Consumer Finance

The changing landscape of retail, ridesharing, and lodging brought on by technology and connected consumers is well acknowledged. As technology companies have taken aim at delivery, this trend has begun to march its way into the foodservice industry....

Card and electronic consumer payments continued to grow globally in 2019, at the expense of cash. Wider adoption of financial products and services across every region is fuelling this transition. Fintech has provided more inclusive financial ...

Fintech is transforming financial products and services at a rapid rate around the world. The Asia Pacific region is the most obvious example of the transformation, and the payments industry is a perfect example of what is happening. This strategy ...

The Egyptian economy has been showing signs of recovery after a prolonged recessionary period, featuring major devaluation of the local currency and high inflation rates. After reaching a high in 2017, the inflation rate has since been easing ...

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All of our data and analysis for Consumer Finance for 8 countries in the Americas. Includes 15 years of comparable data, advanced modelling tools, global and regional analysis, company profiles, strategic briefings, articles, datagraphics, videos ...

All of our data and analysis for Consumer Finance for 13 countries in Asia Pacific and Australasia. Includes 15 years of comparable data, advanced modelling tools, global and regional analysis, company profiles, strategic briefings, articles, ...

All of our data and analysis for Consumer Finance in 6 Eastern European countries. Includes 15 years of comparable data, advanced modelling tools, global and regional analysis, company profiles, strategic briefings, articles, datagraphics, videos ...

All of our data and analysis for Consumer Finance for 6 countries in the Middle East and Africa. Includes 15 years of comparable data, advanced modelling tools, global and regional analysis, company profiles, strategic briefings, articles, ...

All of our data and analysis for Consumer Finance in 13 Western European countries. Includes 15 years of comparable data, advanced modelling tools, global and regional analysis, company profiles, strategic briefings, articles, datagraphics, videos ...

With Africa on the rise, consumer opportunities have typically been looked at through socioeconomic metrics. With the challenges the continent faces, opportunities can be developed by turning challenges into concepts and turning those concepts into ...

This regional briefing encompasses the trends and drivers behind the performance of consumer payments in Latin America, with focus on card payments and cash transactions. The growth of debit and pre-paid transactions at the expense of cash ...

PayPal is one of the largest online payment networks, with 267 million active accounts in more than 200 global markets. PayPal split from eBay in 2015 and became an independent publicly traded company. In recent years, PayPal has grown its business ...

A truly global card issuer, with a presence in seven regions and a focus on debit and credit products, HSBC is exploring digital payments and banking. Uncertain economic conditions and trade tensions will likely affect HSBC, but the company is ...

Discover Financial Services, the ninth largest card operator in the world by value, is a US-based provider of card payment, banking and lending services. In the US, Discover offers a variety of banking services, is a major provider of student loans, ...

UnionPay is the largest card network globally by card payment value and number of total cards in circulation. The card network has been able to benefit from the transition of consumer payments to cards in China due to a monopoly of domestic ...

The Middle East and Africa is one of the fastest growing regions for consumer and card payments globally. With a growing middle class, consumer payment policy and expanding population, the region is likely to continue to be a focus for international ...

The usability of Bitcoin as a currency or commodity continues to be a hotly debatable topic. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent the technology underpinning this digital cryptocurrency – most commonly known as ‘Blockchain’ – has the ...

Extending financial services in emerging markets often faces a complex web of hurdles. Questions of trust and financial literacy are often significant factors. In the Middle East and Africa, overcoming challenges associated with underdeveloped rural ...

Consumer payment policy in the Middle East and Africa has developed rapidly over the past decade, with various successful examples as well as setbacks across the region. The benefits of cash alternatives are more well known to policy makers than ever...