Tag: WeChat Pay

PayPal completes GoPay acquisition, allowing the payments platform to enter China

PayPal  this morning announced it has completed its acquisition of a 70% equity stake in GoPay  (Guofubao Information Technology Co. [GoPay], Ltd.), making PayPal the first foreign payment platform to provide online payment services in China. The transaction was approved by the People’s Bank of China on September 30 and has now closed. Deal terms have not been disclosed. GoPay […]

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In Zuck we trust: Facebook to launch own Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s plans to mint its own digital coin next year will test the company’s consumer credibility. After being savaged for months for its cavalier attitude toward users’ privacy, the social network will be asking those same users to trust its new cryptocurrency. The currency, called “Libra,” will be stashed in a digital wallet, the first product of […]

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