ByteDance has launched a mobile payments service for Douyin, the Chinese version of the popular short-video app TikTok, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Jan. 19). The...
Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe. EU Unveils...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has mandated that nine social media companies and streaming services — including Amazon, Facebook, TikTok, Reddit, and more — turn...
Singapore’s financial regulator is sticking to the original plan to award digital banking licenses by the end of the year, according to a Bloomberg report,...
ByteDance is now firmly positioned as the second-biggest platform in China by digital advertising dollars, closing in on Alibaba’s lead and bumping Baidu, according to...
TikTok owner ByteDance could see its valuation jump to a stunning $180 billion as it seeks another round of investor cash as part of an...
In today’s top payments news around the world, Google is to invest in Indonesia eCommerce marketplace Tokopedia, while India-based business-to-business (B2B) marketplace Jumbotail has reportedly...
Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, could hit the markets as a publicly-traded company under plans being pursued by its parent company, ByteDance, new reports...
A federal judge Sunday night (Sept. 27) granted a temporary injunction which blocked a President Donald Trump administration ban on new downloads of the short...