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WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011, and became one of the world's largest standalone mobile apps in 2018, with over 1 billion monthly active users.

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Chatbots’ Holy Grail: Payments
Chatbots’ Holy Grail: Payments
April 10, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Chatbots may have fallen out of favor with the tech world, but one executive startup thinks there’s something that will invigorate chatbots: payments. According to...

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China’s Tencent Passes Wells Fargo To Become Tenth Most Valuable Company
China’s Tencent Passes Wells Fargo To Become Tenth Most Valuable Company
April 07, 2017  |  International

Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, has passed Wells Fargo to become the world’s tenth most valuable public company. According to Fortune, before Tencent, all of the top...

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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
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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WeChat Is Expanding Into Europe, US To Get More High-End Brands On Its Platform
WeChat Is Expanding Into Europe, US To Get More High-End Brands On Its Platform
March 31, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

WeChat, the China-based social media and messaging service, is aiming to expand in Europe and the U.S. to develop a payment service and lure new...

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Tencent Buys Stake In Tesla
Tencent Buys Stake In Tesla
March 30, 2017  |  Retail

China’s internet giant Tencent, owner of the wildly popular messaging app WeChat, reportedly just bought up a 5 percent stake in U.S. automaker and energy...

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Cartier Sparkles Its Way Into WeChat
Cartier Sparkles Its Way Into WeChat
March 24, 2017  |  Retail

China’s $103 billion jewelry industry is extremely lucrative and competitive. As such, breaking into the mostly local jeweler market can be quite the tough feat...

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Tencent Planning E-Book IPO
Tencent Planning E-Book IPO
March 24, 2017  |  IPO

Tencent Holdings is in the midst of getting ready to spin off its eBook operations, Bloomberg News reported Thursday. The move comes as the firm would...

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iMessage Users Can Now Send Starbucks Gifts
iMessage Users Can Now Send Starbucks Gifts
March 23, 2017  |  Mobile Applications

Remember the old adage sharing is caring? Well, it’s especially true if there’s caffeine involved. An early mobile adopter, Starbucks continues to roll out new...

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Standard Chartered Links Businesses To WeChat
Standard Chartered Links Businesses To WeChat
February 20, 2017  |  B2B Payments

British bank Standard Chartered is introducing its Chinese business customers to WeChat, the digital messaging platform developed by China’s Tencent that supports money transfers. Reports...

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