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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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Cartier Sparkles Its Way Into WeChat
Cartier Sparkles Its Way Into WeChat
March 24, 2017  |  Retail

China’s $103 billion jewelry industry is extremely lucrative and competitive. As such, breaking into the mostly local jeweler market can be quite the tough feat...

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Tencent Planning E-Book IPO
Tencent Planning E-Book IPO
March 24, 2017  |  IPO

Tencent Holdings is in the midst of getting ready to spin off its eBook operations, Bloomberg News reported Thursday. The move comes as the firm would...

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iMessage Users Can Now Send Starbucks Gifts
iMessage Users Can Now Send Starbucks Gifts
March 23, 2017  |  Mobile Applications

Remember the old adage sharing is caring? Well, it’s especially true if there’s caffeine involved. An early mobile adopter, Starbucks continues to roll out new...

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Standard Chartered Links Businesses To WeChat
Standard Chartered Links Businesses To WeChat
February 20, 2017  |  B2B Payments

British bank Standard Chartered is introducing its Chinese business customers to WeChat, the digital messaging platform developed by China’s Tencent that supports money transfers. Reports...

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Getting The Message In Commerce
Getting The Message In Commerce
February 17, 2017  |  Innovation

The age of information is an instant one, populated by email, bitmojis (they can even look like you) and texts, of course. Though the delivery...

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Chatbot Tracker: Set And Forget
Chatbot Tracker: Set And Forget
January 24, 2017  |  Chatbots

Would a chatbot by any other name still be as helpful? LinkedIn’s nearly 470 million users will soon find out (if they haven’t already). The...

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WeChat Compliments Apple — As It Readies To Challenge Its App Dominance
WeChat Compliments Apple — As It Readies To Challenge Its App Dominance
January 10, 2017  |  South East Asia

WeChat founder Allen Zhang had some praise to offer Apple yesterday — on the 10th anniversary of the release of the iPhone — just as he was...

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Starbucks Joins WeChat Payments
Starbucks Joins WeChat Payments
December 09, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Tencent’s Weixin, or WeChat for English speakers, is the monolithic Chinese messaging/video chat/social network/shopping/payments app for iOS, Android and Windows smartphones, the web and desktop....

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