Events
GGM's head of Financial & Business Services Tom MacDonald has been invited to speak about e-commerce payments at the Arabnet Digital Summit 'Money Forum' event in Dubai on 30-Apr-18. Tom will place UAE and GCC e-commerce in the global context, explain the evolution of digital payments and how consumers choose to pay, and outline best practices for payment providers in the region. [Image: Arabnet]
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29-Jan-18 Cash is still king in Japan, and that means the central bank doesn’t see a need to mint a digital currency for now, according to the head of the FinTech Center at the Bank of Japan. [image: Bloomberg]
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16-Jan-18 The Taiwanese government’s goal of cashless payments reaching 90% of all payments by 2025 could be achieved five years ahead of schedule, according to Visa, as the company pushes for increased use of its cash alternatives. [image: VISA]
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08-Jan-18 Thanks to a die-hard affection for cash, Japan loses over USD17.6 bn every year as a result of 65% of payments being settled in cash, more than twice the average 32% among other developed economies. [image: BCG]
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