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Sector Analysis
The Cards and Payments Industry in Saudi Arabia: Emerging trends and opportunities to 2020
GlobalData’s "The Cards and Payments Industry in Saudi Arabia: Emerging trends and opportunities to 2020", report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Saudi cards and payments industry. It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry, including credit transfers, cash, direct debit, payment cards, and cheques during the review period (2012-2016). The report also analyzes various payment card markets operating in the industry, and provides detailed information on the number of cards...
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Analyst Opinions
The Future of Urbanization: Identifying and understanding the future urban landscape
"The Future of Urbanization: Identifying and understanding the future urban landscape", is an extensive and detail-orientated report decoding the future of cities across the globe. The brief focuses on the opportunities and challenges arising as a result of the rapid urbanization currently occurring. Through the use of city economic, demographic and income data, consumer surveys and analysis the report provides clear and actionable insight into the future of urban markets. Cities will increasingly become engines of growth as urbanization continues...
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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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Sector Analysis
The Cards and Payments Industry in Romania: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to 2021
GlobalData’s "The Cards and Payments Industry in Romania: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to 2021" report provides top-level market analysis, information and insights into the Romanian cards and payments industry, including - - Current and forecast values for each market in the Romanian cards and payments industry, including debit, credit and charge cards. - Detailed insights into payment instruments including credit transfers, direct debits, cash transactions, checks and payment cards. It also, includes an overview of the country's key alternative payment...
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Sector Analysis
Kenya: Expansion of 3G, 4G and the Continued Growth of Mobile Money Services to Drive Overall Revenue Growth
The telecommunications market in Kenya will generate service revenue of $2.3bn in 2016. Pyramid Research expects to see overall service revenue grow at a steady rate over 2016-2021. Over the next five years, operators should seize opportunities in the fixed and mobile data segments by improving and upgrading their existing networks. Infrastructure and network vendors can partner with operators to support operators in their network upgrades and expansion.
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Analyst Opinions
Population Engines: The Rise of Urbanization; Identifying and understanding the future urban landscape
Cities are engines of economic growth and centers of economic activity, with the world's largest 600 cities accounting for 70% of global GDP growth in 2015–25. The urban landscape is in the midst of a transformation, with the focus of the urban world shifting east. Cities in emerging regions in Asia will become major hubs of economic activity, productivity, and innovation, while the dominance of established metropolitan areas in developed regions will decline.