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TikTok’s ByteDance Bids For Singapore Banking License
TikTok’s ByteDance Bids For Singapore Banking License
June 15, 2020  |  Banking

The owner of TikTok, the Chinese video sharing social network, is reportedly expanding into financial services with the family that owns OCBC Bank, the global...

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Owner ByteDance Aims To Grow Beyond TikTok Into eCommerce
Owner ByteDance Aims To Grow Beyond TikTok Into eCommerce
February 21, 2020  |  Retail

As it aims to contend with tech companies around the world and capitalize on the velocity of TikTok, ByteDance Inc. is reportedly aiming to grow...

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ByteDance’s TikTok Strikes Deal With Merlin To Take On Spotify, Apple
ByteDance’s TikTok Strikes Deal With Merlin To Take On Spotify, Apple
January 23, 2020  |  Retail

To take on streaming services in the class of Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Spotify, ByteDance’s TikTok has been creating a new music streaming offering....

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CA College Student Accuses TikTok Of Illicit Data Harvesting
CA College Student Accuses TikTok Of Illicit Data Harvesting
December 04, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

A California college student has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the viral video service of sending her personal data to its parent company in...

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TikTok Pushes For Separation From China
TikTok Pushes For Separation From China
November 27, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

ByteDance, the company that owns popular social media app TikTok, is attempting to separate itself from its Chinese operations, as a probe of the company...

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The Music (Streaming) Scene Is About To Get More Interesting
The Music (Streaming) Scene Is About To Get More Interesting
November 19, 2019  |  Subscriptions

Few industries have been disrupted by digital and mobile technology as has the music industry over the past two decades. The economic model has shifted...

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TikTok Explores Rebrand; Aims To Distance Itself From Chinese Roots
TikTok Explores Rebrand; Aims To Distance Itself From Chinese Roots
November 18, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

As it grows in popularity in the U.S., social video app TikTok wants to distance itself from its Chinese roots, with advisors and employees coming...

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ByteDance To Roll Out Music Streaming Service
ByteDance To Roll Out Music Streaming Service
November 18, 2019  |  Retail

With the rollout of its own competing service, the Chinese firm behind the popular TikTok video app is set to rival players such as Apple...

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ByteDance Now Has A Valuation That Surpasses Uber
ByteDance Now Has A Valuation That Surpasses Uber
October 28, 2018  |  Startups

ByteDance, the Chinese media company, closed a $3 billion funding round led by SoftBank, making it the largest privately backed startup in the world. Bloomberg,...

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