Top Themes in Banking & Payments
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As the banking world becomes ever more digitized, any providers that do not follow the trends will risk losing out. The major themes affecting the payments industry are digital lending, cybersecurity, blockchain, open banking, online payments and regulation. The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the towards a digital world. Payment providers needs to be up to date with top tech themes affecting this digital era.
In this report compendium, we explore trends, companies, case studies and strategies to show you how to invest in the right themes and to stay ahead of the competition.
Scope
Digital Lending – Thematic Research
This chapter discusses the disruptive potential of digital lending in consumer financial services. It identifies key technology, macroeconomic, and regulatory trends. It provides insight at how consumer openness to digital lending varies by product and provider in five key markets (the UK, the US, Hong Kong, Spain, and Australia), with market shares for incumbents across credit cards, personal loans, and residential mortgages in those same markets.
Cybersecurity in Payments – Thematic Research
With opportunities and demand for cybersecurity protection in payments set to continue to grow across the world as the value of payment transaction grows, this chapters provides in-depth analysis of trends in the cybersecurity market that will shape the payments space over the coming years. It also explores the main trends shaping the cybersecurity in payments theme over the next 12 to 24 months – artificial intelligence, ransomware, and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Blockchain in Payments – Thematic Research
The crypto market has experienced rapid growth in years so his chapter analyses the blockchain payments sector. It identifies the key trends in this space, explores the way blockchain is disrupting payments, and discusses the impact cryptocurrencies could have on the global payments industry.
Open Banking – Thematic Research
Open banking is a clear global trend – to explore this trend, this chapter discusses the disruptive potential of open banking in consumer financial services as well as related initiatives in other industries leading toward ‘open data’. It covers the key gridlines of change – in terms of key technology, macroeconomic, and regulatory trends – then looks at how paths and progress toward open banking vary across countries. It also includes a timeline of how the theme has developed, key M&A activity, and firm-level analysis of which providers, both incumbents and new entrants, are best positioned to succeed as the theme evolves.
Online Payments – Thematic Research
With the emergence of new technologies transforming the payment industry, companies must be aware of the trends that could affect them. This chapter discusses the existing online payments sector and identifies the disruptions affecting it, including the emergence of new technologies and players. It explores the latest technology, macroeconomic, and regulatory trends and examines new solutions that have the potential to simplify the online payment process for merchants and consumers.
Regulation in Banking and Payments Industry – Thematic Research
Financial services providers carry a heavy compliance burden. This chapter explores the impact of regulation in the banking and payments industry, covering topics such as data privacy, open banking, fair treatment, anti-money laundering, Know your customer and technology.
Reasons to Buy
- Explore the key technology, macroeconomic, and regulatory trends affecting the banking industry.
- Analyze where the growth opportunities are across the medium and long term.
- Understand the online payments value chain in full, including how mobile payments affect the established elements of the value chain.
- Gain insight into coming regulatory changes that will affect blockchain with payments.
- Understand how COVID-19 has changed the way consumers make payments and how to prevent cybersecurity threats arising from the pandemic.
- Access the latest consumer survey data on evolving channel behavior, provider preferences, and product holdings for digital lending.
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