If you are a foreign brand looking at entering the China market or targeting Chinese customers overseas, then Alipay or WeChatPay are a must. Both of these third party platforms handle payment transactions. Alipay has been around for about a…
The first name that springs to mind when most think of search engines is Google which is undeniably a top dog in the market, dominating an impressive 70% of the search market share. However, in China, the search engine industry…
So how can you use a WeChat Mini program for your business? Doing business in China as a foreign company is getting easier and easier. China has embraced e-commerce in a way that most people can't imagine. China hopped straight…
There are over 600 million women living in China (more than in any other nation on the planet). With such high figures, you’d expect that women must occupy a crucial role in Chinese business. And you’d be right. The question…
As far as social media goes, nothing comes close to WeChat in China. Now boasting over a billion monthly active users, it has expanded far beyond the scope of a standard social media app to become a utility-driven portal: users…
It is fair to say that animated explainer videos are making their rounds on social media very frequently these days. Because more and more companies create them to provide clarity to consumers in marketing their products and services. There are…
Major companies have been expanding to China to secure a portion of the market there. With internet penetration in China reaching 78.6% in 2024, translating to over 1.1 billion internet users, China’s digital landscape continues to grow rapidly. This is…
So what are WeChat Mini Programs? Well, they are app-like platforms that exist within the WeChat app itself. Unlike full-function native applications, they are streamlined, ‘light’ versions of the apps. These Mini Programs offer users the chance to experience the…
In our last post we talked about how digital payments in China work. For consumers, it really has never been so easy. But what’s it like for you, as a business owner, to take payments? The climate in online (and…
Payments in China have never been so easy, but it is definitely something by which the outside world is confused. Forget about contactless credit cards or “chip and pin”. In China, you really can leave your house with only your…