Mobile payments in China: How China became a cashless, mobile-first country
Mobile payments in China have become a key part of daily life causing a clear shift to a cashless society across the nation. This change is reshaping city living and making it simpler for foreign guests to adjust. As China keeps opening up, including the recent growth of its visa-free transit program, travelers from other […]
PayPal in China: Aiming for a slice of the cross-border transactions market
Born in California in 1998 under the name of “Confinity”, PayPal is an online payment system which allows users to send and receive money around the world after associating a credit card or bank account. The platform has the record for the world’s first digital payment platform, and the it’s the oldest which is still […]
China’s cross-border e-commerce: a first approach to the Chinese market
China’s cross-border e-commerce is a sales channel that allows businesses to access the local market without being based in the country. After its accession to the WTO, China’s trade in goods exports surged. The volume increased from about RMB 2 trillion to RMB 12.3 trillion between 2000 and 2011, boasting a compound annual growth rate […]
Top 6 China e-commerce trends to watch out for in 2019 | Daxue Consulting
China e-commerce Trends It is no surprise that China is the most dynamic e-commerce market in the world today. The growth in the number of online shoppers—and the sums of money consumers are spending via digital channels—is astounding. Organizations from diverse areas are racing to shift their business online or improve their existing online platforms […]
Podcast transcript #25: How to leverage Chinese mobile payment overseas
Find here the China paradigm episode 25. Learn more about Annie Guo’s story in China and find all the details and additional links below. Full transcript below: Matthieu: Hello, everyone. I am Matthieu David, the founder of Daxue Consulting, and this China marketing podcast, China Paradigm. Today, I am with Annie Guo. So, we found out […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #25: How to connect an overseas store to 900 million Chinese consumers using mobile payment
In this episode of China Paradigm, Matthieu David-Experton interviews Annie Guo, CEO and founder of Silkpay, a company assisting European stores in setting up the infrastructure to accept mobile payments from WeChat pay and Alipay. In this episode we learn the following: The business model of Silkpay and the strategy behind it Why it is […]
The Red Packets advent in anticipation of the upcoming 2019 Spring Festival | Daxue Consulting
“Not only Hongbao (红包, which means “red packets” are the red envelopes with money inside) should be present in the money transactions scenario, it’s also supposed to facilitate emotion expression and interesting interaction,” stated by Zhang Xiaolong, credited as “Father of WeChat”.,senior executive vice president and president of WeChat Group during the 2019 Wechat Open […]