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Analyst Opinions
NewUnited States (US) Wealth Management – High Net Worth (HNW) Investors
This report analyzes the investment preferences and portfolio allocations of US HNW investors. It profiles them in terms of their demographics, analyzes their propensity to invest offshore, and explores product and service demand. The US HNW population is dominated by professional males, but female HNW individuals and entrepreneurs also represent lucrative target segments. HNW wealth is spread across multiple different investment mandates, with advisory mandates having a slight edge. However, offering a multi-service proposition underpinned by a proven ability to...
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Thematic Analysis
NewBanking and Payments M&A Deals, Q1 2024 – Top Themes – Thematic Intelligence
This report analyzes the disruptive themes that have driven M&A activity in Q1 2024 in the Banking & Payments Sector
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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...
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Consumer Insights
NewMass Affluent Banking in Greater China – Regional Breakdown by Market Trends, Investment Preferences and Competitor Benchmarking
Mass Affluent Banking Market in Greater China Report Overview Emerging affluents and mass affluents make up most of the affluent population in the Greater China region. The population of affluents has been exponential in the last decade in the region. However, the growth is expected to slow down in the upcoming years as the economies mature. Despite low growth, the number of mass affluent customers in the region is exceedingly large, offering a huge market to the financial providers looking...
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Government & Regulation
NewQatar Insurance Industry – Governance, Risk and Compliance
Qatar Insurance Industry Regulation Overview Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) and Qatar Central Bank (QCB) regulate the Qatar insurance industry along with one of the other regulators and supervisors, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS). The Qatar insurance industry governance regulation research report provides a detailed analysis of the regulations for several insurance types including life, property, motor, and liability. The report also gives insights into recent and upcoming changes in non-admitted insurance regulations, taxation, and the legal...
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Company Insights
NewM-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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Thematic Analysis
NewGlobal M&A Deals in Q1 2024 – Top Themes by Sector – Thematic intelligence
The global M&A market in Q1 2024 witnessed deals worth $613 billion, a rise of 38% compared to Q1 2024. In terms of deal volume, there was a 13% fall from 8,468 deals in Q1 2023 to 7,248 M&A deals in Q1 2024. The TMT sector led the M&A deal activity, with 2,163 deals worth $186 billion recorded in Q1 2024. Most sectors saw a year-on-year increase in deal activity in Q1 2024. Mega-deals (defined as any deal valued at...
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Company Insights
NewPing An Insurance (Group) Company of China – Digital Transformation Strategies
Ping An Digital Transformation Strategies Overview Ping An is tapping into the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve its business efficiency. AI, big data, cloud, and blockchain are among the key technologies under focus for the company. The annual ICT spending of Ping An was estimated at $2.8 billion in 2023. A major share of this spending is earmarked for acquiring software, network and communications, and hardware from vendors. Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China (Ping An) is...
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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
NewPhonePe – Competitor Profile
PhonePe is one of the most widely adopted mobile wallets in India, with over 520 million users. The company was founded as a fintech startup in late 2015; by April 2016, PhonePe was operating as a subsidiary of ecommerce platform Flipkart. With heavy financial backing from Flipkart, the mobile wallet service flourished. In 2020, US retail giant Walmart (the owner of Flipkart) decided to spin off PhonePe to operate as a separate entity (a process that was completed in December...