Tencent plans e-payment launch in M’sia next year

Tencent has made a

HONG KONG: China’s biggest social network and gaming firm Tencent Holdings, which last week reported forecast-beating quarterly results, is close to making Malaysia the first foreign country to roll out its WeChat ecosystem, an executive told Reuters.

Tencent has made a “breakthrough” in gaining an e-payment licence in Malaysia for local transactions, and plans a launch early next year, senior vice president S.Y. Lau said in an interview.