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PayPal to enter China through GoPay acquisition

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30-Sep-19 PayPal’s acquisition of a 70 percent state in GoPay will make it the first foreign platform to provide online payments in China. Though China’s payments market is led by local players, there’s still plenty of room for growth. [image: TechCrunch]

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Morocco's moment - the realm of new ecommerce opportunities

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25-Sep-19 Morocco’s e-commerce market is growing at 40%, according to AMI and Global Growth Markets. Payment preferences differ - 96% of online retail transactions are cash payments, whereas cards and digital payments dominate online travel and accommodation purchases. [image: Shutterstock]

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Google chases businesses to maintain its payments lead in India

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19-Sep-19 Google is bringing Google Pay to businesses in India as it rushes to maintain its lead. “India has more than 60 million small and medium-sized businesses, however only a fraction of them support digital payments," said Ambarish Kenghe, product manager. [image: TechCrunch]

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Chinese shoppers embrace facial payments

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05-Sep-19 China’s new digital payment infrastructure - face recognition - could make even QR codes seem old-fashioned. Customers simply pose in front of POS machines equipped with cameras to pay. Alipay will spend USD420 mn on the technology by 2022. [image: Asia Times]

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