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01-May-18 Mobile payment has become more popular in China's rural areas as Internet technology has made transactions faster and more convenient in remote places. Transactions through non-banking mobile payment services totaled USD6.8 tn in rural areas in 2017. [image: China Plus]
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29-Apr-18 Nowadays in the GCC, cell phones are shaping how consumers search, purchase and pay for goods and services. Clearly, commerce is moving to mobile phones and so is the payments ecosystem. [image: Techwire Asia]
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25-Apr-18 Chinese players Alipay and WeChat are powering many digital purchase transactions in China and now abroad. These digital wallets are moving west, as the spending power of China's residents grows and the government allows travel to more destinations. [image: Shiho Fukada / Bloomberg]
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23-Apr-18 436,000 Chinese tourists visited New Zealand in the 12 months to Feb-18 – more than any country except Australia. But local businesses are yet to make a few simple tweaks to align with how Chinese prefer to purchase products. [image: Smartpay]
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20-Apr-18 Apple will allow Siri to support voice commands for Alibaba's Alipay, meaning users will be able to tell Siri to open the Alipay payment screen directly - an acknowledgement that Chinese players are miles ahead on payments. [image: South China Morning Post]
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