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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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WeChat May Charge For Payments
WeChat May Charge For Payments
October 23, 2015  |  News

Tencent Holdings’ mobile messaging app WeChat will soon be charging its 600 million+ users a fee for its payments and money transfer services. While Tencent...

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Tencent Eyes Student Loan Startup Investment Potential
Tencent Eyes Student Loan Startup Investment Potential
October 02, 2015  |  News

The Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. has been discussing investing in Fenqile, a startup based in China focused on student lending, in an effort...

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The Grim Reaper Of Regulation Hits The Tech Sector
The Grim Reaper Of Regulation Hits The Tech Sector
September 18, 2015  |  International

Douglas Flint, the chairman of HSBC, warned that tech industry regulators in China and in other nations have started to examine the possibility of regulating...

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WeChat’s New Feature — Quicker P2P Loans
WeChat’s New Feature — Quicker P2P Loans
September 14, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

Instead of mobile micro-transactions, Tencent is adding a loan feature to its WeChat messaging app that will allow users to send dozens of thousands of...

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How Social Media Bridges China’s Lending Gap
How Social Media Bridges China’s Lending Gap
September 01, 2015  |  International

At least one Chinese company has paired social media with lending. Tencent evaluated 50 million Chinese consumers using what might be thought of as unconventional...

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WeChat’s Open Hardware Platform Drives IoT Innovation
WeChat’s Open Hardware Platform Drives IoT Innovation
August 28, 2015  |  International

China’s well-known mobile messaging app WeChat is showing increased interest in the Internet of Thing (IoT) with its open hardware platform.

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