Meituan

Walmart Joins Forces With Meituan to Bolster Chinese eCommerce Unit
Walmart Joins Forces With Meituan to Bolster Chinese eCommerce Unit
December 17, 2024  |  Retail

Walmart has teamed with China’s Meituan to fortify its eCommerce business in that country. The partnership will see Meituan provide delivery service for Walmart products and begin featuring...

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China Turns to Silicon Valley to Bolster Homegrown AI Firms
China Turns to Silicon Valley to Bolster Homegrown AI Firms
November 19, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Chinese tech giants are reportedly using Silicon Valley to recruit for their AI projects. Companies such as ByteDance and Alibaba have recently begun expanding their...

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Deliveroo Adds BNPL as Food Delivery Expands Internationally
Deliveroo Adds BNPL as Food Delivery Expands Internationally
October 14, 2022  |  Restaurant Roundup

U.K.-based food delivery service Deliveroo is asking the question, “Do consumers want to pay for their burritos in multiple installments?” The company is now offering...

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Tencent Looks to Sell Stake in Food Delivery Firm Meituan
Tencent Looks to Sell Stake in Food Delivery Firm Meituan
August 16, 2022  |  Big Tech

China’s Tencent Holdings wants to sell most — if not all — of its stake in the food delivery platform Meituan as the government cracks...

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Shanghai Regulator Warns eCommerce Platforms Against Pandemic Price Gouging
Shanghai Regulator Warns eCommerce Platforms Against Pandemic Price Gouging
April 18, 2022  |  Regulation

Shanghai’s market regulator has summoned a dozen eCommerce firms, including food delivery platforms Meituan and eleme.me, to discuss a range of topics including price gouging...

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Meituan Loses $26B in Value as Chinese Regulators Step In
Meituan Loses $26B in Value as Chinese Regulators Step In
February 20, 2022  |  Delivery

Meituan, the Chinese food delivery company, lost $26 billion in value as of Friday after regulators wanted to lower fees food platforms are charging restaurants,...

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China’s Meituan to Allow CBDC Payments
China’s Meituan to Allow CBDC Payments
January 28, 2022  |  CBDC

China’s food delivery service Meituan has become the latest tech firm to let customers use central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments. As CoinTelegraph reported Friday...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: BIS Wary Of Big Tech’s Power; Meituan Could Face $1B Penalty
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: BIS Wary Of Big Tech’s Power; Meituan Could Face $1B Penalty
August 09, 2021  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny. BIS Wary Of Big Tech’s Market Power, Data Concentration In...

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Chinese Antitrust Watchdog May Hit Meituan With $1B Penalty
Chinese Antitrust Watchdog May Hit Meituan With $1B Penalty
August 06, 2021  |  International

Amid stepped-up regulatory scrutiny of Big Tech firms in China, the country’s antitrust watchdog is reportedly getting ready to hit food delivery platform Meituan with...

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