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InComm Partners With WeChat To Power Digital Payments For Chinese Tourists To Japan

InComm Partners With WeChat To Power Digital Payments For Chinese Tourists To Japan
InComm Partners With WeChat To Power Digital Payments For Chinese Tourists To Japan
April 05, 2017  |  Payment Methods

InComm, a prepaid product and transaction services company, announced Tuesday (April 4) that InComm Japan is partnering with Tencent FiT, the provider of WeChat Pay...

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Japan Makes Bitcoin Legal Payment Method
Japan Makes Bitcoin Legal Payment Method
April 04, 2017  |  Bitcoin

While bitcoin has recently suffered some defeats in the U.S. at the hands of the SEC, not all news has been bad news. In a...

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Japan’s Line Corp. To Launch AI App, Speaker
Japan’s Line Corp. To Launch AI App, Speaker
March 02, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Line Corp., owner of Japan’s most popular messaging service, is getting into the artificial intelligence market in a big way by outlining an ambitious plan that...

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Primo Launches Payment App Via QR Code; Aims To Raise $1M For US Expansion
Primo Launches Payment App Via QR Code; Aims To Raise $1M For US Expansion
February 28, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Primo, the Japanese startup, has created a mobile app that enables shoppers to skip the checkout line through the quick scan of a QR code. Get...

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Japanese Smartphone Users Warming Up To Digital Payments
Japanese Smartphone Users Warming Up To Digital Payments
February 20, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Worries over security concerns have prevented digital payments from taking off in Japan, but that is starting to change with Japanese smartphone owners indicating interest...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Denouement?
Bitcoin Tracker: Denouement?
February 17, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin prices rose relatively steadily this past week, overcoming investor skittishness seen the week prior when Chinese regulators doubled down on bitcoin exchange investigations. Get...

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Alibaba Tracker: Eye On The 2020s
Alibaba Tracker: Eye On The 2020s
January 04, 2017  |  Retail

This edition of the Alibaba Tracker begins with the news that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has placed Taobao, Alibaba’s online marketplace,...

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Xoom Expands In Asia To Make It Easier To Send Money To Japan
Xoom Expands In Asia To Make It Easier To Send Money To Japan
January 04, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

Xoom, a digital money transfer provider, announced Tuesday (Jan. 3) it is expanding its services in Asia as a way to make it easier for...

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