Stay up-to-date on all the all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World: Visa has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) …
Read More »The importance and convenience of digital wallets
As contactless payment solutions rise in popularity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that digital wallets are likely to become an important part of our future. Not only …
Read More »Payment solutions for a new world: biometric payment cards
Biometric payment cards are finally poised to become a commercial reality, with Norwegian company Zwipe leading the way. According to Zwipe CEO Andre Lovestam, the company plans on small-scale commercial …
Read More »2020: the great QR code renaissance
QR codes have been around for years, seemingly a marginal tech solution for a problem that didn’t exist. But as with so many things in the world after the appearance …
Read More »BFC FinTech Monitor 18th – 25th August
Stay up-to-date on all the all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World: Analytical company Gartner has published a list of …
Read More »5 payment trends COVID-19 is pushing into reality
There has been a lot of talk about how COVID-19 is changing the future of payments. The reality is that it’s not really changing the future of payments as much …
Read More »Digital payment solutions: from possible future to inevitability
There has been a significant shift toward digital and cashless payment solutions in recent years. In fact, investments in payment-related FinTechs have doubled investments in other technologies across the financial …
Read More »3 projections for COVID-19’s impact on payments in Europe
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on consumer spending habits in times of crisis, and rightfully so. But it’s also important to consider its impact on the payments industry. …
Read More »BFC FinTech Monitor 11th – 18th August
Stay up-to-date on all the all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World: According to Lael Brainard, a member …
Read More »How Russians pay
Research company Mediascope has released a study on how and for what residents of large Russian cities make online payments. The study, conducted in May and June of this year, …
Read More »Ukraine’s steady march away from cash
According to recent data released by the National Bank of Ukraine, the country is moving progressively toward cashless, as is evidenced by the following: During the first 6 months of …
Read More »A future without cash in Belarus
The share of non-cash payments in Belarus has been constantly increasing, reaching 90.5% in the first quarter of this year (as compared to 49.7% in 2010). Moreover, Belarus now ranks …
Read More »Will Uzbekistan ever go cashless?
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Bank of Uzbekistan recommended that residents switch from paying for goods and services in cash to paying for them using cards …
Read More »Telecoms may come to dominant the Kazakh payments industry
With many companies expanding their product and service offering, it’s no surprise that we are seeing new and interesting combinations for what companies offer. For example, we have seen the …
Read More »BFC FinTech Monitor 4th – 11th August
Stay up-to-date on all the all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World: Mastercard, in cooperation with FinTech payment …
Read More »Video: is COVID-19 giving rise to the era of contactless payments?
Contactless payments were starting to become trendy prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. But has the pandemic accelerated the use of contactless payments? Get some more background regarding this topic in …
Read More »Infographic: COVID-19 pushing the faster adoption of digital payments
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many radical shifts in the ways we work, live and even think. As we push forward toward a post-pandemic world, it has become clear that …
Read More »Video: the impact of mobile payments in emerging markets
Dr. Nick Hughes OBE, executive fellow at the Wheeler Institute, joins Rajesh Chandy to discuss the impact of digital payment solutions in emerging markets in this illuminating video, which is …
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