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11-Apr-18 In Mar-18, the Indian National Payments Corporation reported that UPI saw more than 178 million transactions and totalling more than USD3.7 bn. At this rate, incumbent payment innovators might just get disintermediated themselves. [image: Bloomberg News]
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11-Apr-18 Digital payments in the Middle East are at a watershed as regulations, culture and technology all shift, opening the door for innovative companies to disrupt one of the oldest payment ecosystems in the world. [image: Global Growth Markets]
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05-Apr-18 Global card companies Visa and Mastercard are struggling for market share with India's homegrown payment channels. Compounding troubles for card companies is the scant availability of swiping machines across India with just 1,900 per million people. [image: DW]
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05-Mar-18 In the Middle East, opportunities for innovation in payments are plentiful. More than 80% of retail payments and 65% of e-commerce payments are made in cash, and smartphone adoption is >100% in several countries, according to Global Growth Markets. [image: Global Growth Markets]
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03-Apr-18 Google has identified three Asian countries and one other emerging market for its Tez m-payment service, having assessed Asia, Latam, Africa and the Middle East. Criteria included political appetite for digital payments, low card penetration and limited access to NFC. [image: Mobile World Live]
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