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Chinese Workers Paid In Digital Yuan Rush To Convert It Into Good Old Cash Because Of Limited Usability, Privacy Fears
Monday, May 13, 2024 - 4:18am | 612Despite the Chinese government’s push for the adoption of the digital yuan, many workers are still hesitant to use it for their daily transactions. What Happened: Sammy Lin, an account manager at a state-owned bank in Suzhou, receives her monthly salary in digital yuan. However, she, like...
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Chinese Regulators Aren't Done Yet: Authorities Reportedly Seek Overhaul Of Tencent's Payment Platform
Friday, March 18, 2022 - 2:44pm | 561U.S.-listed China stocks launched into a rally earlier this week, encouraged in part by indications from Beijing that the witch-hunt against these companies will soon end. A Bloomberg report, however, suggested that it may be too early to call a truce. What Happened: Media and...
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Booking.com Fintech Lead Unpacks Payments Pivot, Vision To Refine Travel Experience
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 11:20am | 635The worst part of travel often comes down to payments, loyalty rewards and customer service. That’s according to Daniel Marovitz, the senior vice president of fintech at Booking Holdings Inc's (NASDAQ: BKNG) Booking.com, with whom Benzinga spoke on how a new fintech unit...
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How PayPal Plans To Find Ground In China's Payments Market Dominated By Alibaba, WeChat Parent Tencent
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - 4:44am | 367PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) is planning to launch a local wallet in China that will focus on cross-border payments, CNBC reported on Monday citing Hannah Qiu, the China CEO for PayPal. What Happened: Qiu told CNBC that the U.S. fintech company is planning to launch a domestic wallet in China...