The total transactions of third-party mobile payment reached 40.36451 trillion yuan (US$6.08 Tn) in Q1 2018, up by 6.99% over Q4 2017 and dominated by Alibaba affiliated Alipay (54%) and Tencent Finance. … [Read more...]
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[REPORT] China online banking, mobile banking insights 2018
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Total transaction value of China’s online banking clients reached 421.5 trillion yuan (US$ 66.38 trillion) with an increase of 5.7% QoQ in Q4 2017. Find out the top banks in China's online banking and mobile banking markets, top mobile apps from banks, and mobile banking users profiles. … [Read more...]
China third-party online / mobile payment market Q4 2017
The total transactions of China's 3rd-party online payment market grew by about 5% QoQ in Q4 2017 while mobile payment continued strong growth of 28% QoQ. Alipay, WeChat Pay, and UnionPay continue to lead these markets. … [Read more...]
Ping An Bank mobile banking active users up 304% yoy in Jan 2018
The number of active users of Ping An Pocket Bank grew by 304% year-on-year to 16.066 million in January 2018 according to Analysys from only 3.977 million in January 2017, ranking fifth in the mobile banking market. In February 2018, this figure reached 16.917 million, a 5.3% increase quarter-on-quarter. … [Read more...]
Chinese consumers more engaged with sharing platforms but least likely to buy insurance
The market value of China’s sharing economy sector reached 4.5 trillion yuan (about US$680 billion) in 2017, compared with 3.45 trillion yuan in 2016. It is expected to maintain an annual growth of about 40% over the next few years, according to China’s State Information Center. … [Read more...]
China’s P2P lending market trends & top platforms
The number of online credit users reached 160 million in China in 2016 and 200 million in 2017; and, it is estimated to grow with an annual compound growth rate of 15.9% according to data from iResearch. … [Read more...]
China third-party online and mobile payment markets overview Q3 2017
The total transactions via non-finance institutions in China totaled 42,167.92 billion yuan in Q3 2017 with an increase of 17.4% QoQ according to Analysis. This market is led by Alipay, Tencent Finance, and China UMS with 41.36%, 29.07%, and 13.41% market share respectively. … [Read more...]
China online banking transactions dropped to RMB 482 trillion in Q3 2017
According to recently published report by Analysys, "China Online Banking Quarterly Forecast Report for 2017 Q3", the total online banking transactions amounted to 48.15 billion, reflecting a 4.3% decrease when compared to the same quarter previous year. … [Read more...]
Over 3/4 China smartphone users to use phone payment in 2017
More than three-quarters (76.3%) of smartphone users (461.4 million) in China will use phone payment for goods and services at the point of sale (POS) in 2017 according to eMarketer, raising its projections by more than 86.0%. … [Read more...]
China Online banking dropped by 6.8% in Q2 2017
Online banking in China has suffered badly at the hands of online and mobile payment providers over the past few years. In the second quarter of this year, transaction volumes fell for the first time ever. … [Read more...]
China online payment market overview Q2 2017
Internet and mobile payment services have spread like wildfire in China over the last two years, filling the gap which existed in the formerly cash-dominant society for the safe and secure transfer of money and electronic payments. China has only a very limited credit and debit card infrastructure, offering an opening for mobile payments unseen in most other major consumer … [Read more...]
Tencent launched a digital bank card on WeChat
Tencent launched a digital bank card on WeChat called WeBank Card via WeBank, China's first private commercial bank established. One of its major shareholders is Tencent. … [Read more...]
China’s mobile banking market overview Q2 2017
Total transactions of China mobile banking clients totaled 55.63 trillion yuan (US$8.44 trillion) with an increase of 5.1% QoQ. … [Read more...]
Tencent to offer insurance on WeChat in H2 2017
What you can find in the “9 cell grid” of WeChat Wallet interface are the highly valued self-owned and third party services. The already crowded “9 grid” is having a new addition. … [Read more...]
REPORT Mobile Payment Usage in China 2017
Chinese consumers spent US$5.5 trillion via mobile payment platforms in 2016, about 50 times more than their American counterparts. By the end of 2016, Tencent alone saw its active mobile payment accounts exceed 600 million users per month. … [Read more...]
All online payments to go through a network platform in China by mid 2018
“Direct model” payments on online and mobile payment platforms will be replaced by a “network model” operated through the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) network platform, with all direct payments to cease by June 30, 2018, according to a new notice promulgated on August 4th. … [Read more...]