The Chinese Internet model is being pursued overseas
The mobile phone selling like hotcakes in Africa isn’t Samsung nor Apple, but Tecno, a Shenzhen-based telecommunications company in China. According to open sta...
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Alipay Unveils Annual Report for Wallet-Free Chinese Users
Mobile payments accounted for 82 percent of all payments on the Alipay platform in 2017, according to an Alipay report published on January 2. Many people in Ch...
Outbound Tourism Grows in Chinese New Year Holiday
More and more Chinese chose spend their Spring Festival holiday traveling. The number of people who enjoyed the week-long holiday break overseas grew by 28 percent, according to Alibaba.
Personal Payment Reception Codes on WeChat, Alipay to Be Limited From Business Operations
The personal money reception codes on electronic payment platforms will be gradually limited from use in business operations in China.
11/26/20212 min read
Douyin Now Supports Alipay's QR Code for Payment
ByteDance's short video app Douyin has begun supporting Alipay's collection code, a mobile and online payment platform, to finish payments, though the function is not available for Tencent's super app WeChat just yet.
Ant Group Shuts Mutual Aid Platform Xianghubao Amid Crackdown
Ant Group's mutual aid health-care platform Xianghubao will cease operations from January 18, 2022, following similar moves by other internet giants, including Meituan and Waterdrop Inc.
12/29/20212 min read
Chinese Internet Giants Are Targeting Housing Rental Market
For the vast number of migrants in China, house rental has been a hard issue. House purchase is faced with many policy constraints and the price is too high to ...
Meituan App No Longer Supports Alipay
Chinese food delivery and rating platform Meituan Dianping has recently removed Alibaba’s online payment platform Alipay in its app, Tech Planet reported Wednesday.
7/30/20201 min read
Alipay, WeChat Pay Enter Southeast Asia and Local Mobile Payment Market
Ant Financial announced in Hong Kong that four local wallets in Hong Kong, Thailand, India and the Philippines – Alipay HK, Paytm, GCash, and Truemoney – partic...
Fliggy Announces Partnership with American Airlines on Franchise Stores, Membership
Fliggy, Alibaba's travel subsidiary, announced a strategic cooperation with American Airlines, which includes the establishment of franchise stores on Fliggy an...
Breaking: Simon Hu Steps Down as CEO of Ant Group
Ant Group CEO Simon (Xiaoming) Hu on Friday evening announced that he would be stepping down from his role at the firm, after an internal email was obtained by domestic media outlet 36Kr.
Alibaba to Take Control of Chinese Supermarket Giant Sun Art in $3.6B Deal
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said on Monday it will invest about $3.6 billion to increase its stake in Sun Art Retail Group Ltd., one of China’s largest supermarket operators.