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28-Feb-18 China's mobile payment apps are expanding their global presence. Wechat processes transactions in 13 currencies and Alipay supports 27 currencies; consumers in 24 countries recieve tax refunds through Alipay; and Alibaba has partnered with India's PayTM since 2015. [image: China Plus]
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26-Feb-18 Philips Thailand plans to focus on digital and connected healthcare in 2018 to capitalise on the government's 'Thailand 4.0' policy. According to the company CEO, "Connected healthcare is the forefront of Philips's strategy for growing the business." [image: Bangkok Post]
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26-Feb-18 British banking app Revolut has broken even for the first time. The firm plans to expand to the US and Canada, and will subsequently launch in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, India and Brazil. [image: Revolut]
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11-Feb-18 Estimates say that China's Tencent, owner of WeChat, has invested RMB20 bn (USD3.2 bn) in medical startups since 2014, when the Internet giant made its first medical startup investment in medical portal DXY for USD70 mn. [image: TechNode]
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08-Feb-18 From providing access to healthcare in rural and remote areas, to streamlining obsolete health data systems, connected care may be one solution to increase equity in developing economies, say executives at Philips. [image: Future Health Index]
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