Tencent Adds Payments To WeChat

By  |  August 6, 2013
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China-based Internet services portal Tencent has updated its mobile messaging apps Weixin and WeChat to include payments services, a sticker store and a game center, The Next Web reported on August 5.

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    The media outlet said the update gives users the ability to link the service to their online banking account. Merchants such as McDonald’s have already begun integrating with the service.

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    For more on the app’s additional features, read the full report here.


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