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Company Insights
IKEA Holding B.V. – Digital Transformation Strategies
IKEA Digital Transformation Strategies Overview IKEA is leveraging AI-based technologies as a part of its digital transformation strategies. The annual ICT spending of IKEA was estimated at $737.1 million in 2023. A major share of this spending is earmarked for acquiring software, network and communications, and ICT services from vendors. Inter IKEA Holding B.V. (Inter IKEA Holding) is the holding company of the Inter IKEA Group (IKEA Group). Inter IKEA Holding is a group of companies that connects suppliers and...
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Company Profile
Wirecard AG – Company Profile
Wirecard AG provides electronic payment solutions that offers settlement services to retailers for online and terminal payments executed through credit cards and allows to process transactions in various currencies. The company is headquartered in Munich, Bayern, Germany.
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Sector Analysis
Hong Kong (China SAR) Cards and Payments – Opportunities and Risks to 2026
Hong Kong (China SAR) Cards and Payments Market Report Overview The Hong Kong cards and payments market size was valued at $129 billion in 2022 and is expected to achieve a CAGR of more than 3% during 2022-2026. The Hong Kong (China SAR) payment card market is mature despite a strong inclination towards cash. This is due to consistent efforts to promote electronic payment methods, such as waiving minimum balance fees on bank accounts, launching digital-only banks, and developing and...
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Thematic Analysis
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) – Governance Factors – Thematic Research
Corporate governance has come to the fore as directors and executives recognize that they are responsible not just to shareholders, as in the past, but to a wide range of stakeholders. Customers, partners, employees, and communities must be considered. Regulators and non-governmental organizations command attention. Few, if any, directors or executives would argue that they have no responsibility for the environment, especially as the effects of climate change grow more evident and more dire.
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Thematic Analysis
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) in Financial Services – Thematic Research
The global pandemic has arguably done more for ESG awareness than it did for digital adoption. A dual health and economic crisis, in which the fate of individuals was dependent on how other people behaved, created a heightened sense of togetherness. This was visible not only in terms of virus transmission but economically, as banks realized that only by helping customers survive the crisis could they help themselves repair balance sheets. However, ESG remains highly problematic from a strategy and...
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Thematic Analysis
Tech and Media Trends 2018 – Global Thematic Research
The mega-themes that will drive earnings in the global tech and media sectors over the next 12 to 24 months are: artificial intelligence, the Cloud, internet of things, digital media, fintech, advanced manufacturing, macroeconomic issues and regulation. This Global Tech and Media Trends Report 2018 attempts to give readers a comprehensive outlook for the top 600 companies in the space over the next two years. Inside this report, we look at the key trends that will impact the technology and...
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Sector Analysis
Consumer Payments Country Snapshot: Indonesia 2016
"Consumer Payments Country Snapshot: Indonesia 2016", report examines the consumer payments market in Indonesia, considering payment cards, online payments, P2P payments, and newer payment technologies such as mobile wallets and contactless. The report also examines the main regulatory players overseeing the market. Indonesia remains a cash-driven economy, although new payment technologies are expected to gradually increase in importance, with e-commerce and mobile payments in particular predicted to drive significant growth and opportunities through 2021. The modernization of the country’s payments...
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Analyst Opinions
Alternative Payment Solution: Pingit
Pingit was the UK’s first instant mobile payments app, introduced by Barclays in 2012. Initially launched as a P2P payment service between individuals, it extended its service for merchants, allowing them to accept payments for online and offline purchases. The service was initially only offered to Barclays account holders, before being extended to all UK residents with a UK-registered mobile number and UK bank account. The app can be downloaded from the App Store, Google Play Store and the Windows...
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Sector Analysis
Payments Landscape in Germany: Opportunities and Risks to 2022
GlobalData’s "Payments Landscape in Germany: Opportunities and Risks to 2022", report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the German cards and payments industry. It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry, including cash, cards, credit transfers, direct debits, and cheques during the review-period (2014-18e). The report also analyzes various payment card markets operating in the industry and provides detailed information on the number of cards in circulation, transaction values and volumes during...
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Analyst Opinions
Alternative Payment Solution: ELV
Elektronisches Lastschriftverfahren (ELV) is an electronic direct debit system in Germany. Launched in the 1980s by a group of merchants, it accounted for 7.0% of all non-cash transaction volume in Germany in 2017. It is a popular payment solution in Germany for both in-store and online payments, and is an alternative payment option for customers who do not like using credit cards online to pay for products or services. In-store ELV payments are made using debit cards that contain the...