Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | December 13, 2018 Premium Payment App Becomes Korea’s First Fintech UnicornOn December 10, Toss became the fifth Korean unicorn startup, after its parent company, Viva Republica, announced that it raised an additional $80 million in funding, bringing total funding to $200 million and valuing the company at $1.2 billion. The new funding round was led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins and Ribbit Capital. Previous funding came from PayPal, Sequoia and the Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund Government Investment Corporation.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | October 3, 2018 Premium WeChat Pay Hong Kong Launches Cross-Border Mobile Payment ServicesTencent has partnered with China’s leading bank-card service provider UnionPay and its subsidiary UnionPay International to offer cross-border mobile payment services for WeChat Pay HK users traveling to Mainland China, starting October 1.Read More
Product TypeEvent Coverage Product TypeEvent Coverage | September 13, 2018 Register for Free Access Tech. 2018, Part 1: Technology Is Breaking Down the Barriers to Selling Beauty and Enabling Closer Ties Between Apparel Brands and SuppliersThis week, the Coresight Research team is attending the Tech. 2018 conference in London, which is produced by Retail Week and the World Retail Congress. Our takeaways from day one of the event include:Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | June 14, 2018 Register for Free Access Fujitsu Launches a Blockchain-Based Reward System for Retail and HospitalityJapanese multinational firm Fujitsu announced the launch of Fujitsu Intelligent Society Solution Blockchain Asset Service, a cloud service, blockchain-based reward system for retail and hospitality operators.Read More
Product TypeEvent Presentation Product TypeEvent Presentation | April 11, 2018 Premium AI and Robotics in the Supply ChainAI will play an increasingly important role in managing online and offline retail, logistics and data in a New Retail environment.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | March 28, 2018 Premium Digital Red Packets: WeChat’s Successful Foray into Mobile PaymentSending and giving red packets, or red envelopes, containing cash is a long-held Chinese tradition at Lunar New Year. Leveraging on this, WeChat, China’s most-used messaging app, introduced a function to send digital red packets back in 2014.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | February 14, 2018 Premium US Retailers Ready to Cater to Chinese New Year Shoppers with Mobile PaymentsMany Chinese tourists are currently preparing to travel overseas during the Lunar New Year celebration, which begins on February 16 and runs through March 2 this year.In the US, hundreds of thousands of retailers and service providers are ready to cater to these tourists by offering them the mobile-wallet payment options they prefer, such as Alipay.Read More
Product TypeEvent Coverage Product TypeEvent Coverage | January 16, 2018 Register for Free Access NRF 2018 Retail’s Big Show: Takeaways from Day TwoThe FGRT team is attending NRF 2018 Retail’s Big Show in New York City this week. With more than 35,000 attendees from 95 countries, including 18,000 retailers and more than 600 exhibitors, the trade show is one of the biggest in the retail industry. Below are our key takeaways from the second day of the event.Read More
Product TypeEvent Presentation Product TypeEvent Presentation | December 6, 2017 Premium The Retail Revolution – Global Trends and Opportunities (Asia Etailing Summit)• Amazon and Walmart have made notable acquisitions in 2017, which have defined the new retail landscape in the US. • Petsmart moved to acquire Chewy.com, one of the fastest-growing online retailers in the US. • In fashion, Coach has moved to acquire Kate Spade, Michael Kors – Jimmy Choo.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | August 29, 2017 Premium Deep Dive: Blockchain Mini-Series— Retail ApplicationsThis is the second report of our Blockchain Mini-Series, in which we cover the potential applications of blockchain technology in retail and supply-chain management.Read More
Product TypeInsight Report Product TypeInsight Report | August 8, 2017 Premium Amazon Pay Places: Amazon’s Next Conquest Could Be Mobile PaymentsThe US mobile payments market is highly fragmented, and leaders PayPal and Apple Pay have not yet achieved widespread public acceptance. US mobile payment platforms are hamstrung by hardware issues, proprietary systems and closed platforms as well as by a general lack of consumer enthusiasm.Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | August 2, 2017 Register for Free Access Baidu Forms Strategic Partnership with PayPal Targeting Overseas Payment MarketPayPal announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Baidu, which will allow PayPal’s global merchants to accept payments from Baidu Wallet users.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | July 18, 2017 Premium Deep Dive— Blockchain Mini-Series: CryptocurrenciesThis is the first of two reports in our Blockchain Mini-Series, which covers the latest trends in cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications. In our first report, we focus on cryptocurrencies:Read More
Product TypeFlash Report Product TypeFlash Report | February 1, 2017 Register for Free Access Alibaba’s Ant Financial to Acquire US Payment Service MoneyGram for $880 Million in CashOn January 26, Ant Financial and MoneyGram announced that privately held Ant Financial would acquire publicly traded MoneyGram (MGI) for $13.25 per share, representing a total deal value of about $880 million. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2017.Read More
Product TypeDeep Dive Product TypeDeep Dive | November 19, 2016 Premium Mobile Payments In ChinaChina leads the world in mobile payments. This report focuses on China's most common mobile payments technologies: near-field communication (NFC) and QR codes.Read More
