Payment Industry Research
Analysis
Will TransferWise reach zero-cost transfers?
December 5th, 2019
We analyse what TransferWise's "Mission Zero" is and what it means to aim for zero-cost transfers for the company and the sector
Analysis
Currencies Direct maintains its solid performance
December 5th, 2019
Currencies Direct published their annual 2019 results this past week. As a leading money transfer company, we talked with their CEO Keith Hatton on their growth
Analysis
What’s driving cross-border card and e-wallet payments?
November 27th, 2019
What drives growth in card and electronic wallet cross-border payments. Are Spain, Russia and Italy the fastest growing countries?
Analysis
How big tech could change the cross-border payments industry
November 21st, 2019
How big tech Google Apple Facebook and Uber will impact the payment industry. Will they change the industry dynamics and profitability
Analysis
Private equity’s cross-border payments strategy
November 14th, 2019
Moneycorp, Currencies Direct, Crown Agents Bank and other cross-border payments investments. Plus analysis on the Citi Fintech conference
Analysis
Western Union and MoneyGram Q3 2019 Analysis
November 8th, 2019
Western Union and MoneyGram reported their Q3 results this past week. It makes for better reading in Denver than in Dallas for the money transfer companies.
Analysis
Why Santander bought Ebury
November 7th, 2019
Santander splashed out £350m for a majority stake in Ebury, one of the leading cross-border payments providers to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs).
Reports
The hottest trends in cross-border payments and Money20/20
October 31st, 2019
The biggest trends in the payments sector. What's new from Money20/20 Las Vegas 2019. The best user journeys in cross-border payments.
Analysis
The value of a full customer proposition
October 24th, 2019
The values of customers to banks, payment companies and neobanks. How Revolut and Monzo fare. Plus Ria's Q3 2019 money transfer results
Analysis
Pricing strategies for businesses in cross-border payments
October 18th, 2019
We look at three pricing strategies below; subscription-based (Revolut - Free and Paid tiers), transaction-based (TransferWise) and volume-based (WorldFirst).
Analysis
Market share in consumer money transfers & Facebook Libra update
October 12th, 2019
Latest cross-border payments market share numbers for Western Union, MoneyGram, Ria, WorldRemit, TransferWise, Remitly, Revolut, Small World Financial
Analysis
The fastest growing profitable cross-border payment companies
October 4th, 2019
We look at the recent growth and profitability of the cross-border sector with some clear patterns. Western Union's platform strategy, Mexico's opportunity
Reports
Sibos 2019 Report – Wells Fargo, UK FX Market, Blockchain Blockages
September 28th, 2019
UK dominant in FX trading, inside Wells Fargo with Judd Holyroyd and blockages in the blockchain
Analysis
Do neobanks care about international payments?
September 20th, 2019
Monzo, Revolut, N26, Bunq and many other neobanks and digital offer international payments. Many in the US such as Chime, Moven, Simple and Varo do not.
Analysis
What’s been happening at MoneyGram?
September 19th, 2019
MoneyGram's share price has rallied. How is its mobile money transfer app performing, which markets is MoneyGram cheapest in
Analysis
The fastest growing UK challengers
September 14th, 2019
We preview the 2018/2019 financial results of Revolut, TransferWise, CurrencyCloud, Global-e, ComplayAdvantage, Onfido and more