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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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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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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
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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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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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...
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Sector Analysis
NewSlovenia Cards and Payments – Opportunities and Risks to 2028
Slovenia Cards and Payments Market Report Overview The annual value of card transactions in the Slovenia cards and payments market was $12.2 billion in 2023 and the value will grow at a CAGR of more than 8% during 2024-2028. The country’s payments market is considered fast-developing because of the consistent surge in technological innovations and the launch of new banking and payment services. This is supported by government initiatives to improve banking penetration, increasing financial knowledge among citizens, and efforts...
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Thematic Analysis
Social Media in Banking – Thematic Intelligence
Social Media in Banking Thematic Report Overview Social media companies will increasingly diversify away from their ad-funded business model in the face of increased regulatory scrutiny. Social media in banking thematic report maps out the prospects of social media giants for a deep assault on financial services, and how incumbent banks might respond. The report shares findings from GlobalData’s 2023 Financial Services Consumer Survey, which covers consumer openness to a wide variety of different types of financial services from different...