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.

Payless Suppliers Getting More Aggressive As Concerns Mount They Won’t Get Paid

Payless Suppliers Getting More Aggressive As Concerns Mount They Won’t Get Paid
Payless Suppliers Getting More Aggressive As Concerns Mount They Won’t Get Paid
April 24, 2017  |  Retail

Payless, the soon-to-be-bankrupt shoe retailer, is seeing hostility from its vendors grow more broadly as suppliers are growing more concerned they won’t get paid for...

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SME Lending Activity: China Spikes, US Banks Reboot
SME Lending Activity: China Spikes, US Banks Reboot
April 24, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Small business lending activity across the globe is in flux. China saw a whopping 17 percent increase in small business lending in Q1, while U.S....

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Alipay, WeChat Near $3 Trillion
Alipay, WeChat Near $3 Trillion
April 21, 2017  |  Retail

As the world of eCommerce continues to take the economy by storm, it’s important to examine the intricacies of digital payments. As such, the United...

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Netflix, Uber And Lazada Team Up To Take On Amazon
Netflix, Uber And Lazada Team Up To Take On Amazon
April 21, 2017  |  Amazon

They say two heads are better than one — and when it comes to taking on a player like Amazon, it probably doesn’t hurt to throw...

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Why The Market Liked Visa’s Quarterly Report Card
Why The Market Liked Visa’s Quarterly Report Card
April 21, 2017  |  VISA

Two quarters into Al Kelly's tenure as CEO, Visa reported a 37.2 increase in total payments volume on now 3.1 billion total cards. As for digital, well, that...

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ACI Worldwide Boosts AliPay’s Global Reach
ACI Worldwide Boosts AliPay’s Global Reach
April 20, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced that it has expanded its relationship with Alipay to enable merchants...

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For China And US, Battling For The Cloud, With Words         
For China And US, Battling For The Cloud, With Words         
April 19, 2017  |  International

In recent months, China has been in the headlines as the Trump administration has taken shape, on all matters of issues, from trade to currency...

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China Has Strongest Economic Quarter In 18 Months
China Has Strongest Economic Quarter In 18 Months
April 18, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The slowdown of China’s economic growth has had markets concerned, but new data suggests the nation could be on its way to reversing the trent....

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Bitcoin Tracker: Miner’s Delight
Bitcoin Tracker: Miner’s Delight
April 14, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The past week saw bitcoin (BTC) rise to near-record highs above $1,230, only to fall sharply during Thursday afternoon trading. At the time of writing,...

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