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Tencent launches new payment solution to enable merchants to accept local payments outside of China
China-based payment firm Tencent announced Tuesday the launch of TenPay Global Checkout, a new payment solution for Weixin Mini Program merchants operating in global markets to accept a wide range of local payment methods with ease.
Visa, Ant International, Grab, Tencent team up to grow AI commerce
Global payment firm Visa announced last Friday that it is in explorations with Ant International, Grab and Tencent to grow artificial intelligence (AI) commerce by enabling a secure and seamless checkout experience.
Stripe expands global partnership with Tencent to enable Weixin Pay on Stripe Terminal in 20 countries
Stripe, a global financial infrastructure platform for businesses, has announced an expansion of its global partnership with Chinese multinational technology conglomerate Tencent, making Weixin Pay — also known as WeChat Pay — available on Stripe Terminal in 20 countries.
Telegram and Tencent start licensing process to operate their platforms in Malaysia
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said Thursday that Telegram and Tencent (WeChat) have started the process of obtaining the required license to operate their platforms in Malaysia.
Indonesia’s GoTo Group partners Tencent for cloud infrastructure & digital services
As part of the five year partnership, GoTo will leverage Tencent Cloud’s technology and Platform as a Service (PaaS) services to support its comprehensive ecosystem.
Tencent Cloud launches inaugural Web3 Product Tencent Cloud Blockchain RPC for developers & enterprises
Tencent Cloud’s inaugural Web3 product is now live in the availability zones of Hong Kong and Singapore, serving customers worldwide.
Tencent Cloud says international business posts strong growth
In the first half of 2023, international business posted double digit revenue growth, with particularly strong performances in Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Tencent sets up team to develop ChatGPT-like chatbot – report
Chinese tech giants such as Baidu and Alibaba Group have already announced plans to launch their own AI chatbots and incorporate the technology into their core businesses.
China’s Tencent up stake in French gaming firm Ubisoft
Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate Tencent has increased its stake in French gaming firm Ubisoft to 9.99 percent from 4.5 percent. Tencent is paying €300 million ($297.19 million), including €200 million ($198.13 million) share acquisition and €100 million ($99.06 million) capital increase, to Guillemot Brothers for 49.9 percent…
Tencent, Sony buy 30.34 percent stake in Japan’s FromSoftware for $260M
Hong Kong-based Tencent Holdings Limited and Japan-based Sony Group Corporation have acquired 30.34 percent stake in Japanese game developer FromSoftware for 36.4 billion yen ($259.48 million).
