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Company Insights
Super League In-Depth Analysis: DBS Wealth Management 2018
DBS Group is a financial services company with a presence in 18 markets. It has four main business segments and offers wealth management services through its Consumer Banking/Wealth Management (CBWM) unit. The wealth business is further divided into three tiered propositions, with a focus on Asia. This competitor profile provides a comprehensive analysis of DBS's wealth operations. It offers insight into the company’s strategy and financial performance, including key data on assets under management. Customer targeting and service propositions are...
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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...
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Analyst Opinions
Alternative Payment Solution: M-Pesa
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, due to its rising popularity it was extended as an open platform to remit funds and make consumer payments. This was largely a result of factors such as the high cost of remitting funds through banking, a lack...
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Analyst Opinions
Alternative Payment Solution: Boku
Boku Inc. is one of the world’s leading carrier billing-based mobile payment services. Primarily used for purchases of digital content, Boku is used by leading digital companies including Apple, Google, Sony, Microsoft, Facebook, and Spotify. Boku enables customers to charge their payments directly to their mobile bill and provides merchants with the ability to accept payments from anyone with a mobile phone. Launched in 2009 in the US, Boku is now accepted in over 50 countries and has partnerships with...
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Company Insights
Alternative Payment Solution: Giropay
Giropay is an online credit transfer-based payment method. Founded in 2005, it allows online shoppers to make payments directly from their bank accounts. It is supported by more than 1,500 banks and boasts a potential user base of over 35 million online banking customers in Germany. Giropay payments are popular among retailers; they are guaranteed by the buyer’s bank, meaning they cannot be reversed. The payment method is gaining traction among airlines, with companies such as Deutsche Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines,...
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Analyst Opinions
Alternative Payment Solution: POLi
POLi is an online payment solution offered by POLi Payments. Launched in 2006, it is currently available in Australia and New Zealand. The solution offers online banking-based payment services and is used to make payments to online retailers, utility service providers, airline operators, and government agencies. The solution allows users to pay for online purchases directly from their bank account without the need for a payment card. Merchants receive instant payment acknowledgment, allowing them to immediately supply goods or services...
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Analyst Opinions
Alternative Payment Solution: paysafecard
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 the Paysafe Group through the acquisition of Skrill in 2015. Since then, paysafecard has been integrated into the group’s prepaid division. paysafecard allows consumers to convert cash into a digital currency to pay for goods and services online, without having to provide any bank or credit card details to the merchant....
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Company Insights
Alternative Payment Solution: Swish
Swish is a Swedish mobile payment solution launched in 2012. It is one of the leading P2P payment solutions in Europe with 6.8 million users. Initially launched as a P2P payment service, it was extended to allow merchants to accept payments for online and offline purchases. The solution enables users to make realtime P2P transfers from their mobile phone using the recipient’s number. To transfer funds both sender and recipient need to have a bank account with one of 11...
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Sector Analysis
Payments Landscape in Poland: Opportunities and Risks to 2022
GlobalData’s "Payments Landscape in Poland: Opportunities and Risks to 2022", report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Polish cards and payments industry. It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry, including credit transfers, direct debits, cash, cards, 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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Sector Analysis
Payments Landscape in the UAE: Opportunities and Risks to 2022
GlobalData’s "Payments Landscape in the UAE: Opportunities and Risks to 2022", report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Emirati 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...
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