Digital currency trial in Shenzhen is another step closer to universal financial inclusion
The Chinese central bank recently put its digital currency on trial in the city of Shenzhen. Around 50,000 residents participated…
Eight months into Covid-19, cash is still being squeezed out
After eight months of various lockdown measures, people have got used to a more remote and digital way of life. This has further put pressure on the existing cash-based consumer…
19 Oct 2020
Mobile Payments: Timeline
The mobile payments market is young, having had its real origins only within the last 20 years. The invention of the smartphone as we currently understand it in the early…
07 Oct 2020
Mobile Payments: Regulatory Trends
Regulators are pushing for stronger forms of authentication with the rise in consumer preferences for digital payments. Mobile, specifically, will play a crucial role as it is well-positioned to support…
02 Oct 2020
Mobile Payments: Macroeconomic Trends
Mobile payments are poised for major growth in the next few years, being one of the few areas in the whole payments industry that has seen a positive impact from…
29 Sep 2020
Mobile Payments: Technology Trends
The mobile payments market is multifaceted, complex, and starkly divided in terms of scale and usage along geographic lines, technological lines, and according to where the payer and payee are…
28 Sep 2020
15 Sep 2020
London might lose its fintech crown in the case of a no-deal Brexit
With the current uncertainty surrounding the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union, doubt is cast over London’s prosperous tech scene and whether or not it could retain its leadership…
15 Sep 2020