Tag: China

Total 19 Posts

Chinese Fintech’s “New Normal”: What Does It Mean?

The past two decades have seen China ascend as a fintech powerhouse, fueling much of the country’s
Author image Mondato

PayPal’s Indian Exit and Chinese Entry: Why?

PayPal recently became the first foreign fintech [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-paypal-stake/paypal-becomes-first-foreign-firm-in-china-with-full-ownership-of-payments-business-idUSKBN29J0IC] to acquire a coveted
Author image Mondato

East Asia Reopening: A Model To Follow?

In East Asia, restarting the economy is turning out to be a slow, gradual process. Social distancing and
Author image Mondato

Without A Trace: The Risks And Rewards Of Privacy Post-COVID

As financial services have gone digital over the years, each step forward has required three things: affordability, access,
Author image Mondato

Digital Finance Is As Important As Ever During COVID-19

History tells us that The Black Death was a catalyst in shifting Europe’s economy away from the
Author image Mondato

Consolidation: The Only Path for Ecommerce?

Facebook's notorious Libra melodrama over the last few months is just one example suggesting that big
Author image Mondato

Removing The Risk From Bank-Fintech Partnerships

It's a worldwide phenomenon: instead of competing in a zero-sum game with emerging fintech firms, banks
Author image Mondato

S-Commerce: Shopping End-to-end With Family & Friends

Social media’s journey towards monetization, laborious though it has been, appears to be striking pay dirt at
Author image Mondato

Culturalization: A Market Entry Deal-Breaker?

eBay anticipated its arrival in China to be like a marauding dragon in the sky. It was 2003,
Author image Mondato

China's O2O Unicorns

25 years ago, it was all about getting online. During the dotcom boom, e-commerce was where the future
Author image Mondato

Bike Sharing & The Ecosystem Effect: China Versus The US

Last November, The Guardian made waves with photographs chronicling the “death” of an industry. Hanging above the pictures,
Author image Mondato

To P2P, Or Not To P2P? Is That The Question?

Once upon a time, person-to-person (P2P) payments were, to all intents and purposes, mobile payments. Before there was
Author image Mondato

Sesame Credit: Back Door To A Dystopian Future?

Although it has been around for a few years, in the past few months Alibaba's Sesame
Author image Mondato

Crowdfunding: MSMEs' Golden Ticket?

Those invested in the plight of Micro, Small and Middle Enterprises (MSMEs), especially ones settled in emerging markets,
Author image Mondato

Is Your Country Ready To Go Cashless?

As Mondato Insight has often discussed in a variety of contexts, there are two fundamental requirements for any
Author image Mondato

Does Demonetisation Work?

While the Indian government's dramatic and surprise demonetisation campaign garnered most of the headlines, India is
Author image Mondato

ICOs: A Shortcut To Boom Or Bust?

It was probably only a matter of time before the world of altcoins and cryptocurrencies produced its own
Author image Mondato

How Do You Say "Mobile Payments' World Leader" in Chinese?

Much like Frank Sinatra, China has a well-deserved reputation for doing things its own way. So much so,
Author image Mondato

What does the Alibaba IPO mean for MFS in China?

Even for those who normally pay little attention to the world of e-commerce or m-payments, it would have
Author image Mondato
Page 1 of 1
top