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Clock Ticks On TikTok, WeChat Bans – And eCommerce May Suffer
Clock Ticks On TikTok, WeChat Bans – And eCommerce May Suffer
September 18, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Sunday looms as a red-letter day for TikTok and Tencent’s WeChat – and tens of millions of users who use the apps to conduct commerce....

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Trump Administration Announces TikTok And WeChat Bans To Start Sunday
Trump Administration Announces TikTok And WeChat Bans To Start Sunday
September 18, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

President Donald Trump will follow through on his pledge to ban downloads of TikTok and WeChat starting Sunday (Sept. 20).  The U.S. Commerce Department announced...

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Walmart, Oracle Stake Could Push TikTok Into Majority US Ownership
Walmart, Oracle Stake Could Push TikTok Into Majority US Ownership
September 18, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Backers of a new group vying to buy the U.S. operations for TikTok want to craft an agreement giving U.S. interests a majority stake in...

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TikTok Deal With Oracle Faces Tough Road To US Approval, Experts Say
TikTok Deal With Oracle Faces Tough Road To US Approval, Experts Say
September 17, 2020  |  International

ByteDance’s bid to retain ownership of TikTok in the United States through a “partnership” with Oracle faces long odds of winning White House approval, according...

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Decision Expected Soon On TikTok-Oracle Deal
Decision Expected Soon On TikTok-Oracle Deal
September 16, 2020  |  International

President Donald Trump is expected to decide shortly whether the sale of TikTok, the China-based short video-sharing app, to Oracle Corp. is a go, The...

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Report: TikTok, Oracle Deal Could Be Signed Tuesday
Report: TikTok, Oracle Deal Could Be Signed Tuesday
September 15, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The President Donald Trump administration has given the green light for TikTok to become a U.S. company, and the White House could approve the deal...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Oracle Appointed TikTok US ‘Technology Provider’; Alibaba Mulls Investment In Grab
Today In Payments Around The World: Oracle Appointed TikTok US ‘Technology Provider’; Alibaba Mulls Investment...
September 14, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news in payments from around the world, Oracle Corp. has said that it was chosen to be ByteDance’s “trusted technology provider” that...

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TikTok Marks European Growth As Clouds Loom Over US Operations
TikTok Marks European Growth As Clouds Loom Over US Operations
September 14, 2020  |  International

TikTok announced on Monday (Sept. 14) that it has surpassed passed 100 million users in Europe, news that comes amid rising uncertainty over the fate...

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Mnuchin Mum On Oracle, TikTok Deal
Mnuchin Mum On Oracle, TikTok Deal
September 14, 2020  |  International

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declined to provide much detail on Oracle Corp.’s winning bid for TikTok’s U.S. operations. The secretary failed to answer questions...

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