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.

Travel Makes Comeback In China: Will Spending Follow?
Travel Makes Comeback In China: Will Spending Follow?
April 06, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Travel in China made a strong comeback last weekend, a three-day weekend that marked the first national holiday since the government eased COVID-related travel restrictions....

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Ant Listing Pull Sends 76 Chinese Tech IPOs To The Exits
Ant Listing Pull Sends 76 Chinese Tech IPOs To The Exits
April 04, 2021  |  IPO

Chinese tech companies apparently reacting to increased regulatory scrutiny tied to the delay of Ant Group‘s planned $37 billion IPO are dropping their own plans...

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Preference For Contactless Payments Tanks China’s ATM Usage
Preference For Contactless Payments Tanks China’s ATM Usage
April 04, 2021  |  International

China’s government-backed push toward the use of the digital yuan and consumer behavior changes resulting from the pandemic led to a decrease in the number...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Glovo Lands $530 Million; Treasury Helps IMF With $650 Million In Currency Aid
Today In Payments Around The World: Glovo Lands $530 Million; Treasury Helps IMF With $650...
April 01, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Glovo raised $530 million in a funding round, while the Department of the Treasury is working with...

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JD.com Sells Off Cloud, AI Units To Its FinTech Arm
JD.com Sells Off Cloud, AI Units To Its FinTech Arm
March 31, 2021  |  Acquiring

Chinese eCommerce giant JD.com said on Wednesday (March 31) that it had officially sold its JD Cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) business to its FinTech...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Afterpay Debuts Virtual Card Offering; Pandemic Fuels 41 Pct Rise In Global RTP
Today In Payments Around The World: Afterpay Debuts Virtual Card Offering; Pandemic Fuels 41 Pct...
March 29, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Afterpay has introduced a virtual card offering, while the pandemic has dramatically heightened dependence on real-time and...

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China Pushes Toward Global Rules For CBDCs 
China Pushes Toward Global Rules For CBDCs 
March 29, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Private, yes. Anonymous, no. In the race to bring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) into the mainstream, key questions revolve around how they will be...

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China’s Crackdown On Western Brands Hits Burberry, Nike, H&M And More
China’s Crackdown On Western Brands Hits Burberry, Nike, H&M And More
March 26, 2021  |  Retail

The list of western brands that have been boycotted, blocked or erased from Chinese social media and mapping software continued to grow on Friday (March...

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Today In Payments Around The World: PPRO Ups Funding Round To $270 Million; Surge Unveils $195 Million In Funding
Today In Payments Around The World: PPRO Ups Funding Round To $270 Million; Surge Unveils...
March 25, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, PPRO upped its latest funding round to $270 million, while Sequoia Capital India’s Surge accelerator announced that...

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