Record Listing Applications Push Hong Kong Toward No.1 Global IPO Hub by Late 2025 — KPMG
By 30 September, Hong Kong was handling almost 300 active IPO filings, a new record, KPMG reports.
By 30 September, Hong Kong was handling almost 300 active IPO filings, a new record, KPMG reports.
China’s eight-day “Golden Week” holiday – running from October 1 to 8 and coinciding with both the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day – has sparked a surge in cross-border travel among Chinese tourists as well as their spending via Alipay.
In a fintech industry ripe with innovation, embedded payments technology holds a special place. Customers love it, merchants benefit from the added value and convenience they bring, and the whole payment journey is redefined end-to-end.
A fresh research shows that UK citizens increasingly choose cashless payment alternatives, with debit cards remaining the most popular option, but mobile wallets use also rapidly growing.
Although annual revenue growth is expected to slow from 8.8% to 4.0% within the next five years, global payments revenue is still forecast to increase to $2.4 trillion by 2029, as agentic AI, digital currencies, and fintech business models boost the growth.
Mobile wallets are now the payment method of choice across Southeast Asia, with 83% of Indonesian shoppers and 80% of Malaysians opting for them when making international purchases.
A study conducted by Mastercard and RCBC reveals that access to payment-enabled devices does not automatically translate into active financial participation. What practical tech aspects do drive financial inclusion then?
Driven by the rise of generative AI, the market for cloud infrastructure services reached $330 billion in revenues last year.
More than four in ten respondents believe that better payment interoperability would most benefit instant cross-border payments, highlighting both the need for improvements and vast opportunities in this segment.
86% of Southeast Asian firms are set to adopt AI agents within a year, with half of them having already deployed the technology.
The global payments platform Adyen posted €1.09B in revenue (+20% YoY) and €543.7M EBITDA (+28% YoY), driven by deeper enterprise customer relationships, expanding issuing volumes, and strong operational discipline.
Did you know which payment method outpaces cash and cards in brick-and-mortar purchases and is 165% more likely to be used than any other online shopping means? Does Apple Pay or Google Wallet ring a bell? Digital wallet adoption statistics 2025 have a lot to say about the global state of digital payments and the […]
As GPT-5.0 hits the scene, a new Medius survey exposes a growing crisis in finance: nearly one-third of professionals admit they can’t already spot AI-generated fake expense reports. How will they handle even more sophisticated, AI-driven fraud?
Mobile wallet usage in Australia has surpassed ATM withdrawals in both volume and value as local consumers increasingly turn to digital payments and digital banking methods.
It appears that one-third of travellers today use AI to book their vacations and make related purchases: these and more insights are revealed by the latest Adyen research on hospitality and travel sectors.
Mobile money is one of the main drivers of financial inclusion in low-income economies where such financial accounts surpass traditional bank ones.
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