North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has a message for Chinese-owned messaging and payment platform WeChat, which has been used by criminals for money laundering and fentanyl trafficking in ...

(Bloomberg/Pei Li) — Tencent Holdings Ltd. has struck a deal with Apple Inc. that will see the iPhone maker handle payments and take a 15% cut of purchases in WeChat mini games and apps, resolving a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook WeChat sees 300% jump in GMV from Channels livestreaming in 2023. Credit: WeChat More than 500 ...

Moscow has long been suspicious of foreign messaging apps. WeChat’s weak encryption makes it vulnerable. By Aaron Krolik and Paul Sonne Russian counterintelligence agents are analyzing data from the ...

Apple is finally cashing in on one of the largest untapped markets in its App Store ecosystem. For years, WeChat's "mini" apps and games in China bypassed the App Store entirely, leaving Apple out of ...

After decades of complaints about it, Apple will finally get a commission from in-app purchases made from iPhone Games distributed via WeChat — the massive Chinese social media app owned by Tencent.

Update 9:34am PT: There is no direct deal between Apple and Tencent for the 15% commission rate on WeChat mini games and apps. Instead, Tencent is taking advantage of Apple’s new App Store Mini Apps ...