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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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Survey: WeChat Ban Will Hurt U.S. Businesses
Survey: WeChat Ban Will Hurt U.S. Businesses
August 26, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban WeChat will have the unintended consequences of hurting U.S. businesses in China, according to a new survey. The...

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WeChat Users Sue Trump Administration Over Ban
WeChat Users Sue Trump Administration Over Ban
August 23, 2020  |  Legal

A group of WeChat users filed a lawsuit against the President Donald Trump administration in a bid to block the president’s executive order that would...

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Big Business Takes Up Arms Against WeChat Ban
Big Business Takes Up Arms Against WeChat Ban
August 13, 2020  |  Politics

President Trump’s threat to ban WeChat in the U.S. has shaken the stock markets and is now roiling the corporate world. Shares of Tencent Holdings,...

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Apple iPhone Sales Could Plummet 30 Pct With WeChat Ban
Apple iPhone Sales Could Plummet 30 Pct With WeChat Ban
August 10, 2020  |  Retail

President Trump’s threatened bans on ByteDance’s TikTok and Tencent Holdings’ WeChat, both based in China, could significantly slash Apple’s sale of iPhones, per indications from a...

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Report: Twitter In Talks To Buy TikTok
Report: Twitter In Talks To Buy TikTok
August 09, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The bidding to buy TikTok’s U.S. operations took an unexpected turn over the weekend. While Microsoft Corp. is still seen as front-runner, The Wall Street...

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Trump’s WeChat Ban Poses Potential Threat To Payments Landscape
Trump’s WeChat Ban Poses Potential Threat To Payments Landscape
August 07, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

President Donald Trump has issued two executive orders in two days banning two Chinese behemoths from operating in America – and, in doing so, has...

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Today In Payments: Trump Bans WeChat; Uber Counters Ridesharing Slump With Delivery Double-Up
Today In Payments: Trump Bans WeChat; Uber Counters Ridesharing Slump With Delivery Double-Up
August 07, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Tencent’s stock dropped 10 percent after President Trump banned WeChat, and Uber reported earnings rooted in delivery revenue. Plus, U.S. household...

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Tencent Stock Drops After Trump Bans WeChat
Tencent Stock Drops After Trump Bans WeChat
August 07, 2020  |  International

It didn’t take long for China’s market to react to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning WeChat. Shares of Tencent Holdings Ltd., its parent company,...

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Trump Bans ByteDance’s TikTok, Tencent’s WeChat
Trump Bans ByteDance’s TikTok, Tencent’s WeChat
August 07, 2020  |  International

Citing data security issues, President Donald Trump issued two executive orders Thursday night (Aug. 6) banning TikTok and WeChat from the U.S. The ban will...

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