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Sector Analysis
Portugal Cards and Payments - Opportunities and Risks to 2029
GlobalData’s ‘Portugal Cards and Payments: Opportunities and Risks to 2029' report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Portugal 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 (2020–24e). 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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Sector Analysis
Bahrain Cards and Payments - Opportunities and Risks to 2028
GlobalData’s ‘Bahrain Cards and Payments: Opportunities and Risks to 2029' report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Bahraini cards and payments industry. It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry, including credit transfer, card, cash, direct debits and cheques during the review-period (2020–24e). 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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Company Insights
Afterpay - Competitor Profile
Afterpay offers buy now pay later (BNPL) services, enabling consumers to pay for purchases in installments. Initially an online-only payment solution, it is now also available for in-store purchases in select countries. Founded in Australia in October 2014, Afterpay subsequently expanded its operations by launching in New Zealand (May 2017), the US (May 2018), the UK (under the Clearpay brand name) (August 2018), and Canada (August 2020). In addition to the UK, Clearpay was also available in other European markets...
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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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Company Insights
Swish - Competitor Profile
Swish is a Swedish mobile payment solution launched in 2012. It is one of the leading P2P payment solutions in Europe, with 8.9 million users. Initially launched as a peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service, it was extended to allow merchants to accept payments for online and offline purchases. The solution enables users to make real-time P2P transfers from their smartphone using the recipient’s phone number or QR code. To transfer funds, both sender and recipient need to have a bank account...
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Sector Analysis
Oman Cards and Payments: Opportunities and Risks to 2029
GlobalData’s ‘Oman Cards and Payments: Opportunities and Risks to 2029' report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Omanis cards and payments industry. It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry, including card, credit transfer, cash and cheques during the review-period (2020–24e). 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 the review-period...
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Company Insights
MobilePay - Competitor Profile
Launched as a money transfer app by Danske Bank in 2013, MobilePay later extended its offering to include online, in-app, and in-store payments. It allows users to make fund transfers between friends, family members, and businesses using their phone number. Users can store card details within the MobilePay app, which can be used for payments at online and offline merchants. To make online payments, users choose MobilePay at the checkout and approve the payment on their smartphone. Users can make...
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Company Insights
ACI Worldwide: Competitor Profile
ACI Worldwide is a global payments technology provider that supports a wide range of transactions, including card payments and account-to-account transfers. It enables the processing of credit, debit, and prepaid card payments while also offering software solutions that facilitate account-to-account payments for banks, billers, and merchants. For five decades, the company has been driving payment infrastructure modernization across 95 countries, offering a broad range of solutions to financial institutions and businesses. ACI serves its clients across various industries, including utilities,...
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Sector Analysis
Greece Cards and Payments - Opportunities and Risks to 2028
GlobalData’s ‘Greece Cards and Payments: Opportunities and Risks to 2028' report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Greek cards and payments industry. It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry, including card, credit transfer, direct debits, cash and cheques during the review-period (2020-24e). 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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Thematic Analysis
Future of Work in Banking and Payments - Strategic Intelligence
This report provides an overview of the impact that future of work technologies will have on the banking and payments sector. The key technologies within this theme are split into five categories: visualization, automation, interpretation, collaboration, and connectivity. Several case studies are included to analyze the ways companies have responded to the impact of this theme’s growth and what they are doing to grow with this theme. The future of work is taking on importance as banking and payment companies...
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