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Company Insights
Amex Express Checkout – Competitor Profile
Amex Express Checkout is an online payment solution developed by American Express. Launched in 2015, it allows American Express card holders to checkout faster on merchant websites and apps by using stored card details and billing addresses. To use the service and make payments, American Express card holders need an online account containing their card and billing details, a user ID, and a password. At checkout, users select Amex Express Checkout, log in with their user ID and password, choose...
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Analyst Opinions
Masterpass – Competitor Profile
Masterpass by Mastercard is a global payment service launched in 2013 as an extension of the PayPass wallet service. It allows users to store card details and billing addresses for faster checkout online. Once details are saved, it skips the process of entering card and shipping details for all future payments. It also allows users to make in-store payments via smartphones by scanning a QR code at partner merchant stores. Masterpass works on all web-enabled devices, including desktop computers, mobile...
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Sector Analysis
Taiwan Cards and Payments – Opportunities and Risks to 2024
GlobalData’s 'Taiwan Cards and Payments - Opportunities and Risks to 2024' report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Taiwanese 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 (2016-20e). 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...
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Sector Analysis
South Korea Cards and Payments – Opportunities and Risks to 2024
GlobalData’s 'South Korea Cards and Payments - Opportunities and Risks to 2024' report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Korean 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 (2016-20e). 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...
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Sector Analysis
Payments Snapshot in Malaysia – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Sector Impact
The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, dubbed COVID-19, is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting millions of people globally. The contagious Coronavirus, which broke out at the close of 2019, has led to a medical emergency across the world, with the World Health Organization officially declaring the novel Coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Malaysia’s GDP has been revised downward for 2020 due to the economic disruption caused by Coronavirus. With the government now easing lockdown restrictions, and allowing businesses...
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Analyst Opinions
Visa Checkout – Competitor Profile
Visa Checkout is an online payment solution developed by Visa. Launched in 2014, the service allows users to store multiple card details and billing addresses for faster checkout. Visa Checkout works on all web-enabled devices. It is currently supported by more than 350,000 merchants globally, with more joining each month. No extra charges are associated with Visa Checkout in addition to regular interchange fees, which helps boost uptake among merchants. Visa Checkout supports all major payment schemes - including Visa,...
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Sector Analysis
Payments Snapshot in Iran – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Sector Impact
The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, dubbed COVID-19, is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting millions of people globally. The contagious Coronavirus, which broke out at the close of 2019, has led to a medical emergency across the world, with the World Health Organization officially declaring the novel Coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Iran's economy had already been battered by US sanctions that curb oil and gas exports crucial for government revenues. A slowdown in economic activity caused by...
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Sector Analysis
Payments Snapshot in Hong Kong – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Sector Impact
The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, dubbed COVID-19, is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting millions of people globally. The contagious Coronavirus, which broke out at the close of 2019, has led to a medical emergency across the world, with the World Health Organization officially declaring the novel Coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Anti-government protests and the US-China trade war shrunk the country’s economy by 1.2% in 2019 - the first contraction in 10 years. The battered economy will...
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Sector Analysis
Payments Snapshot in Taiwan – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Sector Impact
The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, dubbed COVID-19, is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting millions of people globally. The contagious Coronavirus, which broke out at the close of 2019, has led to a medical emergency across the world, with the World Health Organization officially declaring the novel Coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, 2020. While the island nation has not imposed any lockdown, its significant trade exposure to China is hurting its economy. The central bank has lowered the country’s...
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Company Insights
TransferWise – Competitor Profile
TransferWise is a global cross-border money transfer solution. Founded in the UK in March 2010, the solution now enables users to send money globally in more than 50 currencies to recipients’ bank accounts. TransferWise operates on a peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfer model with a network of international accounts around the world. Instead of transferring the sender's money directly to the recipient in a foreign country, TransferWise redirects them to the recipient of another transfer going in the opposite direction, thereby...