Travel Tech & Social Media

Livestreaming has become a compelling new shopping experience in China, but it can also pose challenges for luxury brands. We join livestreamer Haoran during a session at C.O. Bigelow. Read More

East Asia remains by far the payment app's strongest region by transaction volumes. Read More

The worst Christmas sales season in history has seen many Australian brands and retailers pivot to China, though some have made more sophisticated approaches than others. Read More

It’s hard to understate how ubiquitous mobile payments have become in China. Everything can be purchased through Alipay and WeChat by scanning a QR code. Read More

WeChat looks to launch mini-programs that offer geolocation services, image galleries, and audio guides of tourist attractions in Chinese and English. Read More

With competition in the duty-free space more intense than ever, it's time for airport retailers to embrace and encourage the use of Chinese mobile payments. Read More

Travel is a major factor brands must consider when marketing to the affluent Chinese consumer, but how explicit do they really need to be? Read More

Apple Pay is attempting to expand its share of the Chinese mobile payments market through big discounts at online and brick and mortar retailers. But can it compete with WeChat Pay or Alipay? Read More

Gucci's new travel app has the potential to become a powerful marketing tool that taps into the explosion in Chinese outbound tourism. Read More

Tencent hopes that by allowing Malaysians to link local bank accounts to WeChat Pay, more firms will use its service and facilitate Chinese tourism. Read More