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‘Super app’ aimed at UK students uses servers owned by Chinese firm on US blacklist

The Guardian UK Tuesday 13 October 2026, 04:00 UTC By Daniel Boffey Chief reporter 1 min read
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ZyMix platform has contract with Tencent, which US alleges has links to People’s Liberation ArmyA new messaging and payment “super app” marketed at British students uses servers owned by a Chinese company that has been put on a US military blacklist for its alleged affiliation to the People’s Liberation Army. ZyMix, which is being pushed on university campuses as the UK’s first super app designed “for gen Z”, combining chat, payments and community features, has a contract with a German-based...

ZyMix platform has contract with Tencent, which US alleges has links to People’s Liberation Army

A new messaging and payment “super app” marketed at British students uses servers owned by a Chinese company that has been put on a US military blacklist for its alleged affiliation to the People’s Liberation Army.

ZyMix, which is being pushed on university campuses as the UK’s first super app designed “for gen Z”, combining chat, payments and community features, has a contract with a German-based subsidiary of Tencent Holdings, a Chinese conglomerate in Shenzhen.

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UK (LOCATION) Chinese (ORG) US (LOCATION) ZyMix (PERSON) Tencent (ORG) People’s Liberation (ORG) British (ORG) the People’s Liberation Army (ORG) German (ORG) Tencent Holdings (ORG) Shenzhen (LOCATION)
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