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Following the news that, from 19 January 2022, Amazon will not accept payments from UK-issued Visa credit cards; Chris Dinga, Payments Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Visa holds the second largest credit cards market share in the UK, with close to 20 million cards issued in 2021 – […]
Malaysia e-commerce market to grow by 10.6% in 2021, reveals GlobalData
The Malaysian e-commerce market, one of the fastest growing in the Southeast Asia, is expected to register a strong growth of 10.6% in 2021 due to an accelerated shift towards online shopping among consumers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Nikhil Reddy, Payments Senior Analyst at GlobalData, comments: […]
COVID-19 accelerates mobile wallet adoption in Hong Kong, finds GlobalData
Mobile wallet usage is on the rise in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, a trend that is prevalent in Hong Kong as well. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated mobile wallet adoption as consumers are increasingly displacing cash with electronic payments, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to the latest GlobalData’s 2021 Financial […]
Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in financial services sector for Q1-Q3 2021, finds GlobalData
Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the financial services sector for Q1-Q3 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Sullivan & Cromwell advised on 31 deals worth US$64.6bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in volume terms […]
Goldman Sachs and Piper Sandler were top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in financial services sector for Q1-Q3 2021, finds GlobalData
Goldman Sachs and Piper Sandler were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the financial services sector for Q1-Q3 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Goldman Sachs advised on 59 deals worth US$99.5bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Piper Sandler led in volume terms having advised on 60 […]
Card payments in Hong Kong to rise by 6.1% in 2022, forecasts GlobalData
The Hong Kong card payments market is still reeling under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, the value of card payments in the country registered a huge decline of 14.7% in 2020 due to the decline in consumer spending. However, the market is expected to revive this year and register a 6.1% growth in […]
Australian e-commerce market to reach US$70bn in 2025, forecasts GlobalData
Australia’s e-commerce market has been witnessing high growth during the past few years, supported by growing Internet penetration, availability of secure online payment systems as well as increasing number of online shoppers. The COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the shift from offline to online sales and subsequently the market is expected to reach A$91.5bn (US$70bn) […]
Card payments in Taiwan to grow by 15.2% in 2021, says GlobalData
Taiwan’s payment card market, which sustained growth for the past few years, registered a slump in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with gradual recovery in economic conditions and rise in consumer and commercial spending, the market is expected to rebound strongly by 15.2% in 2021, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. […]
Card payments in Malaysia to reach US$80bn in 2025, forecasts GlobalData
Malaysian card payments market, which declined in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to rebound in 2021 supported by gradual rise in consumer spending and reach MYR322.7bn (US$80.2bn) in 2025, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s Payment Cards Analytics, the value of card payments in Malaysia recorded a […]
Pandora Papers to spark greater scrutiny of property, says GlobalData
The latest release of offshore financial information has revealed little illegal activity, and will lack much of the punch that previous leaks enjoyed. However, it could still have significant consequences. While little direct regulatory action is in the offing, tighter reporting and disclosure of property holdings is the most likely outcome, observes GlobalData, a leading […]
Mox failure in Hong Kong highlights need to resonate with customers, says GlobalData
Mox Bank Limited (Mox), a virtual bank created by Standard Chartered in partnership with PCCW, HKT and Trip.com, failed to make a mark in the Hong Kong banking market. The failure highlights that the ability to launch a proposition that resonates with customers remains elusive for many, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. […]
UK-based start-ups raised US$19.6bn VC funding during January to August 2021
The UK is the key European market for venture capital (VC) investments, as the UK-based startups raised the highest VC funding amount during January-August 2021. A total of 1,256 VC funding deals were announced in the UK during January-August 2021, while the disclosed funding value of these deals stood at US$19.6bn, according to GlobalData, a […]
Japan e-commerce market to grow by 10.5% in 2021, says GlobalData
The Japanese e-commerce market is estimated to register a strong growth of 10.5% in 2021, as consumers are increasingly shifting from offline to online, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Japan has a well-developed e-commerce market and has registered sustainable growth over the last five years supported by high mobile and online […]
COVID-19 accelerates mobile wallet adoption across Asia-Pacific, finds GlobalData
Mobile wallet adoption and usage is poised for major growth in the next few years in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, and thereby displace traditional payments such as cash and cards. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend as mobile payment has emerged as one of the few areas in the whole payments industry that has […]
Global deal activity down by 3.4% in August 2021
A total of 4,826 deals (comprising mergers & acquisitions [M&A], private equity, and venture financing deals) were announced globally during August 2021, which is a decline of 3.4% over 4,995 deals announced during the previous month, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database revealed that the […]
Card payments in South Korea to reach US$1.2 trillion in 2025, says GlobalData
South Korea’s payment cards market is well developed and has been on a sustained growth for the past few years. High banked population, developed payment infrastructure and high financial awareness has resulted in high card penetration and usage. Against this backdrop, the card payments market is set to increase at a compound annual growth rate […]
Chinese e-commerce market to reach US$3.3 trillion in 2025, says GlobalData
Chinese e-commerce market, the world’s largest, is estimated to register a strong growth of 17.2% in 2021, as consumers increasingly shift from offline to online. Against this backdrop, e-commerce value is expected to grow at a strong CAGR of 11.6% between 2021 and 2025 to reach CNY21.4 trillion (US$3.3 trillion) in 2025, says GlobalData, a […]
Bitcoin daily flash crash of 18% in the mid of El Salvador issues may be uncorrelated, says GlobalData
Following the news that El Salvador has officially accepted Bitcoin as a legal tender to join the US dollar as an official currency, and the cryptocurrency market has seen an overwhelming loss of $400bn in market value: Sultan Ahmed, Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “The ~18% flash crash […]
Card payments in Australia to rebound and grow by 8.3% in 2021, forecasts GlobalData
The Australian payment card market, which has been on the rise for the past few years, registered a slowdown in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with reduced consumer and commercial spending. However, the market is expected to rise by 8.3% in 2021, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s Payment […]
E-commerce market in South Korea to surpass US$242bn in 2025, says GlobalData
South Korea’s e-commerce market ranks among the most developed in the world and has been on a sustained growth for the past few years. Supported by the country’s robust technology infrastructure, which ensures the availability of high-speed Internet as well as a significant number of tech-savvy customers, the trend is forecast to continue over the […]