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Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate holding company founded in 1998, whose subsidiaries specialise in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

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Burberry Opens Social Currency With Tencent Partnership
Burberry Opens Social Currency With Tencent Partnership
August 03, 2020  |  Retail

Innovation has been a welcome development for retailers in the pandemic. Pivoting business models have been the hallmark of some major changes, including the complete...

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China Regulator Considers Antitrust Probe Of Alipay, WeChat Pay
China Regulator Considers Antitrust Probe Of Alipay, WeChat Pay
July 31, 2020  |  Digital Payments

China’s State Council’s Anti-Monopoly Commission is considering investigating Alipay and WeChat Pay, two of the county’s biggest online payment and money transfer platforms, Reuters reported....

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Tencent Eyes $2.1B Deal For Sogou Search Engine
Tencent Eyes $2.1B Deal For Sogou Search Engine
July 28, 2020  |  Partnerships

Chinese tech giant Tencent has added longtime search ally Sogou to its shopping list. Sogou, which means “search dog” in Chinese, announced on Monday (July...

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Tencent’s WeChat Minishop Enables Merchants To Create Virtual Stores
Tencent’s WeChat Minishop Enables Merchants To Create Virtual Stores
July 16, 2020  |  eCommerce

Tencent Holdings Ltd., the Chinese technology company, has launched tools to assist merchants with building virtual stores on its WeChat messaging service, CNBC reported. The...

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QR Codes Enjoy A Renaissance In A Post-COVID World
QR Codes Enjoy A Renaissance In A Post-COVID World
July 08, 2020  |  Payment Methods

QR codes have been around for years, although they often seemed like a marginal tech solution in search of a problem. But as is the case...

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Tencent, Primavera Staking $300M On Chinese Grocery Delivery Startup
Tencent, Primavera Staking $300M On Chinese Grocery Delivery Startup
June 29, 2020  |  Investments

A Chinese startup is landing hundreds of millions in additional financing as a group of investors – which includes Tencent – eyes the country’s fast-growing...

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Tencent Plans Smart City The Size Of Midtown Manhattan
Tencent Plans Smart City The Size Of Midtown Manhattan
June 09, 2020  |  Internet of Things

China’s Tencent is looking to build its own city, called Net City, including corporate offices, apartments and a school on a 21-million-square-foot development the size...

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China’s Meal Delivery Service Meituan Now Valued At $100B
China’s Meal Delivery Service Meituan Now Valued At $100B
May 26, 2020  |  Aggregators

Hong Kong’s Meituan, a food delivery service, hit a valuation of $100 billion on Tuesday (May 26) as shares soared, according to TechCrunch. Meituan is...

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Tencent Plans $70B Spend For AI, Cybersecurity, IoT Tech
Tencent Plans $70B Spend For AI, Cybersecurity, IoT Tech
May 26, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Tencent plans to invest 500 billion yuan, or $70 billion, in cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity over the next five years, Reuters reported....

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