china

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers, it is the third or fourth largest country by total area.

Alibaba And Tencent Escalate Their Online Battle

Visa Pushes Tokens For Apple Pay — And Beyond
Visa Pushes Tokens For Apple Pay — And Beyond
January 30, 2015  |  Apple Pay

Visa is already looking beyond Apple Pay. The world’s largest payment-card brand announced on Thursday (Jan. 29) that it beat analysts’ expectations, isn’t planning layoffs...

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Will Alibaba Stand Down In Its Fight With China’s Commerce Ministry?
Will Alibaba Stand Down In Its Fight With China’s Commerce Ministry?
January 29, 2015  |  International

A war of words between the Chinese commerce ministry and Alibaba may now be cooling down after several days of heated rhetoric that has seen...

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Alipay Launches Sesame Credit Scoring Service In China
Alipay Launches Sesame Credit Scoring Service In China
January 28, 2015  |  International

Ant Financial Services Group is rolling out its new credit-scoring service Sesame Credit, which combines “big data” technology and customer behavior analytics to help make...

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China’s First Online Bank Finally Launches
China’s First Online Bank Finally Launches
January 20, 2015  |  International

China’s first experiment in online banking has finally opened its virtual doors — but for now, only for a select few, The Wall Street Journal...

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