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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 Bows To Alibaba’s Mobile Payments Dominance
Tencent Bows To Alibaba’s Mobile Payments Dominance
May 03, 2016  |  International

The battle in mobile payments, at least in one corner of China, is over — for now. Financial Times reported on Monday (May 2) that...

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Tencent Talks $2B Loan
Tencent Talks $2B Loan
April 18, 2016  |  Fintech Investments

Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. is raising about $2 billion in a syndicated loan for expanding its business in financial services and powering new acquisitions....

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Tencent-Backed WeBank Nears $5.5B Valuation
Tencent-Backed WeBank Nears $5.5B Valuation
January 28, 2016  |  International

In an example of one of the latest firms to reach unicorn status, the Chinese Internet player Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s online banking operation, known as...

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2016 May Have Tech Investors Looking Back To The Good Old Days – Of 2015
2016 May Have Tech Investors Looking Back To The Good Old Days – Of 2015
January 05, 2016  |  International

May old acquaintance be forgot indeed. That old acquaintance, dating back to mid-year 2015, the Chinese stock market rout, reared its head the first day...

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Tencent’s WeChat Lands In South Africa
Tencent’s WeChat Lands In South Africa
December 01, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

While consumers in the Western world live in a veritable web of connected devices, shoppers in emerging markets don’t quite have the range of digital amenities...

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Alibaba Eyes Selling $1 Billion O2O Stake
Alibaba Eyes Selling $1 Billion O2O Stake
November 24, 2015  |  News

Alibaba is looking into selling its stake in the largest Chinese online-to-offline (O2O) service provider, whose platform serves on-demand services, restaurant reservations and movie ticketing. The...

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Tencent’s WeBank’s Billion Dollar Lending Business
Tencent’s WeBank’s Billion Dollar Lending Business
November 19, 2015  |  International

WeBank, the online finance operation that is owned and operated by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings, will seek to raise as much as $1 billion...

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