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Covid-era contactless payment limit rises drove consumer usage but not adoption, research finds

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The Swiss central bank’s researchers based their analysis on anonymized, transaction-level data for a large sample of point-of-sale debit card payments made in Switzerland between 2019 and 2021. “In Switzerland – the country we study – the tap-and-go limit was doubled from CHF40 to CHF80 in April 2020.

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Publishes Interoperability Research Report

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Faster Payments Council (FPC), in partnership with Glenbrook Partners, today released the research report, Why Interoperability is Important to Faster Payments. The report is the latest part of a three-year, multifaceted industry study consisting of quantitative and qualitative research, launched by the FPC and Glenbrook in 2019.

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Global Fintech Report Q3 2019

CB Insights

In our Q3’ 2019 report, we cover macro trends across global geographies and regions within the United States. . The post Global Fintech Report Q3 2019 appeared first on CB Insights Research. This short-fall is due in part to the continued pull back in early-stage investing.

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AI Trends To Watch In 2019

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Download the free report to learn about the biggest emerging trends in AI and strategies to watch for 2019. One of the top AI trends to watch in 2019 will be the growth of edge AI across applications. Look for increased investment to the sector in 2019 and beyond. GET the 84-page AI TRENDS report. Open Source Frameworks.

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Investment To Blockchain Startups Slips In 2019

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Download the free report to learn about the biggest emerging trends in blockchain and strategies to watch for 2019. Total equity funding to the space, which is one measure of investor enthusiasm, fell over 30% in 2019. Using CB Insights data, we analyze investment trends across the space from Q4 2019.

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Global Fintech Report Q2 2019

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The post Global Fintech Report Q2 2019 appeared first on CB Insights Research. There are 48 VC-backed fintech unicorns worth a combined $187B: Valuations continued to grow in Q2’19 as many companies preferred to raise private financing over going public. There were seven new fintech unicorn births in Q2’19.

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Here Are The Most Active Fintech Investors Since 2019

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The post Here Are The Most Active Fintech Investors Since 2019 appeared first on CB Insights Research. For all of the underlying data and insights, check out our State Of Fintech Q1’20 Report: Investment & Sector Trends To Watch.

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