Tencent's WeChat Pay seeks licence for local payment services in Malaysia

Tencent's WeChat Pay seeks licence for local payment services in Malaysia

Tencent's booth is pictured at the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) 2017 in Beijing, China April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Tencent Holdings Ltd has applied for a license in Malaysia to offer local payment services via its WeChat Pay, in what would be a first for the platform beyond mainland China and Hong Kong, the director of WeChat Pay’s global operation told Reuters.

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