter Businesses Take A Beating
Bike And Scooter Businesses Take A Beating
March 08, 2019  |  Ecosystems

The sharing of bicycles and scooters is a model that has over the last year or two has moved further into the mainstream of consumer...

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Bike Sharing Co Mobike Backpedals Operations To Focus On China
Bike Sharing Co Mobike Backpedals Operations To Focus On China
March 08, 2019  |  International

Chinese bike sharing company Mobike, which once attracted billions from big-name investors, said it is closing down all of its operations around the world, to...

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China Does About-Face On Tech Handover Demands
China Does About-Face On Tech Handover Demands
March 06, 2019  |  International

Might one leg of the trade war between China and the United States have fallen away? As the Associated Press reports, China will stop demands...

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Alipay Comes To Canada
Alipay Comes To Canada
March 06, 2019  |  Payment Methods

SnapPay, the Canadian cross-border payments company, and Alipay, the Chinese digital payments platform operated by Ant Financial Services, announced a collaboration Wednesday (March 6) that...

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