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Apple Will Process WeChat Payments, Expands China Revenue

November 13, 2025
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Tencent Says AI Spending Is Yielding Results
Earnings // May 14, 2025

Chinese tech giant Tencent says its artificial intelligence (AI) investments have begun paying off. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Report: Apple Approves WeChat Update, Allows Time for Fee Negotiations
Apple // September 06, 2024

Apple reportedly approved an update to Tencent Holdings’ WeChat app, just in time for the release of the iPhone 16. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Report: Tencent May Share Mini Games Revenue With Apple
Mobile Applications // August 14, 2024

Tencent Holdings reportedly said it is in discussions with Apple about sharing revenue from its WeChat mini games. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

Report: Apple Tells WeChat Parent Tencent to Eliminate Payment Loopholes
Apple // August 02, 2024

Apple is reportedly pressuring the makers of China’s most popular apps — WeChat and Douyin — to stop allowing in-app creators to steer users to payment systems outside the Apple platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Interviews & Exclusives
What If: Elon Musk’s X Becomes the Next Super App?

August 03, 2023
Super apps like Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat have become super successful in Asia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing […]

Vouchr Founder On Using P2P To Reinvent The Gift Of Cash

October 25, 2017
Differentiating a banking and mobile payments platform from its competitors can seem like an impossible task. When two services provide only basic functionality it’s easy to see why consumers and...

Where In The World Is Alipay?

September 04, 2017
Where in the world is Alipay? At this point, pretty much everywhere Chinese tourists might want to go, with most of Europe and North America now supported and South America...

China’s Amazing Cashless Conversion

July 20, 2017
While there is still much in the way of debate in the U.S. and the rest of the developed West about the shape of things to come with the mobile...

Quick Reads
Apple Will Process WeChat Payments, Expands China Revenue

November 13, 2025
Apple reportedly reached a payments agreement with Chinese tech giant Tencent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS […]

Tencent Says AI Spending Is Yielding Results

May 14, 2025
Chinese tech giant Tencent says its artificial intelligence (AI) investments have begun paying off. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Report: Apple Approves WeChat Update, Allows Time for Fee Negotiations

September 06, 2024
Apple reportedly approved an update to Tencent Holdings’ WeChat app, just in time for the release of the iPhone 16. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Report: Tencent May Share Mini Games Revenue With Apple

August 14, 2024
Tencent Holdings reportedly said it is in discussions with Apple about sharing revenue from its WeChat mini games. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...