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Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate holding company founded in 1998, whose subsidiaries specialise in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

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Tencent’s Revenues Up 25 Pct As Consumers Use Digital Services
Tencent’s Revenues Up 25 Pct As Consumers Use Digital Services
March 18, 2020  |  Earnings

Thanks to the coronavirus, we’ve now entered the age of social distancing, where interactions will, at least for now, be done through zeros and ones....

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WeChat Pay, Network International Team On UAE Merchant Payments
WeChat Pay, Network International Team On UAE Merchant Payments
February 25, 2020  |  Retail

Tencent Holdings, the company that developed mobile payment app WeChat Pay, has teamed up with Network International to allow for the service to be available...

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Chinese Tech Investments In US Plummet
Chinese Tech Investments In US Plummet
February 10, 2020  |  Investments

eCommerce giant Alibaba  — China’s largest tech firm — was among other Chinese investors that skipped past the U.S. in 2019, The Financial Times (FT)...

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Farfetch Raises $250M To Grow Luxury Fashion Platform
Farfetch Raises $250M To Grow Luxury Fashion Platform
January 30, 2020  |  Investments

Farfetch, a luxury technology platform, has raised $250 million from Tencent and Dragoneer through the sale of convertible senior notes, according to a release. Get...

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Tencent, UnionPay Agree On QR Code Standard To Streamline Mobile Payments
Tencent, UnionPay Agree On QR Code Standard To Streamline Mobile Payments
January 08, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

Caixin Global reports that Chinese mobile transaction company Tencent has decided to combine part of its authentication software with government-owned rival UnionPay. This collaboration will...

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Tencent To Form Research Group To Explore Blockchain Projects
Tencent To Form Research Group To Explore Blockchain Projects
December 26, 2019  |  Blockchain

Chinese technology company Tencent has announced it’s going to start researching cryptocurrency and its implications for an ongoing project in blockchain, according to reports. Get...

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Tencent, Other Chinese Tech Firms Called Out For Privacy Violations
Tencent, Other Chinese Tech Firms Called Out For Privacy Violations
December 19, 2019  |  Regulation

A number of Chinese tech companies were ordered to clean up policies on the way their apps deal with user information or face penalties, according...

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An Automated, AI Fix For Law Firms’ Paper Check Rut
An Automated, AI Fix For Law Firms’ Paper Check Rut
December 18, 2019  |  Disbursements

Checks are continuing their fall from grace, but instant payments still have not risen to take the disbursements crown quite yet. The two payment methods...

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Banking Apps Spread In Brazil As Critics Note Potential For Shakeout
Banking Apps Spread In Brazil As Critics Note Potential For Shakeout
December 17, 2019  |  International

With a bewildering number of choices, banking apps fueled by Tencent Holdings Ltd, SoftBank Group Corp, and other players are spreading in Brazil, as some...

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