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There have been minimal changes in US payment infrastructure since the rollout of automated clearing house (ACH) in the 1960s and 1970s. For decades, the banks and financial institutions (FIs) in the United States have avoided “fixing what is not broken”, and the financial services industry has been lagging in digital transformation compared to ot...

LTE is the fastest growing mobile communication system technology. This study discusses the different LTE modes for service providers with 3 case studies: one of an LTE-FDD operator, one of an Long Term Evolution-Time Division Duplex (LTE-TDD) operator, and one of a converged LTE-FDD+TDD operator, with each elaborating various business perspectives...

The Asia‑Pacific (APAC) cross‑border payments and remittance landscape is being reshaped by rapid digital adoption and growing geopolitical complexity, disrupting traditional remittance models and accelerating the shift toward real‑time, interoperable payment ecosystems. A key industry trend is the accelerated migration from cash‑based and informal...

Supply chain in any organization is literally its backbone. Cutting across a range of functions, it traverses across the life cycle of a product. Even a slight impediment can affect the entire value chain, run schedules off track, and significantly hamper productivity and efficiency. As companies struggle with visibility and transparency in the tra...

In its simple form, Direct Carrier Billing - or DCB - allows consumers to pay for purchased items along with their phone bill. Mobile subscribers authenticate an online or a mobile transaction at the time of purchase, and a charge - equivalent to the item being purchased - is placed on their phone bills. Consumers pay their bills at the end of the ...

Colloquially referred to as cell phones, mobile handsets primarily serve as portable telephones that can make and receive calls and transmit and receive data over a cellular radio link while the user is moving within a defined service area. Mobile handsets encompass smartphones, smart feature phones, and feature phones, and their chief distinctions...

The enterprise mobility market focuses on communication services that integrate mobile devices, software applications, and technology services into a company's operations and strategies. The market is categorized into 4 major segments, namely, mobile phone-based services, mobile internet solutions, cellular IoT services, and satellite IoT services....

14 Oct 2021  |  Asia Pacific  |  Market Research

Southeast Asian Contactless Payment Growth Opportunities, Forecast to 2026

Convenience and Safety Considerations During the Pandemic Drive Use

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The proliferation of COVID-19 has factored into the growth of contactless payments (made through a mobile device, wearable, or physical or virtual card, with the payee’s device or a merchant’s terminal initiating the transaction) in Southeast Asia. Customers want a safe and convenient way to do face-to-face transactions. Regulations and other gover...

Currently in North America, BlackBerry still has the largest market share amongst smartphone manufacturers and operating systems.  However, Apple and Android have narrowed the gap drastically over the past year with Apple’s continued success of the iPhone, and Android’s successful open source strategy with its OEM partners.  Furthermore, Microsoft ...