June 16, 2021 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
January 06, 2021 All Aboard: Why Every Bank Needs Omnichannel Consumer banking is sometimes seen as a zero-sum game. As banking goes ever-more digital, it’s perhaps natural
July 18, 2017 The Acronym Overload 'Technology-speak' has long existed outside the vernacular of the average Joe. As technology continues to wiggle
November 01, 2016 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,
June 21, 2016 Wallet Wars In the world of mobile wallets, the competing offerings of Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay almost
May 26, 2015 How Best to Keep Afloat It has long been recognized that one of the main challenges to deploying and scaling a successful mobile
January 28, 2015 Colombia: Building a Digital Ecosystem Through Public Private Partnership Haga clic aquí para leer en español. For much of its recent history, Colombia often has made the
January 20, 2015 48 Hours with No Cash and No Plastic Day One It’s 5:10. I am exactly one alarm snooze behind schedule, but still should be
January 07, 2015 Is MFS in Africa Reaching Maturity? In a Mondato Insight last summer, we discussed the problems associated with encouraging recycling of funds within a
November 12, 2014 Mondato Summit Asia: The Highlights Find out what were the quotable quotes and the insights you missed at Mondato Summit Asia 2014. (Scroll
November 05, 2014 There was something in the air at CARTES 2014 For the best part of three decades, CARTES has been a staple of the payments industry calendar, and
October 22, 2014 Under The Hood of Apple Pay This Monday past saw the deployment in the US of Apple’s much-hyped mobile payment product, Apple Pay,
October 15, 2014 eBay Minus PayPal Equals PayPal Squared? The world of payments and e-commerce is getting exciting. Back in May, Mondato Insight had a look at
August 20, 2014 Taking the Mobile Out of Mobile Money In developed economies the mobile money ecosystem looks rather different from that of emerging markets, where MNOs are
August 13, 2014 WhatsApp Versus Viber: The Payments Battle of the Future? When earlier this year Facebook purchased the messaging service app WhatsApp for USD $19 billion, some questioned the
August 06, 2014 Card Still Present? The delivery of financial services via the mobile channel has opened the doors of financial inclusion to those
July 07, 2014 Southeast Asia: A Region of Extremes And Opportunities Urbanization, digitization and globalization are the three forces whose convergence will shape the 21st-century economy. Consequently, Southeast Asia
July 02, 2014 The Missing Link For Merchants In Mobile Money In MFS, moving mobile money beyond P2P transfers remains both the Holy Grail and the “chicken-and-egg” conundrum. P2P
June 24, 2014 Paym: Why UK customers are unlikely to be "Venmo-ing" any time soon Unlike in the United States, where despite considerable consolidation over the past 25 years there still remain over
June 03, 2014 Does Bitcoin Have a Future As a Currency? Since the last Mondato Insight that looked at Bitcoin it has certainly been a bumpy ride for the
May 13, 2014 Is Brazil the country of the future for mobile money? Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has long been seen as a market ripe for the development of
January 07, 2014 The State of Mobile Financial Services: 2014 As you trickle back from your vacation destinations and return to strategic planning sessions, it is important to
December 11, 2013 Should Coin Be On Your Holiday Wish List? Innovative mobile commerce solutions are emerging at a rapid pace, but the most buzzed-about payments innovation this holiday
April 18, 2013 What is the Impact of Mastercard's New Digital Wallet Fee? As digital wallets quietly enter the brick-and-mortar retail space, expanding beyond their online roots, their relationship with traditional