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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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Sector Analysis
NewOnline Travel Market Trends and Analysis by Service Type, Region and Segment Forecast to 2030
Accessing the in-depth insights from the ‘Online Travel’ report can help: Gain a valuable understanding of the current and future state of the market, allowing businesses to make informed decisions about market entry, product development, and investments. Identify competitors' capabilities to stay ahead in the market. Identify segments and get an understanding of various stakeholders across different stages of the entire value chain. Anticipate changes in demand and adjust the business development strategies. Identify potential regions and countries for growth opportunities. How is our ‘Online...
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Thematic Analysis
NewGaming Sector Scorecard, Q1 2024 Update – Thematic Intelligence
Tencent remains on top of the thematic screen of GlobalData’s gaming sector scorecard. It scores 5 out of 5 across six of the 10 themes that matter most in this market, including mobile gaming, social media, ecommerce, esports, game development, and China impact. It scores 4 out of 5 for the artificial intelligence (AI), metaverse, and cloud gaming themes. The only theme in which Tencent does not score well is regulation, but it is far from alone. All gaming companies...
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Thematic Analysis
NewSocial Media Sector Scorecard, Q1 2024 Update – Thematic Intelligence
Gen Z favorite TikTok has grown very quickly over the last few years, reaching more than a billion users. However, there are signs that TikTok's growth has begun to plateau for the first time since its launch in 2016. It has also been caught in the US-China geopolitical tensions, with US lawmakers introducing legislation that would ban app stores from distributing TikTok unless ByteDance, its Chinese owner, divests control of the popular video-sharing platform. In the meantime, Instagram's push into...
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Sector Analysis
NewTop Platforms for Crypto Trading – A Data-Driven Exploration of Community Sentiments and Insights – Redditors Recommendations
This comprehensive report thoroughly explores the leading Crypto trading platforms discussed on Reddit during the first quarter (Jan-Mar) of 2024 . It provides an intricate analysis of each Crypto trading platform, unveiling prevalent themes, trends, and noteworthy instances discussed by Reddit users. Additionally, the report delves into sentiment analysis, examining the overall emotional tone surrounding discussions about these Crypto trading platforms on Reddit. This comprehensive report provides a thorough examination of the top Crypto platforms that captured significant attention on...
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Analyst Opinions
NewUnited Kingdom (UK) Bancassurance Distribution Dynamics and Future Market, 2023 Update
United Kingdom (UK) Bancassurance Distribution Market Overview Bancassurance represents a strategic alliance between banks and insurance companies, designed to offer customers the convenience of purchasing insurance products in conjunction with banking services. The banking channel accounts for the highest share of total personal and commercial lines distribution in 2023. App purchases through the bank channel increased with no other channel recording a higher proportion of purchases via apps. This could be because of banks’ intensified focus on digitalization, resulting in...
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Company Insights
NewHuawei Pay – Competitor Profile
Huawei Pay was launched in 2016 via a collaboration between payment scheme China UnionPay and smartphone brand Huawei, with the aim of competing in China’s exponentially expanding mobile payments market. Huawei Pay offers a ranges of payment services, including in-app and in-store payments. It offers both NFC payment as well as QR code payments for in-store purchases. To ensure privacy and security for payments, Huawei Pay utilizes tokenization and biometric authentication such as fingerprint recognition. Challenging the dominance of established...
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Company Insights
NewStripe – Competitor Profile
Stripe is a global payment services provider. Founded in 2010, the solution allows online merchants and vendors to accept payments for products and services offered through their own websites and mobile apps, as well as for those offered through third-party online marketplaces and platforms. Stripe works on all web-enabled devices. It has been deployed by a host of businesses globally, including online merchants, marketplaces, and platforms. The solution allows businesses to accept payments in over 135 currencies through more than...