Small plane crash at Beijing high-rise kills pilot and injures 13, authorities sayA pilot has died and 13 others were injured after a small aircraft crashed into Beijing's towering CITIC Tower on Friday. The two-seat ligh...
27 Jun, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
What we know about the foreign victims of Venezuela's quakesVenezuela's twin earthquakes have claimed 235 lives, with foreign nationals confirmed among the deceased. Brazil reports two citizens lost,...
26 Jun, 2026, 10.14 AM IST
Meta makes a $900 million super-app move in IndiaCred founder Kunal Shah, a philosophy graduate, built his platform on exclusivity for high credit scorers, now processing over 40% of India...
24 Jun, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Foreign influence increasing over India's fintech sector: GTRI on Meta's investment in CredThink tank GTRI said that the deal gives Meta a foothold in one of the country's richest repositories of consumer financial-behaviour data,...
23 Jun, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
Tencent tests AI assistant for its super app WeChat in ChinaKnown as Weixin in China, the super app has made the new AI assistant available to a small number of users, according to a statement from W...
22 Jun, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Singapore-based fintech company Aleta aims to expand operations into IndiaAleta Planet, a Singapore fintech firm, is set to enter the Indian market. The company will provide infrastructure for Visa debit cards, en...
19 Jun, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
DeepSeek close to sealing $7 billion funding in historic AI dealChinese AI startup DeepSeek is nearing a massive $7.4 billion funding round, with tech giants Tencent and CATL leading the investment. Deep...
08 Jun, 2026, 09.53 PM IST
Apple removes Russia's state-backed messenger from App StoreApple has removed Russia's state-backed Max messenger from its App Store, citing compliance with sanctions. The app, developed by VK whose ...
05 Jun, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
China bets on AI to promote President Xi Jinping's thinkingThe project, known as "Xinhua Yudian," meaning Xinhua lexicon, is "an intelligent agent for learning, researching, and disseminating Xi Ji...
05 Jun, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
China's Tencent to allow PayPal payments through its WeChat networksChinese tech giant Tencent is enabling PayPal users to pay with QR codes across China through its WeChat Pay network. This move aims to att...
28 May, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
Russian intelligence says it collects WeChat data: What does that mean?The disclosure highlights the rising level of concern about Chinese influence in Russia as the two countries deepen their relationship. As ...
08 Jun, 2025, 04.59 PM IST
Alibaba's China ecommerce platforms to accept Tencent's Wechat PayAlibaba is affiliated with the Jack Ma-founded Ant Group's Alipay, which is WeChat's main rival for online payments in China. Tencent has a...
04 Sep, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
US government's court filing says upcoming WeChat 'ban' won't target its usersPresident Donald Trump issued orders on Aug. 6 that targeted WeChat and TikTok as purported national-security threats and imposed a Sept. 2...
17 Sep, 2020, 09.10 AM IST
Billionaire Jack Ma steps up battle with WeChatAlipay, the mobile payment app owned by billionaire Jack Ma, is stepping up its competition with WeChat to get more of its 900 million user...
11 Mar, 2020, 08.55 AM IST
PhonePe plans to be a super app like WeChatOver the next two months, PhonePe’s platform will have over 30 major digital merchants map their in-app experience on it.
03 Oct, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
Naspers wants more of India, opens VC arm in hunt for goldThe firm has roped in Ashutosh Sharma, who till recently was with the India team of Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Norwest, to l...
14 Nov, 2016, 12.07 PM IST
Four held in China for scam using WeChatThe suspects joined the mobile messaging app WeChat as antique sellers duping antique aficionados and other buyers.
30 May, 2015, 02.30 PM IST