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Company Insights
Innovation and Patenting activity of Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd Q4 2023
GlobalData, the industry analysis specialist, has released its latest company patent databook "Innovation and Patenting activity of Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd Q4 2023". The databook highlights patenting activity of the company in terms of growth in filings and grants, regions protected, impact of various themes, sector applicability of technologies protected. It provides contextual analysis of technical peers, their strategy, dominance (Grant share) and their recent activities. This is an on-demand databook that will be delivered upon request....
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Thematic Analysis
Internet of Things (IoT) in Financial Services – Thematic Intelligence
Internet of Things (IoT) in Financial Services Thematic Report Overview The Internet of Things is reaching maturity with IoT-related deals and patent activity across the financial services sector declining since 2021. But the progress of IoT in financial services depends on the ability of tech companies to create new devices with smooth user experiences and the ability of financial services companies to comply with data handling laws. The primary driving force behind the adoption of IoT in financial services has...
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Company Insights
NewFiserv – Digital Transformation Strategies
Fiserv offers payments and financial services technology solutions to various clients around the world, including banks, merchants, credit unions, and corporate clients. The company’s main reportable segments are Merchant Acceptance (Acceptance), Financial Technology (Fintech), and Payments and Network (Payments). The Acceptance segment offers several commerce-enabling solutions, which enable businesses to accept payments online or in-person. The segment’s main solutions are Clover, a cloud-based POS and integrated commerce operating system, and Carat, an integrated operating system for large businesses. The Fintech...
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Company Insights
NewPing An Insurance (Group) Company of China – Digital Transformation Strategies
This report provides insight into Ping An's tech activities, including its digital transformation strategies, its innovation programs, its technology initiatives, its estimated ICT budget, and its major ICT contracts. Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China (Ping An) is an integrated financial conglomerate providing insurance, banking, and investment products and services to individuals and corporate clients. The group offers a range of life and non-life insurance products such as motor insurance, property loss insurance, liability insurance, credit and trust insurance,...
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Company Insights
NewUnited Overseas Bank Limited – Digital Transformation Strategies
This report provides insight into United Overseas Bank's fintech activities, including its digital transformation strategies, its innovation programs, its technology initiatives, its estimated ICT budget, and its major ICT contracts. United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOB) provides a range of financial solutions that includes deposit accounts, loans, payment and travel cards, and insurance. The group offers trade finance, corporate finance, financial supply chain management, savings bonds, cash management, treasury management, and debt and equity capital market solutions. UOB provides various other...
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Thematic Analysis
NewStrategic Partnerships in Fintech – Thematic Intelligence
Strategic Partnerships in Fintech Thematic Report Overview Strategic partnerships for fintech companies can include traditional vendor relationships, new niche fintech partners, big tech partners, and/or bank-as-a-service of distribution arrangements with firms outside of financial services. The right partnership can deliver overnight scale via access to new markets or customers or neutralize a disintermediating threat.Moreover, working with proven partners and business models for distribution or as a tech partner will be more attractive. The ‘strategic partnerships in fintech’ thematic intelligence report...
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Company Insights
NewFiserv – Competitor Profile
Fiserv is a leading global provider of payments and financial services. It provides a wide range of services, including electronic payment processing for electronic bill payments; account-to-account transfers; debit and credit card processing and services; internet and mobile banking systems; card and print personalization services; loan origination and servicing products; as well as fraud and risk management services. Launched in 1984, the company offers its services to over 10,000 financial institution clients in over 100 countries. The company mostly offers...
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Sector Analysis
NewUnited Kingdom (UK) Financial Advisors Market Overview by Financial Advice Firms, Opportunities and Threats, 2023 Update
United Kingdom (UK) Financial Advisors Market Report Overview The UK financial advisors market is undergoing a period of consolidation, as a result, the composition of the market is changing slowly but surely owing to ready sellers and willing buyers. Single advisor firms still dominate the market. However, the average number of advisors per firm is rising, indicating a shift towards medium-sized and large outfits. Financial advisors play an important role in serving retired individuals and those approaching retirement. However, the...
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Company Insights
NewHuawei Pay – Competitor Profile
Huawei Pay was launched in 2016 via a collaboration between payment scheme China UnionPay and smartphone brand Huawei, with the aim of competing in China’s exponentially expanding mobile payments market. Huawei Pay offers a ranges of payment services, including in-app and in-store payments. It offers both NFC payment as well as QR code payments for in-store purchases. To ensure privacy and security for payments, Huawei Pay utilizes tokenization and biometric authentication such as fingerprint recognition. Challenging the dominance of established...
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Company Insights
NewWorldline – Competitor Profile
Worldline Group is one of the world’s leading payment and transactional service providers, offering end-to-end solutions covering the entire payment value chain. It has omnichannel solutions for merchants, banks, acquirers, payment services providers (PSPs), businesses, and governments. Worldline operates its services in 170 countries, supporting payments in 140 currencies. Worldline operates through three segments—Merchant Services, Financial Services, and Mobility & e-Transactional Services—offering acquiring and processing, card issuing processing, clearing and settlement, open banking, and mobile banking services. Previously, it had...