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China, the first country to use paper money could be the first one to stop using it

Alibaba and Tencent are also taking their technology, and deep pockets, abroad as they target cashed-up Chinese tourists and nascent payment markets in developing countries.

Tencent Holdings plans to expand WeChat Pay beyond China, applies for a license in Malaysia

Tencent has applied for a license in Malaysia for its WeChat Pay, in what would be a first for the platform beyond mainland China and Hong Kong.

US startup Stripe partners with Alipay and WeChat to enable global payments to its customers

Stripe has partnered with Alipay and WeChat to enable merchants using its platform globally to accept payments from hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers.