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Company Insights
NewPayPal – Competitor Profile
PayPal is one of the largest global payment services providers. It enables digital payments and offers acceptance solutions for consumers and merchants. The company specializes in online payments, mobile and ecommerce, fund transfers, and payment processing. It has expanded its capabilities through the acquisitions of Zong, Paydiant, CyActive, Modest, Braintree, Xoom, and Zettle (previously known as iZettle). PayPal is now available in more than 200 markets. It is particularly active in the US, the UK, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand....
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Analyst Opinions
NewUnited Kingdom (UK) General Election – Sentiment and Consumer Insights
United Kingdom (UK) General Election Sentiment and Consumer Insights Report Overview Over 41% of consumers stated they intend to vote Labour on 4 July, a 17.3ppts lead on the Conservatives. Value players’ shoppers intend to vote red in the upcoming Election. Consumers who regularly shop at value retailers, Lidl and Aldi, have swayed more heavily towards Labour in 2024, with value shoppers previously being Conservative in the 2019 Elections. With younger consumers feeling more confident, this indicates a stark difference...
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Company Insights
Newpaysafecard 2024 – Competitor Profile
paysafecard is one of the leading online prepaid voucher providers in Europe. Launched in Austria in 2000, it was acquired by Skrill Group in 2013 and became part of Paysafe Group through the latter’s acquisition of Skrill in 2015. Since then, paysafecard has been integrated into the group’s prepaid division. paysafecard allows consumers to convert cash into digital currency and pay for goods and services online without having to provide merchants with any bank or credit card details. Customers can...
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Company Insights
NewClick to Pay – Competitor Profile
Online payment solution Click to Pay was launched by Mastercard, Visa, American Express, and Discover in October 2019. The solution was initially known as Secure Remote Commerce and was developed based on EMV Secure Remote Commerce industry specifications. It was rebranded as Click to Pay in July 2020. The solution is administered by EMVCo, the international association of the six leading card scheme networks (American Express, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay, and Visa). The solution brings four major international card schemes...
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Company Insights
NewBlock – Competitor Profile
Block (formerly Square) is a US-based payment services provider that was launched in 2009. Effective from December 10, 2021, Square changed its legal name to Block. However, the company continues to offer its merchant services under the Square brand name, enabling businesses to accept payments through methods including debit and credit cards issued by all major scheme providers, as well as NFC-based solutions such as Google Pay and Apple Pay. For offline payments, the company offers an array of traditional...
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Company Insights
Worldline – Competitor Profile
Worldline Group is one of the world’s leading payment and transactional service providers, offering end-to-end solutions covering the entire payment value chain. It has omnichannel solutions for merchants, banks, acquirers, payment services providers (PSPs), businesses, and governments. Worldline operates its services in 170 countries, supporting payments in 140 currencies. Worldline operates through three segments—Merchant Services, Financial Services, and Mobility & e-Transactional Services—offering acquiring and processing, card issuing processing, clearing and settlement, open banking, and mobile banking services. Previously, it had...
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Company Insights
Fiserv – Competitor Profile
Fiserv is a leading global provider of payments and financial services. It provides a wide range of services, including electronic payment processing for electronic bill payments; account-to-account transfers; debit and credit card processing and services; internet and mobile banking systems; card and print personalization services; loan origination and servicing products; as well as fraud and risk management services. Launched in 1984, the company offers its services to over 10,000 financial institution clients in over 100 countries. The company mostly offers...
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Sector Analysis
Netherlands Cards and Payments – Opportunities and Risks to 2028
Netherlands Cards and Payments Market Report Overview The annual value of card transactions in the Netherlands cards and payments market was $205.1 billion in 2023. The Dutch cards and payments market will grow at a CAGR of more than 6% during 2024-2028. Dutch banks are progressively switching from Maestro and V PAY to Mastercard- and Visa-branded debit cards. Since July 2023, Mastercard and Visa have no longer issued Maestro and V PAY cards. Netherlands Card Transactions Outlook, 2024-2028 ($ Billion)...
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Company Insights
M-PESA – Competitor Profile
M-PESA is a mobile-based fund transfer and micro-level banking service available to customers of Safaricom, Kenya’s largest mobile network. Introduced in 2007, the service has become a primary channel for fund transfers in the country. Originally developed as a low-cost microfinance loan repayment system, it was extended as an open platform to remit funds and make consumer payments due to its rising popularity. This was largely a result of factors such as the high cost of remitting funds through banks,...
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Product Insights
NewQuarterly Savory Biscuits pricing trends in China
Empower your strategies with our Quarterly Savory Biscuits pricing trends in China report and make more profitable business decisions. Consumers’ preferences for stores are most heavily influenced by pricing and promotions, but brands and retailers continue to adjust prices and promotions based on insufficient information from expensive, drawn-out, and incomplete audits of rival techniques. Brands and retailers can benefit from the unique intelligence provided by GlobalData Ecommerce Price Tracker, covering millions of SKUs, to identify, anticipate, and implement important business...