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Decoding Retail CBDCs: Are Central Bank Digital Currencies Hype or Hope?

Decoding Retail CBDCs: Are Central Bank Digital Currencies Hype or Hope?

Euan Jones, Associate Consultant at Edgar, Dunn & Company, explores the emergence of CBDCs and the future scenarios of these crypto initiatives.

Payments
Strategy Development
by Euan Jones | Aug 01, 2024
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Cryptocurrencies
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Conversation with Jan Pilbauer, CEO at Al Etihad Payments (AEP)

Conversation with Jan Pilbauer, CEO at Al Etihad Payments (AEP)

Jean Sideris (Director, Dubai) recently spoke with Jan Pilbauer, CEO at Al Etihad Payments (AEP), national payment company in the UAE. During the conversation, Jan talked about the mission and vision of the company and his perspectives on the payment processing and FinTech landscape evolving in the coming years.

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by Jean Sideris | Aug 01, 2024
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Digital payments
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Leadership Interview
The Marketplace Landscape: an Analysis of Current Trends, Market Insights, and Future Directions

The Marketplace Landscape: an Analysis of Current Trends, Market Insights, and Future Directions

Mark Beresford (London, Director) and Volker Schloenvoigt (London, Director) offer an analysis of current trends, market insights, and future directions within the marketplace landscape. This article looks at the definition of marketplaces, the size of marketplaces, future trends and why embedded payments and embedded finance has such an important role in the growth of marketplaces.

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by Mark Beresford | Aug 01, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence in the Retail Sector

Artificial Intelligence in the Retail Sector

This infographic unveils the four key areas where AI is poised to disrupt and redefine retail as we know it. Get ready to see more from the Retail Practice over the next few months as we share the names of retailers taking advantage of AI.

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by Mark Beresford | Jul 02, 2024
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UK and European Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud remains to be a big issue

UK and European Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud remains to be a big issue

UK Finance recently reported that Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud was down in 2023, but it remains a persistent problem at around £460 million. The problem in Europe is even larger. Mark Beresford (Director, London) reviewed the UK Finance report that was published in 2023 and has done the same by comparing the latest report, looking at the tiny improvements and assessing what changes in regulation are likely to happen and the implications for the key stockholders in the UK and Europe.

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Product Innovation
by Mark Beresford | Jul 01, 2024
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Fraud Prevention
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Why Tiny Payments Are a Big Deal

Why Tiny Payments Are a Big Deal

The future of paying for what you want and only what you want is where micropayments can be a practical solution. Elisabetta Nadal (Associate Consultant, London) uncovers the history of micropayments, asks how they can serve both businesses and customers and looks beyond in-app purchases to understand what is the future of micropayments.

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by Elisabetta Nadal | Jul 01, 2024
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