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China’s new digital currency

09/09/2019(0)
China’s proposed new digital currency would bear some similarities to Facebook’s Libra coin and would be able to be used across major payment platforms such as WeChat and Alipay, ... Read More
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UN report: Social network payments now reach nearly US $3 trillion in China

24/04/2017(0)
Payments on messaging and e-commerce platforms set to increase China’s GDP by $236 billion by 2025, unlocking new economic opportunities for people and small businesses A new UN study ... Read More
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Ant Financial merged with HelloPay Group

19/04/2017(0)
Almost exactly one year ago, Alibaba announced its US$1 billion purchase of a controlling stake in Lazada, the largest online shopping and selling marketplace in Southeast Asia – and a gateway ... Read More
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Mobile payments in China exceed US$1tn in one quarter

02/03/2017(0)
China’s Third-party Mobile Payments Size Hit RMB9,041.9 Billion(US$ 1314.23 billion) in 2016 Q3 In 2016 Q3, China’s third-party mobile payment market reached RMB9,041.9 billion in size, a jump of ... Read More
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China Fintech Deals Double In 2016 While US, Europe Decline

02/02/2017(0)
Chinese investors continued aggressively investing in financial technology (fintech) last year, despite a slowdown in other major markets around the world. Fintech investments in China doubled during the first ... Read More
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MoneyGram Agrees to Merge with Ant Financial

27/01/2017(0)
MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), a global provider of innovative money transfer services, and Ant Financial Services Group, one of the world’s leading digital financial services providers and parent company of ... Read More
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Alibaba Financial Affiliate Seals Bank Deals for Alipay Expansion in Europe

07/12/2016(0)
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s financial affiliate said it would collaborate with three banks and a payments company in Europe as the Chinese company seeks to expand its presence there. ... Read More
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Company wants to introduce hands-free shopping in virtual reality

17/10/2016(0)
Alibaba‘s finance arm is working on a technology that could potentially allow users to shop inside virtual stores without having to take off their virtual reality (VR) goggles to ... Read More
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Alibaba Pays $100 Million For Eye-Scan Firm

14/09/2016(0)
Expect to “see” eye-scanning in more places. Alibaba’s payments arm, Ant Financial, has acquired EyeVerify, a maker of optical recognition technology used by Wells Fargo along with dozens of regional banks ... Read More
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Apple Seeks to Launch Apple Pay in China by February

24/11/2015(0)
Tech giant has paved way by striking deals with big four state-run banks, but regulatory hurdles may remain Apple Inc. seeks by early February to launch its new Apple ... Read More
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