UnionPay is facing an increasingly competitive and complicated world these days. Some question whether the card-payment network operator will be able to overcome the struggle to “remain relevant” in...
Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, and Marriott International, the hotel giant, have inked a deal Monday (August 7) to enable Chinese consumers to book hotel...
Alibaba rival Tencent is gearing up to create a competing credit scoring system as it heats up its battle against Alibaba. Get the Full Story...
Apple has been having a tough go of it in China, but with the upcoming launch of the iPhone 8, there are hopes that it...
A lot of exciting things have happened in payments — and commerce, more broadly — over the last three years. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Payworks, a provider of point-of-sale (POS) payment infrastructure, announced news on Thursday (Aug. 3) that its payment gateway technology will be supporting the integration of...
Amazon, the eCommerce giant, has halted sales of low-cost smartphones from Miami-based BLU over security concerns. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Singapore sovereign fund GIC recently led a $220 million funding round for Chinese alternative lending platform Dianrong as the company looks to focus on research...
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...