May 20, 2020 The Death Of Cash: Greatly Exaggerated? The death of cash has been foretold for years. Among other causes, the rise of digital payment tools
April 15, 2020 Digital Distancing: The Key To Payments Reimagined Digital payments are receiving much special attention at the moment. Firstly, officials in China and elsewhere hypothesized early
March 03, 2020 Better Payments, Better Apps: The Sharing Economy Wars The so-called “sharing economy,” led by ride-sharing pioneers like Uber and home-sharing pioneers like Airbnb, has expanded to
December 04, 2019 Consolidation: The Only Path for Ecommerce? Facebook's notorious Libra melodrama over the last few months is just one example suggesting that big tech is
October 02, 2019 The Biggest Ideas at Finovate Fall 2019 If the next billion-dollar fintech was being pitched this week, it was probably happening in New York. Over
September 11, 2019 eSIM: Fresh Paint For Mobile, Payments And Identity If Apple has anything to say about it, embedded SIM cards, or eSIMs, may be poised to replace
August 27, 2019 Payments Banks: Nigeria Takes A Page From India Since it was rebased in 2014, Nigeria’s economy overtook South Africa’s as the largest in Africa.
August 20, 2019 Remittances: Ending Cash-Out Thirty years after being first introduced, digital remittances have failed to truly take off. 90 percent of remittances
August 13, 2019 Crowdfunding 2.0: The Membership Model Artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers and other creatives struggle every day to be equitably compensated for their labor. Quite
August 06, 2019 Mojaloop: Taking Stock For some time now, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has preoccupied itself with fragmented payment ecosystems. This
March 26, 2019 Are The Economics Of Cash Crumbling? Since the dawn of civilization, physical currency has been the backbone of everyday commerce. But in 2019, prophesies
January 22, 2019 Argentina: The Worst Of Times Anyone following the economic situation in Argentina is well-aware of its slow spiral. Since late 2015, the Argentine
January 01, 2019 Cashless Transportation: Kenya And Rwanda As Case Studies By most measures, Kenya is a shining model of financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. As the home of
December 13, 2018 Mondato Summit Asia 2018: The Next Wave Of Digital Services In Emerging Asia Mondato selected the bustling urban jungle of Jakarta, Indonesia as the location for the fifth annual digital finance
November 06, 2018 Payments Banks To UltraFICO: Targeting No Man's Land Despite disruptive business models building momentum towards increased digitization in financial services, it is likely just a matter
October 30, 2018 Africa's Financial Flows: Homeward Bound? It's been nearly five years since SWIFT, the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, popped
October 02, 2018 Hyperinflation: In Digital We Trust? As of December 3rd, 2016, Venezuela became the 57th historical episode of hyperinflation, which has precipitated the country's
August 14, 2018 Are Some Markets Immune To The X-Pays' Advance? Apple's recent earnings call grabbed a lot of headlines, and the resulting momentum has nudged the company towards
July 17, 2018 Digital Donations: Is Cash Still Tops For Tips? One of the fundamental purposes of money, whether it is physical cash or digital payments, is to settle
January 30, 2018 Chilly Winds Of Change For Banks? Even before the election of President Donald Trump foretold the passing of a tax reform act that would
October 18, 2017 Cash Is King, But Are Checks His Queen? The prevalence of checks in the U.S. economy often surprises visitors. It may come as a shock
November 15, 2016 The Socialization of Payments Some two years ago, Mondato Insight considered the question of whether two of the world's most popular messaging
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,
October 25, 2016 Learning Lessons from Emerging Markets EdTech EdTech is one of the hottest trends in Silicon Valley. Laurene Powell Jobs, an American executive and founder