Mobile Remittance

26 Feb 20 @ 11:29

According to new data, the entire mobile wallet market is set to become a $1 trillion worth industry in 2020, growing by a massive 36.5% year-on-year. The strong rising trend... read more

14 Feb 20 @ 16:14

The love affair between consumers and their mobile phones is leading to explosive growth in new digital payments across Europe. More and more consumers are shopping across borders online and... read more

24 Jan 20 @ 12:53

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) have announce the outcomes of and a report on a joint Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) research project... read more

15 Jan 20 @ 13:37

App Annie has released The State of Mobile 2020 report. This annual appraisal provides insight into mobile’s expansive impact across industries and the global economy, highlighting publishers and brands that... read more

06 Jan 20 @ 17:08

A new report projects that establishing financial identities for the world’s financially excluded – or “unbanked” – population would add an extra $250 billion to global gross domestic product (GDP),... read more

20 Dec 19 @ 11:00

In an exceedingly commoditised market, banks are beginning to make clear bets to become leaders in scale, value, customer experience or product / service excellence. Some are turning into specialist... read more

19 Dec 19 @ 11:00

As AI and automation become more deeply entrenched in the banking organisation, it will be the responsibility of the human workforce to compound value through critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and... read more

09 Dec 19 @ 14:18

BigTech firms are playing an increasingly prominent role in the financial system and have begun to provide financial services. Some BigTech firms have grown rapidly in the past decade and,... read more

02 Dec 19 @ 13:39

The Mobile Finance Report 2019 highlights the high-growth markets for banking apps and details the benchmarks and metrics marketers must aim for, to acquire and retain high-value audiences. The global... read more

14 Nov 19 @ 16:00

Facebook is consolidating its payment processing for Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp into one brand called Facebook Pay. Deb Liu, Facebook’s VP of marketplace and commerce, says that the singular brand... read more

07 Nov 19 @ 09:00

Mobile payment is possible almost everywhere – both for shops and for consumers. Despite this, comparably few customers pay using their smart phones. Will Apple and Google bring the breakthrough... read more

06 Nov 19 @ 10:14

Chinese payments giants Alipay and WeChat Pay have announced they plan to open up their mobile wallet platforms to international card schemes as regulators ease restrictions. The apps, which dominate... read more