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China's Ping An group raises USD2.2 bn in health tech IPOs

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05-Feb-18 Ping An owned healthcare app Good Doctor has raised USD400 mn in funding, while its managed care platform OneConnect raised USD1.8 billion. Ping An's healthcare technology business covers 800 million people across 70% of the cities in China. [image: China Money Network]

China’s village people fast to adopt mobile payments

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03-Feb-18 The Chinese mainland market for mobile payment transactions, which reached USD5.5 tn in 2016, is poised for further expansion as many consumers and businesses go cashless in more than 600,000 villages across China. [image: EPA]

The secret engine of Alibaba's 'new retail' plans

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01-Feb-18 "New retail" is Alibaba's latest buzzword. It refers to combining online and physical retail into a seamless, data-driven consumer experience, and is starting to give rise to new businesses such as cashierless convenience stores and automated pickup centers. [image: AP / Nikkei Asian Review]

UK's Medopad signs deals with Tencent and Ping An

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01-Feb-18 London-based digital health company Medopad, which sells a mobile app that lets doctors remotely monitor and connect with patients, has signed GBP100 million in projects and partnerships with Chinese firms. [image: Bloomberg]

Chinese mobile payments grow to 65% of intenet users in 2017, but growth rate slows

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31-Jan-18 Chinese national statistics show the rise of mobile payments in China slowed in 2017, with the proportion of Internet users that pay with their phones rising from 50% to 65%, and most new users coming from rural areas. [image: TechNode]

China's Ping An group raises USD2.2 bn in health tech IPOs

China’s village people fast to adopt mobile payments

The secret engine of Alibaba's 'new retail' plans

UK's Medopad signs deals with Tencent and Ping An

Chinese mobile payments grow to 65% of intenet users in 2017, but growth rate slows

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