Author: Vito

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My name is Vito Petan, and I am a 24-year- old, Slovenian living in Shanghai, China. I am currently interning as a Research Analyst at Guotai Junan Securities (国泰君安证券), one of the top Chinese Investment Banks, completing buy-side research on emerging technologies and new trends such as: - Fintech & Blockchain - AI and Robotics - Electric Vehicles  - Edtech - Clean & Renewable Energy I am contributing articles for LinkedIn, where I mainly write about fintech in China and cryptocurrencies. My articles have been featured in Banking & Finance, Economy and Technology sections. I am also a contributing writer for one of the largest Slovenian daily newspapers, Dnevnik.

While largely unknown outside China, Tencent Holdings has quietly became the largest Asian company by market capitalization and in April broke into top 10 largest companies in the world. Most recently it was already valued at $395 billion. Best known for its messaging app Wechat (Weixin), the number 1 social network and messaging app in China, it is also the biggest gaming company in the world by revenue and one of the most prolific venture capital investors in the world. Through its Wechat ecosystem it is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the fastest growing industries such as mobile payments, online…

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