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World First To Exit US Market To Keep Sale To Ant Financial Alive
World First To Exit US Market To Keep Sale To Ant Financial Alive
February 01, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

World First, the U.K. money transfer company, has shuttered its U.S. business to avoid having its acquisition by Ant Financial of China blocked by regulators...

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MoneyGram Works To Restructure Debt; Could Seek Buyer
MoneyGram Works To Restructure Debt; Could Seek Buyer
January 27, 2019  |  Digital Payments

MoneyGram International is looking at alternatives for the payments company including a sale, reported Reuters. Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter, reported MoneyGram is...

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Alipay: Chinese Tourists Prefer Mobile Payments
Alipay: Chinese Tourists Prefer Mobile Payments
January 21, 2019  |  International

Nielsen, a global information and measurement company, and financial services company Alipay teamed up to create a survey about the trends and habits of Chinese tourists....

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Ant Invests $40M In Indonesia FinTech Akulaku
Ant Invests $40M In Indonesia FinTech Akulaku
January 14, 2019  |  Investments

Akulaku, a FinTech lending company, has received $40 million in funding from Ant Financial. The funding gives Akulaku, which does most of its business in...

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Ant Eyes Investment In Indonesian eCommerce Co
Ant Eyes Investment In Indonesian eCommerce Co
January 11, 2019  |  Investments

Bukalapak, an online marketplace company from Indonesia, will soon announce a new round of funding, according to reports. Naver Corp. is said to be one...

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Mobile Payments Are Making Cash Obsolete In China
Mobile Payments Are Making Cash Obsolete In China
January 02, 2019  |  Cash

With mobile payments in China booming, cash is going away — despite efforts by the Central Bank to go after merchants who won’t accept cash....

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Ant Financial Could Acquire UK’s WorldFirst For $700M
Ant Financial Could Acquire UK’s WorldFirst For $700M
December 26, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Ant Financial, the affiliate of Alibaba, is in discussions to pay around $700 million for U.K. payments company WorldFirst. The Financial Times reported that if...

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QR Payments Coming To Hong Kong Subways
QR Payments Coming To Hong Kong Subways
November 18, 2018  |  Payment Methods

The subway system in Hong Kong will allow commuters to scan a QR code as a payment method after announcing a deal with Alibaba’s payment...

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Ant Financial Fancies Itself As A Technology Services Company
Ant Financial Fancies Itself As A Technology Services Company
November 14, 2018  |  Fintech Investments

Ant Financial, the Alibaba affiliate, expects its core business will be technology services down the road as it expands beyond only payments. In an interview...

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