Payment Industry Research
Analysis
Buy British or Canadian payment companies
January 31st, 2019
WorldFirst has abruptly closed its US business. We assume this move was to help get the Ant Financial deal. Why buy British or Canadian payment companies.
General
Observations on Revolut’s marketing and promotion
January 31st, 2019
Revolut learns from Spotify's outdoor advertisements and enters the card perks game.
Analysis
N26, Monzo and Starling emerge within cross-border payments
January 24th, 2019
Digital banks are taking market share in the international money transfer space. N26 Revolut Monzo and Starling
Analysis
Analysing Ant Financial’s acquisition of WorldFirst
January 23rd, 2019
As was first reported in December, Ant Financial was rumored to be purchasing WorldFirst for c.£550m (US$700m). We analyse a very interesting proposed deal.
Analysis
Visa’s potential acquisition of Earthport kicks off 2019
January 14th, 2019
Visa acquired Earthport to strengthen its cross-border and B2B offering. We analyse the deal as well as Mastercard's position in the sector.
General
Cross-border payment forecasts for 2019
December 20th, 2018
Growth or profit in international payments, more M&A in 2019, finding new B2B customers
Reports
Inside OFX with CEO Skander Malcolm
December 12th, 2018
FXC Intelligence CEO Daniel Webber interviewed Skander Malcolm, CEO of OFX
Analysis
Does Earthport solve the challenges of correspondent banking
December 6th, 2018
Earthport published it’s 2018 results this week. Earthport’s stated goal is to provide an alternative to the traditional model of correspondent banking.
Reports
Ebury CEO Interview – Juan Lobato
November 29th, 2018
Inside Ebury with CEO Juan Lobato and Wholesale Banking Director Mark Hewlett. A data driven company with a unique culture.
Reports
The Future of MoneyGram
November 15th, 2018
Our 30 page report on the Future of MoneyGram. Who might buy MoneyGram. What happened to its core money transfer business. Why did it receive a $125m fine.
Analysis
Payments to Latin America – A New Opportunity
November 14th, 2018
Cross-border payments to Latin America offer a great opportunity for growth. The market is large, fragmented and has complex currency and regulatory controls
Reports
Corporate Clients for International Money Transfer
November 7th, 2018
There are many traditional methods for finding business customers - typically involving massive cold call operations, boots-on-the-ground prospecting and analysis of lists from general data providers or even online marketing. All of these have pain points.
Reports
NPS Benchmarking Report for UK Payment Companies
November 2nd, 2018
NPS Net Promoter Score data for Western Union, MoneyGram, PayPal and other international payment and money transfer companies in the UK.
Reports
What Donald Trump’s Twitter Feed tells us about the mindset of his followers
November 1st, 2018
Donald Trump on Twitter is the biggest political survey ever. Our analysis shows the sentiment of @realdonaldtrump followers from 2015 to 2018.
Reports
Money20/20 Las Vegas 2018 Report
November 1st, 2018
Our report on the payments conference. AI, banking, cross-border payments
Reports
UK SME Market Report – International Payments
October 27th, 2018
The UK a competitive space for international payments companies to win SME business. Our standalone report includes Revolut, TransferWise, Moneycorp, WorldFirst