RESEARCH REPORT: CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES
An article showing growth in the use of contactless payments and digital wallets.
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Emerging P2P, B2B, B2P, C2B, A2A, Fintech, crossborder money transfer platforms e.g., Western Union, WorldRemit, domestic money transfer platforms, e.g., Zelle. Also included is content related to Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
An article showing growth in the use of contactless payments and digital wallets.
RESEARCH REPORT: CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES Read More »
A list and description of fintechs in Africa, many of which are involved with mobile wallets and money transfer.
FINTECH UNICORNS IN AFRICA Read More »
A link to the telecom Orange’s description of Orange Money, an early mobile money wallet first popular in Africa.
PROFILE OF ORANGE MONEY Read More »
A link to MTN, the telecom company active in Africa, and its description of its MTN Mobile money product.
PROFILE OF MTN MOBILE (MTN.COM) Read More »
An article in Spanish describing the anticipated regulation of crypto currencies in Argentina.
FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
HOW FEDNOW AND FASTER PAYMENTS WILL IMPACT US FINTECH Read More »
In this publicly available report from Redseer Strategy Consulting, it is estimated that 85% of businesses in India will be digitally enabled by FY26. This means that a large majority of businesses in India will have embraced digital technologies and processes for their operations.
THE FUTURE OF INDIA’S DIGITAL PAYMENT Read More »
A report describing financial inclusion post-Covid-19 and the opportunities that are presented in Latin America and the Caribbean. (In Spanish)
ESTADO DE LA INCLUSION FINANCIERA DESPUES DE LA COVID-19 EN LATINOAMERICA Y EL CARIBE Read More »
A link to a McKinsey report describing the evolution of Kenya’s M-Pesa’s mobile wallet, among the world’s first mobile money solutions, and its important role in promoting financial inclusion. Subsequently, lessons from M-Pesa were applied globally.
DRIVEN BY PURPOSE: FIFTEEN YEARS OF MPESA EVOLUTION Read More »
This article looks at central bank efforts in Asia, Europe, and North America to support digital wallets and payments, through digital currencies.
A WORLD TOUR OF DIGITAL CURRENCY PROJECTS Read More »