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Beijing is moving more and more of its governmental services online.

The country’s central bank previously asked third-party payment platforms to clear obstacles preventing international tourists to use their mobile payment services.

The integration has been tested with a number of financial services companies including BNP Paribas, Citi, Deutsche Bank, and Goldman Sachs.

On average, a Hongkonger uses a digital wallet two or three times a week, but only one-third in city are classified as heavy users at four to six times a week.

The new “Industry Assistant” is able to gauge a merchant’s effectiveness in its user retention and business marketing.

Mini programs are the current competitive arena for China’s tech giants.

It’s finally catching up to Alipay.

Price-cutting and apps-download links will be banned from the platform.