THE KIND OF CREATIVE THINKING THAT FUELED WECHAT’S SUCCESS
A Harvard Business Review study from 2019 of the strategy behind China’s mobile wallet WeChat’s success.
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2019
HOW COLOMBIAN STARTUP RAPPI HAS BEEN LEADING THE WAY IN LATIN AMERICA’S NEW TECHNOLOGY ERA
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.
WITH BREXIT DAYS AWAY GOOGLE OFFICIALLY MOVED ONLINE PAYMENT PROCESSING TO IRELAND
Short article describing Google’s movement of online payments processing for European Economic Area’s users (with the exception of the UK) to Ireland.
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OVER 800 MILLION WECHAT USERS SENT DIGITAL MONETARY GIFTS DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR
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.
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MOBILE MONEY TRANSACTIONS EQUIVALENT OF HALF OF KENYA’S GDP
This article shows the incredible impact of MPESA and other mobile payments in Kenya.
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LAFFERTY BRIEFING ON ALIPAY OBTAINING AN EMONEY LICENSE IN EUROPE, AND ALIPAY AND TENCENT’S ENTRY INTO BRAZIL
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.
ALIPAY BRINGS CASHLESS PAYMENTS TO BEIJING PRISONS
This article describes the expansion of digital payments into China’s prison system, as an example of Alipay’s ubiquitous presence.
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PROJECTED GROWTH IN THE VOLUME OF MOBILE PROXIMITY PAYMENTS 2019 TO 2023
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.
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USERS OF MOBILE WALLETS BY MAJOR COMPANY AND PROVIDER TYPE 2019/2020
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.
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VOLUME OF ECOMMERCE PAYMENTS BY GLOBAL REGIONS 2019
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.
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