TELECOM BANKING BUSINESS MODELS
A slide that shows graphicly the earlier telecom banking models and the most advanced that have developed globally.
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Wallets
Digital or mobile wallets, wallets with P2P payments capability and virtual banking, e.g., Apple Pay. Content related to neo-banks is included in this category, as is content related to contactless payments.
THE CONVERGENCE BETWEEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
In this Linkedin post, developments are examined as mobile phones are becoming banks in our hands (or banks are being embedded into our mobile phones). This convergence of telecom and financial services has competitive implications for both.
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DIGITAL BANKS IN EUROPE
In this brief, converted from a publicly available Linkedin post, a high-level picture of the digital or neo-bank landscape in Europe is provided.
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FORMAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN ETHIOPIA COMPARED TO OTHER EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES 2023
This slide shows the percentage of the population in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, who can be considered financially included through traditional banks and/or mobile money.
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MOBILE MONEY IN ETHIOPIA: ADVANCING FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND DRIVING GROWTH
This publicly available report by GSMA sows that mobile money might add US$5.3 billion to Ethiopia;s GDP through greater financial inclusion.
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QR CODE PAYMENTS 2023
A slide presenting a graphic representation of the volume of payments handled via QR codes, and the processes behind QR codes.
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LETS TAKE A L00K AT QR CODES
This short report adapted from a Linkedin post by Panagiotis Kriaris, shows how QR codes (Quick Response code) that were introduced thirty years ago in Japan, can store a large amount of information and revolutionized payments.
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THE FRAGMENTED US PAYMENTS LANDSCAPE 2023
This slide presents a table showing the current fragmented state of the US payments landscape, suggesting that it can be simplified going forward.
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HOW FEDNOW AND FASTER PAYMENTS WILL IMPACT US FINTECH
FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
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THE FUTURE OF ONLINE PAYMENTS: BNPL, UPI, EMBEDDED FINANCE AND MORE
In this report, recent rends in the online payments ecosystem in India are discussed, from UPI and digital wallets to Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL). The report also discusses how fintechs are gearing up to meet the demands of future customers.
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