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Analyst Opinions
Competitor Profile: iDEAL
iDEAL, a market leader in Dutch third-party payment services, was established by payment systems provider Currence in 2005. iDEAL offers online payments for Dutch domestic and international shoppers, enabling them to pay for online purchases directly from their bank accounts. iDEAL also enables consumers to carry out other transactions such as utility bill payments, mobile recharging, and donations. In terms of transaction volume, iDEAL is the preferred method of online payment in the Netherlands. More than half of online purchases...
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Analyst Opinions
Competitor Profile: Boku
Launched in 2009 in the US, Boku 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. Boku is now accepted in over 50 countries and has partnerships with over...
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Company Insights
Competitor Profile: Square
Square is a US-based payment services provider that was launched in 2009. It enables 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, Square offers an array of traditional and mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions for payment acceptance via magnetic stripe, chip, and NFC cards. It also enables online payments through Square Checkout and e-commerce application programming interfaces...
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Analyst Opinions
Competitor Profile: Masterpass
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 partnered merchant stores. Masterpass works on all web-enabled devices, including desktop computers, mobile...
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Analyst Opinions
Competitor Profile: WePay
WePay is a US-based online payment service provider that enables e-commerce platforms, marketplaces, and crowdfunding platforms to accept payments for products and services offered through their websites or mobile apps. Founded in the US in 2008, it expanded to Canada in 2015 and to the UK in 2016, and was acquired by JP Morgan Chase in October 2017. WePay serves a number of businesses globally, including online merchants, marketplaces, and platforms. The solution enables clients to accept a wide range...
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Sector Analysis
Competitor Profile: Ripple
Ripple offers a global real-time payment system that enables banks and financial institutions around the world to transact cross-border via RippleNet, a decentralized global network of banks and payment providers. The organizations in the network use Ripple’s distributed ledger technology (DLT), which provides real-time clearing and settlement of financial transactions. In addition to cross-border transfers, Ripple enables trading on its cryptocurrency, XRP, which is now listed on 60 digital asset exchanges globally, including Bitstamp, Kraken, Coinone, Bitso, and Coincheck. Ripple...
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Track & Monitor
FinTrack: April 2019
Every month, FinTrack showcases the latest innovations from financial services providers around the world. Each innovation is assessed and rated on key criteria, providing you with valuable insight. The provision of financial services is constantly evolving, with new technology having a particularly significant impact. Innovations such as digital delivery, AI, biometrics, and robo-advice are enabling providers around the world to offer new and improved services to customers that will improve the way they manage their finances. The growing availability of...
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Sector Analysis
Payments Landscape in Slovenia: Opportunities and Risks to 2022
GlobalData’s "Payments Landscape in Slovenia: Opportunities and Risks to 2022", report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Slovenian 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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Company Insights
Competitor Profile: Moneyfarm
Moneyfarm is a digital wealth management company, launched in 2012 in Italy after being founded in 2011. Moneyfarm uses its digital wealth management platform to provide independent investment advisory services. Currently Moneyfarm is available in Italy, the UK, and Germany. The report provides information and insights into Moneyfarm, including - - Detailed insight into its business and geographical presence. - Comprehensive coverage of its products and services. - Comparative assessment with key competitors. - Information on its revenue model and...
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Company Insights
Competitor Profile: BrickX
BrickX report provides information and insight into BrickX, including details of its business and geographical presence, comprehensive coverage of its products and services, a comparison against key competitors, and information on its business strategy and market potential. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, BrickX is an alternative investment provider giving clients an alternative security (Brick) and a platform on which to trade it for fractional investing in residential property.
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