Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba break digital wall with Taobao, WeChat integration

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Users of Tencent’s WeChat can now buy and pay for products sold on Alibaba’s Taobao marketplace without leaving the multipurpose app.

Merchants on Taobao and Tmall were given the choice to add WeChat Pay to their shops.

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Author / Journalist: Iris Deng

Category: Business

Markets: Hong KongChina

Topics: Wechat Purchases Alibaba Complete Shopping Taobao Shop Tencent Users China Digital

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Published On: 2024-10-09 @ 17:00:14 (7 hours ago)

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