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29 October, 2020

Paytm backer Ant Group curbs support for overseas partners in strategy rethink

China's Ant Group Co Ltd has been cutting funding and staff support to many of the overseas e-wallet firms it ......

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04 September, 2020

Gamers left reeling as govt pulls plug on Tencent's PUBG in China spat

For tens of millions of Indian gamers, Tencent's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) video game was a welcome distraction from the coronavirus ......

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07 August, 2020

Trump orders US bans on TikTok, Tencent's WeChat in 45 days

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with China's ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, ......

Markets

30 June, 2020

Sensex, Nifty record strongest quarter in 11 years

Indian shares ended lower on the last day of its best quarter since 2009, led by losses in energy stocks, ......

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30 June, 2020

Govt bans TikTok, 58 other mostly Chinese apps amid border crisis

India on Monday banned 59, mostly Chinese, mobile apps including Bytedance's TikTok and Tencent's WeChat in its strongest move yet ......

Finance

27 May, 2019

Billionaire BR Shetty's payments firm Finablr to spend $200 mn on growth, M&As

Payments and foreign exchange company Finablr plans to use half of the proceeds from its share sale in London earlier ......

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19 January, 2018

Google signs patent deal with Tencent to boost China prospects

Alphabet Inc’s Google has agreed to a patent licensing deal with Tencent Holdings Ltd as it looks for ways to ......

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30 June, 2017

Hike Messenger acquires social networking app Pulse

Hike Messenger Ltd, which is operated by Bharti SoftBank Holdings Pte. Ltd, has acquired InstaLively Livestreaming Pvt. Ltd-owned social networking ......

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20 June, 2017

Messaging app Hike rolls out payment wallet

Instant messaging platform Hike Ltd has launched India’s first in-app payment wallet, as it seeks to gain an early-mover advantage ......

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20 June, 2017

M-commerce platform ForeverShop raises seed funding from Chinese investor

Martin Tan, Co-Founder, ForeverShopBangalore- and Beijing-based Team Leaf Software Pvt. Ltd—which runs ForeverShop, a mobile platform connecting individual and ......