Company

TikTok

TikTok is a social media company that operates a video-sharing platform. It is developing a feature to enable peer-to-peer payments within its direct messaging service.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news because its app code has revealed it is exploring the implementation of this new payment feature.

Latest on TikTok

  • Irish lawmakers summon TikTok over videos glorifying dangerous driving
  • TikTok is building a way to send money inside DMs
  • TikTok code includes peer-to-peer payments over messaging: Bloomberg
  • TikTok is exploring feature to send money over direct messages
  • TikTok App Code Suggests Exploration of Peer-to-Peer Payment Feature
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  • TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi urges NTU doctoral graduates to 'actively seek the unknown' at conferment ceremony

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