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Tencent To Increase Investments In Payments
August 17, 2017

Tencent, the Chinese mobile games and social media company, is gearing up to increase its investments in online payments, cloud services and artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Australia Eyes New Currency Regs That Could Crack Down On Bitcoin
August 17, 2017

Australia’s government has announced new regulations intended at strengthening the nation’s anti-money laundering efforts. The proposed legislation — which the government says will be fully outlined in a coming bill — will put bitcoin providers under the government’s financial intelligence unit. The bill will also increase...

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Geoswift, Western Union, UnionPay Launch Tuition Pay Promotion for Chinese Students
August 11, 2017

Geoswift, Western Union Business Solutions and UnionPay International have announced the latest joint tuition payment promotion available to Chinese students studying in other countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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China’s Central Bank Orders New Clearing House For Online Payment Groups
August 10, 2017

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has ordered all online payment companies to channel mobile payments through a new clearing house by next June, which could have an impact on the dominance of Ant Financial and Tencent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Flywire Seeing Strong Growth In Japan’s Education Market
August 09, 2017

Flywire, a provider of international payments and receivables solutions for businesses, schools and healthcare providers announced news on Tuesday (August 8) that it is seeing strong growth in the Japanese education market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Paytm’s WeChat Ambitions
August 03, 2017

In rather short order, India has emerged as one of the world’s most competitive battlegrounds for those looking to build the next phase of the global digital commerce future. Amazon, Apple, Google, Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber, Alibaba, Softbank, Facebook — at this point it might...

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Abu Dhabi Partners With CMA Kenya To Expand FinTech Network For Both
August 02, 2017

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya have partnered in order to provide an information sharing framework to support financial innovation, like digital banking for the unbanked, in each jurisdiction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Chinese Tourists Are Skipping The Shopping For Sightseeing
August 02, 2017

In recent memory, Chinese tourists have become some of the world’s most avid international shoppers. But this summer — though tourists from China will still be hitting American and European cities in record numbers — they won’t be spending quite as much in foreign retail...

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India: Flipkart Completes eBay India Merger
August 02, 2017

On Tuesday, e-commerce company, Flipkart, said it has completed its merger with eBay India’s operations. 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,...