This article covers the important role of the Colombian startup RAPPI in fintech in Latin America, through its Amazon-type business model and digital wallet, Rappi Pay.
This short white paper discuses the alternative payments methods used on line by more than fifty percent of Colombians.
HALF OF COLOMBIANS PAY ONELINE WITH ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT METHODS Read More »
Short article describing Google’s movement of online payments processing for European Economic Area’s users (with the exception of the UK) to Ireland.
WITH BREXIT DAYS AWAY GOOGLE OFFICIALLY MOVED ONLINE PAYMENT PROCESSING TO IRELAND Read More »
This short article shows that a record number of users sent digital money during the Lunar New Year in China. Active WeChat users exceeded one billion by February 2019. Source: ZDNET.
OVER 800 MILLION WECHAT USERS SENT DIGITAL MONETARY GIFTS DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR Read More »
This article shows the incredible impact of MPESA and other mobile payments in Kenya.
MOBILE MONEY TRANSACTIONS EQUIVALENT OF HALF OF KENYA’S GDP Read More »
A short eBrief from Lafferty’s Ronan Lynch on AliPay obtaining an eMoney liicense in Europe, and both AliPay and Tencent efforts to enter Brazil.
This article describes the expansion of digital payments into China’s prison system, as an example of Alipay’s ubiquitous presence.
ALIPAY BRINGS CASHLESS PAYMENTS TO BEIJING PRISONS Read More »
A slide showing the projected growth in the volume of mobile proximity payments from 2019 to 2023. The data is global and for North America. Source: Walter Kitchenman, Lafferty Research.
PROJECTED GROWTH IN THE VOLUME OF MOBILE PROXIMITY PAYMENTS 2019 TO 2023 Read More »
A slide showing users of Mobile Wallets by Major Company and Provider Type, e.g., Apple, banks and merchants, etc. in 2019. Source: Walter Kitchenman, Lafferty Research.
USERS OF MOBILE WALLETS BY MAJOR COMPANY AND PROVIDER TYPE 2019/2020 Read More »
A slide showing the relative volume in US$ billions of eCommerce, mobile payments, and mobile proximity payments in 20219. Information in global, with a breakout of Asia Pacific, North America, EMEA, and Latin American payments. Source: Walter Kitchenman, Lafferty Research.
VOLUME OF ECOMMERCE PAYMENTS BY GLOBAL REGIONS 2019 Read More »