China’s eight-day “Golden Week” holiday – running from October 1 to 8 and coinciding with both the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day – has sparked a surge in cross-border travel among Chinese ...

Data from Alipay, the digital payment arm of Chinese financial tech company Ant Group, showed that spending by inbound tourists on the platform rose by nearly 40 percent during the first five days of ...

China's experimental $1.5 million giveaway of digital yuan to Shenzhen citizens ended on Sunday with acclaim from currency analysts - and scepticism from some users saying they preferred existing ...

Allied Market Research published a report titled "Mobile Payment Market- Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2024-2034," ...

Alipay+ is expanding its global network to connect merchants with 1.8 billion consumers as more tourists pay through their home wallet apps abroad. Operated by Ant International, the platform now ...

Alipay said payments by international travelers using its "Tap!" service rose 500% during China’s Golden Week holiday from October 1–5. Launched in June 2024, the QR code-based contactless payment ...

As Britain debates digital IDs, critics warn of a slippery slope into a high-surveillance future. The spectre raised is invariably China, and its Orwellian-sounding “Social Credit” system.

The Ju.com booth attracted a constant stream of visitors, remaining one of the busiest spots at the venue. Visitors participated in the interactive “LOOK! Point. Click. Trade.” game and collected ...

If your inbox looks anything like mine, there’s probably a class action settlement email in there somewhere. It might even be lurking in your spam folder right now, promising as little as $1 in app ...