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.

Flywire Offers Tuition Discounts For Using A Mastercard

Flywire Offers Tuition Discounts For Using A Mastercard
Flywire Offers Tuition Discounts For Using A Mastercard
August 16, 2017  |  Mastercard

Flywire, the cross-border payment company, announced news on Tuesday (Aug. 15) that it is providing students and their families discounted prices on cross-border tuition payments...

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Alipay And Yelp Partner To Give Chinese Travelers Access To Reviews
Alipay And Yelp Partner To Give Chinese Travelers Access To Reviews
August 16, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Alipay, the Chinese digital payment arm of Alibaba, announced news that it has teamed up with online review website Yelp to bring Yelp’s local content...

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Beijing Public Transit App Excludes Apple Pay
Beijing Public Transit App Excludes Apple Pay
August 15, 2017  |  Apple Pay

Public transit can be a hassle in big cities like Boston, New York City and London. Most of the time, a physical card allows riders...

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Facebook Quietly Launched Photo-Sharing App In China This Year
Facebook Quietly Launched Photo-Sharing App In China This Year
August 14, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook has reportedly entered the market in China, anonymously launching a new photo-sharing app earlier in the year. According to a report, the app, dubbed Colorful...

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Geoswift, Western Union, UnionPay Launch Tuition Pay Promotion for Chinese Students
Geoswift, Western Union, UnionPay Launch Tuition Pay Promotion for Chinese Students
August 11, 2017  |  International

Geoswift, Western Union Business Solutions and UnionPay International have announced the latest joint tuition payment promotion available to Chinese students studying in other countries. Get...

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Baidu To Send Mobile Search Users JD.Com’s Way
Baidu To Send Mobile Search Users JD.Com’s Way
August 11, 2017  |  Retail

Baidu, the Chinese internet search giant, reached a deal with Chinese eCommerce company JD.com in which it will send users looking for products online JD.com’s...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Battle For The Cryptocurrency Crown
Bitcoin Tracker: Battle For The Cryptocurrency Crown
August 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Distributed ledger technology (blockchain) has made significant headway this year, and people are starting to take notice. At the beginning of 2017, the cryptocurrency bitcoin...

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China’s Central Bank Orders New Clearing House For Online Payment Groups
China’s Central Bank Orders New Clearing House For Online Payment Groups
August 10, 2017  |  International

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has ordered all online payment companies to channel mobile payments through a new clearing house by next June, which could...

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AIG Predicts Cyber Insurance From Firms In Greater China Will Skyrocket
AIG Predicts Cyber Insurance From Firms In Greater China Will Skyrocket
August 10, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

American International Group (AIG), the insurance company based in the U.S., predicted the number of cyber insurance policies will skyrocket from Chinese companies and in...

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