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Buy now, pay later (BNPL), also referred to as point of sale (PoS) installment loans, is a short-term financing option that enables consumers to spread out payments for purchases over a period of time. The increase in eCommerce activity during the COVID-19 pandemic brought along with it a strong interest in alternative spending options. BNPL, a sub...

Globally, the aging population is enlarging, and this group’s participation in the labor market is increasing accordingly. By 2030, people aged 60 and above are expected to outnumber children under age 10 by 60 million. Projections estimate 30% growth in labor participation from the 65+ age group. At global scale, the increase in life expectancy pr...

The trend opportunity profile series covers specific opportunities emerging from future trend evolutions designed to help clients discover and prioritize the most consequential medium-to-long-term trends that are actively transforming their businesses’ growth environment. These trend opportunity profiles cover 11 key industries: including aerospace...

The financial services industry is on the brink of disruption, as the use of technology poses a challenge to market players and their existing products and services and associated costs. Thus it is important to revisit one of the oldest industries and re-conceptualize how it will thrive in the future aligning itself to looming social and technologi...

Marketing is changing rapidly. Customers are no longer driven by advertisements; instead, their purchase decisions are influenced by their favorite content creators. Moreover, owing to the growing time spent online and the increasing amount of content, the creator economy is changing the way marketing is done. In this study, Frost & Sullivan exp...

Transformative business solutions and customer-centric business models are compressing the value chain. Vertical integration is causing value chain dynamics to change, with new entrants offering end-to-end solutions across the upstream and the downstream stages. The value chain will move from the current product-centric model to consumer-centric da...

New retail business models have emerged, and one crop is online-only businesses that sell exclusively through social media channels. Almost all social media platforms today offer retail functionalities that facilitate the electronic commerce (eCommerce) of goods and services. This online sales model is mainly driven by social influences and interac...

02 Jun 2021  |  Global  |  Megatrends

Growth Opportunities Driven by Top Trends in 2021

COVID-19 will Influence Consumption Behavior, Hyper-personalization, and Emphasis on Digital Health

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As people learn to embrace uncertainty, the top trends outlined at the beginning of 2021 will bring about significant changes in the way societies work and live. Changes in user behavior patterns will trigger major growth opportunities influenced by changes in consumption and business models. Emerging advancements in technologies, such as AI and a...

16 Apr 2019  |  Global  |  Megatrends

The Top Trends, 2019

The Year of 5G, Autonomy, and the Edge

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This report looks at global trends set to make an impact in 2019. Every year Frost & Sullivan's Visionary Innovation Team of futurists, consultants, and analysts scans the short-term horizon and looks across industries to identify areas of disruption in the new year. This year, the power of technology and technology companies has emerged as a key t...