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WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011, and became one of the world's largest standalone mobile apps in 2018, with over 1 billion monthly active users.

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Tencent Seeks To Cut Paper Chase In Travel Between China And Hong Kong
Tencent Seeks To Cut Paper Chase In Travel Between China And Hong Kong
June 06, 2018  |  International

The paper chase — the literal one — is about to get cut short amid distances well-traveled. News came Wednesday (June 6) via Reuters that...

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Blockchain-based Uber App Planned By Kuaidi Dache CEO
Blockchain-based Uber App Planned By Kuaidi Dache CEO
May 29, 2018  |  Blockchain

Chen Weixing, Founder of Chinese ride-hailing app Kuaidi Dache and CEO of app developer Funcity, is gearing up to create a ridesharing service using blockchain technology....

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WhatsApp Speeds Up Indian Payments Expansion
WhatsApp Speeds Up Indian Payments Expansion
May 29, 2018  |  South Asia

Payments via Facebook‘s WhatsApp are on the very brink of launching, according to recent reports. As early as next week, pay via WhatsApp might be...

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Inside China’s Effort To Marry Digital ID With Mobile Payments
Inside China’s Effort To Marry Digital ID With Mobile Payments
May 14, 2018  |  Mobile

It’s a prospective marriage that Chinese government authorities and digital commerce executives are pushing hard, including via a recently announced test involving Alibaba: combining the...

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Western Union Now Accepts WeChat On Its GlobalPay For Students Platform
Western Union Now Accepts WeChat On Its GlobalPay For Students Platform
April 30, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Western Union, the global payments services company, announced news on Monday (April 30) that it has added WeChat Pay to its WU GlobalPay for Students...

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How Tech Companies Are Backing The Future Of Retail Through AR, AI And Drones
How Tech Companies Are Backing The Future Of Retail Through AR, AI And Drones
April 12, 2018  |  Innovation

Tech companies are spending big on research and development (R&D). In 2017, for example, FactSet found that five U.S. tech companies invested a total of...

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Walmart Rolls Out Small-Sized Supermarket In China
Walmart Rolls Out Small-Sized Supermarket In China
April 02, 2018  |  Retail

With the popularity of “small retail” growing in China, Walmart has opened a small-format supermarket in the city of Shenzhen. The location carries items that consumers...

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Walmart Taps WeChat For Western Region Of China In A Blow To Alipay
Walmart Taps WeChat For Western Region Of China In A Blow To Alipay
March 27, 2018  |  International

In what is seen as a blow to Alipay, Walmart inked a deal with rival Tencent Holdings to use WeChat Pay, its popular payment app,...

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Alibaba Is Hungry For Food Delivery Service Ele.me
Alibaba Is Hungry For Food Delivery Service Ele.me
March 02, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In a possible deal to strengthen its delivery network in China, Alibaba reported plans to buy out Baidu and other investors in food delivery startup...

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