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22

Feb

China Payments Research

Has China hit peak smartphone?

In 2017, the Chinese smartphone market saw its first ever decline, with -4% YoY growth in smartphone shipments and -4.9% YoY growth in smartphone sales.

24

Jan

China Payments Research

Regulation on Barcode Payments to Solve E-payment Scams and Facilitate Fair Market Competition in China

In China, bar code payments (including QR codes) dominate the mobile payment market. Using a bar code to pay is easy, but comes with risks. In 2017, about RMB 90 million ($14 million) was stolen due to fraud. On December 25th, 2017, the People’s Bank of China (the PBOC) released…