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2024.11.06

08:40

UnionPay cards issued outside China fully support binding WeChat Pay, Alipay

Asia Tech Wire (Nov 6) -- UnionPay International, a subsidiary of UnionPay responsible for operating its international business, announced on Wednesday that UnionPay cards issued abroad now fully support the binding of Alipay.

2022.01.06

08:04

WeChat supports digital RMB payment

Asian Tech Press (Jan 06) -- The Digital RMB App was upgraded and updated, and the WeChat Bank (WeChat Pay) Digital RMB Wallet went live. After a multi-stage controlled pilot, Tencent started to provide digital RMB services for users.

2021.11.26

03:37

WeChat Pay, Alipay personal QR code will be banned from business payments from March 2022

Asian Tech Press (Nov 26) -- A notice on barcode/QR Code payment regulation recently issued by the People's Bank of China about " individual payment code banned for business services from March 1, 2022" and " individual static payment barcode prohibited to be used for remote non-face-to-face payment" recently spread across the Chinese internet.

2021.08.30

08:54

Australia considers new laws for Apple, Google, WeChat digital wallets

Asian Tech Press (Aug 30)-- The Australian government is considering new laws to tighten regulation of digital payment services from tech giants such as Apple and Google, Reuters reported.

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