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05-Apr-18 Global card companies Visa and Mastercard are struggling for market share with India's homegrown payment channels. Compounding troubles for card companies is the scant availability of swiping machines across India with just 1,900 per million people. [image: DW]
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05-Mar-18 In the Middle East, opportunities for innovation in payments are plentiful. More than 80% of retail payments and 65% of e-commerce payments are made in cash, and smartphone adoption is >100% in several countries, according to Global Growth Markets. [image: Global Growth Markets]
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03-Apr-18 Google has identified three Asian countries and one other emerging market for its Tez m-payment service, having assessed Asia, Latam, Africa and the Middle East. Criteria included political appetite for digital payments, low card penetration and limited access to NFC. [image: Mobile World Live]
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In the Middle East, opportunities for innovation in payments are plentiful. More than 80% of brick-and-mortar retail payments and 65% of e-commerce payments are still made in cash. The region has all the makings of an ideal environment for safe, secure and convenient alternative payments. The Middle East presents a rare opportunity for digital payment innovators to access a populous and high-spending region with good levels of connectivity. [Image: ArabNet]
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29-Mar-18 Over a millennium ago, China became the first country to develop a paper currency, and it might become the first to go cashless. In 2010, digital transactions accounted for 3.5% of retail consumption; by 2015 it was 17%. [image: EPA]
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