TenPay Global named to CNBC-Statista 2026 top fintech list in payments category

TenPay Global named to CNBC-Statista 2026 top fintech list in payments category

Tencent’s cross-border payments platform said the recognition highlights its remittance, merchant acquiring and international wallet partnerships spanning China-focused consumer and business payment flows.

Fact Check
TenPay Global's own press release explicitly confirms selection to CNBC's World's Top Fintech Companies 2026 list in the Payments category, with content matching the claim's description (remittance, merchant acquiring, international wallet partnerships, China-focused flows). Statista confirms the 2026 edition was published on CNBC. Multiple parallel company announcements (Thunes, MCO, Capitolis) corroborate the list and its Payments category. The Tencent/TenPay Global relationship is independently confirmed.
Summary

TenPay Global said it has been included in CNBC and Statista’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 list in the payments category. The Hong Kong-dated announcement said the Tencent cross-border payment platform was selected from thousands of companies using a data-driven methodology based on general and segment-specific performance indicators. The company said its platform connects licensed financial institutions under Tencent with the Weixin/WeChat ecosystem, global payment partners and international users, offering end-to-end services for cross-border remittances, consumption, global payment collection and acquiring. It said its remittance network includes more than 60 international banks and remittance institutions, enabling transfers to China from over 150 countries and regions, with funds arriving in Weixin in as little as one minute. In consumer payments, TenPay Global said cards from seven major international card networks, including Visa and Mastercard, can be linked to WeChat for payments across China. It added that partnerships with more than 40 international digital wallets across 13 countries and regions allow overseas visitors to pay at tens of millions of Weixin Pay merchants in the Chinese mainland using wallets such as PayPal in the U.S. and Travel Wallet in South Korea. The company also said it provides businesses with cross-border collection and settlement tools and supports merchants operating through Weixin Mini Programs with both global and local payment methods.

Terms & Concepts
  • cross-border remittances: International money transfers sent from one country or region to another.
  • acquiring: Merchant payment processing service that enables businesses to accept customer transactions.
  • Weixin Mini Programs: Lightweight applications inside the Weixin ecosystem that businesses use to offer services and accept payments.