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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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Thunes’ ‘Pay the World’ Vision Now Includes WeChat’s 1.3B Users
Thunes’ ‘Pay the World’ Vision Now Includes WeChat’s 1.3B Users
November 22, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Thunes has teamed up with China’s Tencent Financial Technology, allowing members of the Thunes network to send payments to the 1.3 billion users on Tencent’s...

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Twitter Reportedly Filed With FinCEN to Process Payments
Twitter Reportedly Filed With FinCEN to Process Payments
November 09, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Twitter has reportedly filed paperwork with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to begin the process of registering to process payments.  The social media platform...

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Can Crypto Help Win the Super App War?
Can Crypto Help Win the Super App War?
November 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

From Big Tech to social media to retail, a growing number of companies are trying to build the “Super App” that seven in 10 consumers...

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Musk’s Super App Ambitions Face Uphill Battle
Musk’s Super App Ambitions Face Uphill Battle
October 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

In the bid to build a super app, just because you can — or think you can — doesn’t mean you should. News came this...

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NFT Weekly: China’s Tencent, Minecraft Leave the Game
NFT Weekly: China’s Tencent, Minecraft Leave the Game
July 26, 2022  |  NFTs

Even with cryptocurrencies banned in China, some of the top retailers held fast on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which weren’t quite covered by the law, although...

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China’s WeChat Blacklists Accounts Tied to Crypto, NFTs
China’s WeChat Blacklists Accounts Tied to Crypto, NFTs
June 28, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Chinese social media app WeChat is reportedly banning accounts associated with cryptocurrency and NFTs. According to the report, none of the over 1 billion WeChat...

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Today in the Connected Economy: TikTok Begins ‘Major’ Push Into Gaming
Today in the Connected Economy: TikTok Begins ‘Major’ Push Into Gaming
May 19, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, TikTok begins testing a program that lets users in Vietnam play video games on the app, part of a broader...

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Musk: My Twitter Would Be WeChat-Style Super App with Payments Key
Musk: My Twitter Would Be WeChat-Style Super App with Payments Key
May 19, 2022  |  Commerce Connected

Tesla CEO and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, doesn’t want to fix Twitter, he wants to fix social media. And that means adding payments....

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Today in Crypto: WeChat Suspends Some NFT Accounts; Citi Sees Metaverse Market Worth Up to $13T by 2030
Today in Crypto: WeChat Suspends Some NFT Accounts; Citi Sees Metaverse Market Worth Up to...
April 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

WeChat, China’s largest messaging app, has suspended some accounts that have been associated with NFTs as it clarifies its rules around the digital collectibles, a...

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