alibaba

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, also known as Alibaba Group and as Alibaba.com, is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology.

China’s Tencent Bets Big On Mobile

China’s Tencent Bets Big On Mobile
China’s Tencent Bets Big On Mobile
October 24, 2014  |  Cross-border Payments

Alibaba’s biggest rival in China, Tencent, has just led a $350 million funding round for a startup called Koudai Gouwu that could challenge Alibaba where...

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Alibaba Hopes For Mobile Boost From Meizu Partnership
Alibaba Hopes For Mobile Boost From Meizu Partnership
October 24, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Alibaba is hoping for a boost for its e-commerce-oriented mobile-phone OS from a new partnership with Chinese handset maker Meizu, according to ITNews.com. Get the...

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Alipay Can Now Rent Cars
Alipay Can Now Rent Cars
October 15, 2014  |  Mobile

Alibaba’s Alipay mobile payment service has jumped into the car rental business, with a service rolled out in Beijing Wednesday (Oct. 15) called Che Fenxiang...

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China QR Code Ban Could Soon Be Lifted
China QR Code Ban Could Soon Be Lifted
October 06, 2014  |  Cross-border Payments

Back in March, China bans using QR Code for payments, but that may end shortly, according to a report in Mobile Commerce News. The initial...

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Square Valuation Hits $6 Billion
Square Valuation Hits $6 Billion
October 06, 2014  |  Mobile

Square has closed $150 million in new venture financing, bringing Square’s current value to about $6 billion, the New York Times reported Sunday (Oct. 5)....

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Guess What?  Alibaba And Tencent Are Now Bankers
Guess What? Alibaba And Tencent Are Now Bankers
October 06, 2014  |  Consumer Finance

China’s two biggest online services already have large payments operations — and now both have permission to be bankers, too. On Monday (Sept. 29), Alibaba...

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