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2020
Lydia raises €40 million in Series B funding
France-based mobile payments firm Lydia raised €40 million in a Series B round led by Tencent, with Open CNP, XAnge and New Alpha also participating.
2020
LEGO and Tencent renew strategic partnership
LEGO Group and Tencent renewed their strategic cooperation memorandum. The two-year arrangement covers deeper cooperation in video, games and digital child safety, and exploration of additional areas.
2020
Tencent launches Qingyuan dating app
Tencent launched Qingyuan, a video-based dating product that uses real-time video chat rooms for matchmaking.
2020
WeChat rolls out tuition payment service in South Korea
WeChat rolled out a tuition payment feature for Chinese students at 11 South Korean universities, allowing them to pay tuition through WeChat’s payment platform.
2020
Tencent Holdings wins 2019 Golden Hong Kong Stock Award
Tencent Holdings received the “2019 Golden Hong Kong Stock Award.”
2020
Tencent and Harman announce smart-cockpit partnership
Tencent announced a partnership with Harman to jointly develop an integrated smart cockpit, incorporating Tencent Car Link TAI 3.0 technology and products into Harman's smart-cockpit platform.
2020
Tencent and UnionPay announce planned mobile payment integration
Tencent and China UnionPay announced plans to bring together their mobile payment QR-code systems, allowing customers to use WeChat Pay or UnionPay QuickPass with the same scannable code. Tencent said it would work with UnionPay on a trial basis.
2020
Tencent launches TAI 3.0 connected-car platform
Tencent launched its TAI 3.0 ecosystem connected-car platform, which includes the Tencent Suixing and Tencent Ai Quting in-car applications.
2020
Dami Online School raises $80 million in Series A funding
Dami Online School received USD 80 million in Series A funding from Tencent, Sequoia Capital China Fund, and Heima Zongheng.
2020
Tencent and Beijing Technology and Business University form a smart-campus partnership
Tencent and Beijing Technology and Business University signed a strategic cooperation agreement to work together on smart-campus development, including integrating school resources and innovating teaching models.
2020
Tencent-led consortium agreed to acquire 10% of Universal Music Group
Vivendi announced that it had agreed to sell a 10% stake in Universal Music Group to a consortium led by Tencent. The consortium could increase its stake to as much as 20% by January 15, 2021, at the same price.
2020
Tencent responds to former employee's termination allegation
After a former employee alleged that Tencent used forceful measures during his termination, Tencent told a reporter that the employee's work performance and conduct had not met the role's requirements, and said he had repeatedly been absent and had seriously violated labor rules. The article also reports that an arbitration committee and a court supported Tencent's decision to terminate the employment relationship.
2019
Tencent-led consortium announces agreement to acquire a 10% stake in Universal Music Group
Tencent announced that a consortium led by Tencent, comprising Tencent Music Entertainment and certain global financial investors, signed a share purchase agreement with Vivendi to acquire a 10% stake in Universal Music Group at a €30 billion valuation. The transaction was subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions; completion was expected in the first half of 2020.
2019
Tencent and Hainan agree on cultural-industry cooperation
Tencent and Hainan reached a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop the Hainan Tencent Digital Cultural and Creative Month and pursue projects including an international esports port, a Tencent film industry base, and a game research and development base.
2019
Lawsuit filed against Tencent Video over advance-on-demand service
A legal blogger said he had sued Tencent over Tencent Video’s advance-on-demand service and sought RMB 500 in compensation, alleging that the relevant terms were unfair and unreasonable.
2019
Tencent launches video dating app Huanyu
Tencent launched Huanyu, a video dating app aimed at single adults seeking relationships, with live-streaming, chat and profile features.
2019
NVIDIA and Tencent announce joint gaming innovation lab
NVIDIA and Tencent announced a joint innovation lab for gaming to explore AI applications in games, game-engine optimizations, and lighting techniques.
2019
NVIDIA and Tencent partner on START cloud gaming service
NVIDIA and Tencent partnered on START, Tencent's cloud gaming service, for the Chinese market; NVIDIA GPU technology will power the service.
2019
Tencent launches Dengyu Jiaoyou social app
Tencent launched Dengyu Jiaoyou, an anonymous social app, in China. Users can post text messages or images in a plaza and reply to other users’ posts to start private conversations.
2019
Tencent launches WeEarth platform
Tencent, together with Satellogic, Luokung Technology and CASIC Haiying Group, launched the WeEarth platform, which provides satellite observation and related data services.