english - Payments and Commerce Market Intelligence

Africa’s Mobile Money Battle: Can M-PESA succeed in Ethiopia?

Nov

Understanding what turned Kenya-based M-PESA into a key disruptor in the African market and how banks can respond to its expansion....

Why are Real-Time Payments Booming in Some Countries but Not in Others?

Nov

Global

Tonet Santana

Key points to understand why Brazil, India and Thailand are the stars in this industry while growth is more limited in other markets. ...

Navigating Bangladesh’s P2P Payment Revolution

Nov

APAC

Yasser Arafat

A boom of peer-to-peer payment solutions is creating myriad business opportunities in South Asia’s second largest market....

Banking midsized businesses in Brazil, a comparative analysis

Nov

Americas

Cesar Boralli

We carried out a benchmark analysis of ten traditional and digital institutions and what they offer to medium-sized Brazilian companies. ...

Global de-dollarization: Is the dollar under siege?

Nov

Global

Luca Nacucchio

Understanding the implications of the initiatives to challenge the U.S. currency dominance worldwide....

Low-value payments : Colombia sets rules for immediate schemes

Colombia sets new rules for low-value payment schemes

Nov

Americas

Valentina Meneses

The Banco de La República has issued a resolution that outlines new standards for low-value immediate payment players, pushing them to talk to each other....

Pix scams: How can banks combate them in Brazil?

How can banks help fight Pix scams?

Nov

Americas

Sulivan Rocha

A specific type of scam involving scheduled transactions in Brazil's instant payment system shows how institutions play a fundamental role in combating fraud....