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.

Ant Listing Pull Sends 76 Chinese Tech IPOs To The Exits

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  |  Cross-border Payments

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  |  Cross-border Payments

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  |  Cross-border Payments

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  |  Cross-border Payments

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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