One year on, Apple Pay finding little traction in the Middle Kingdom

It seems that Apple Pay has failed to become a real threat to the dominance of...


O2O bike-rental deposits in China may not be as secure as users think

O2O bike-rental is big business, and the industry-standard deposit fees is now...


Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi is testing international credit cards and English interface on its app

This may be a signal of an accelerated push towards global expansion Chinese...


Ant Financial to invest US$200M into Kakao’s upcoming mobile payment subsidiary

The deal will help turn Kakao’s fintech services into a fully functional...


Paytm to invest US$90M to expand its QR code-based payments network

Within a year of launch, the QR code-based offline payments already contributes...


Chinese tech IPO candidates to watch for in 2017

These Chinese tech companies are poised to win back investors’ hearts...


How Chinese mobile payments are quietly conquering the world

Alipay is partnering with smaller localised companies across the world, while...


Alibaba investing up to US$250M in Indian m-commerce firm Paytm: Report

Aibaba and its payments unit Alipay had earlier infused US$680 million into...


MC Payment takes controlling stake in Genesis to tap into Chinese commerce

Genesis Payment Solutions’s key advantage is that it allows merchants to...


8 questions about Chinese tech we will see answered in 2017

The Chinese tech trends we saw started in 2016 posed questions that have yet to...