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The CareVoice gets USD2 mn to bring its app to China

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18-Jan-18 The CareVoice, a Shanghai-based digital health startup targeting the insurance market, has raised USD2 million in early-stage funding. The CareVoice offers a cost-and quality-transparency tool to the public, with a premium version for insurers. [image: MobiHealthNews]

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Apple and Tencent reach deal to let WeChat users pay tips

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16-Jan-18 Apple and Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings have settled their disgreement over tips, allowing users of Tencent's popular WeChat messaging app to resume giving monetary gifts to their favorite video-streaming stars and content creators. [image: Christian de Looper / Digital Trends]

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The rise of QR code payments in ASEAN

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15-Jan-18 ASEAN nations are widely expected to adopt QR systems as a leading method of payment. However, they still a long way from emulating China and Japan’s adoption of the codes, as they lack standardisation and acceptance by banks. [image: ASEAN Today]

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China reprimands Jack Ma’s Ant Financial over customer privacy

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12-Jan-18 Chinese Internet regulators have scolded the country’s leading mobile payments company, Ant Financial, parent company of Alipay, for compromising its customers’ privacy by automatically enrolling users in its credit-scoring system, putting pressure on firms to better protect personal data. [image: Mobile Marketer]

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