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Insight Report | December 13, 2018 Premium

Payment App Becomes Korea’s First Fintech Unicorn

On 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.

Insight Report | October 3, 2018 Premium

WeChat Pay Hong Kong Launches Cross-Border Mobile Payment Services

Tencent 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.

Event Coverage | September 13, 2018

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Tech. 2018, Part 1: Technology Is Breaking Down the Barriers to Selling Beauty and Enabling Closer Ties Between Apparel Brands and Suppliers

This 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:

Flash Report | June 14, 2018

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Fujitsu Launches a Blockchain-Based Reward System for Retail and Hospitality

Japanese 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.

Event Presentation | April 11, 2018 Premium

AI and Robotics in the Supply Chain

AI will play an increasingly important role in managing online
and offline retail, logistics and data in a New Retail
environment.

Insight Report | March 28, 2018 Premium

Digital Red Packets: WeChat’s Successful Foray into Mobile Payment

Sending 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.

Insight Report | February 14, 2018 Premium

US Retailers Ready to Cater to Chinese New Year Shoppers with Mobile Payments

Many 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.

Event Coverage | January 23, 2018

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London Blockchain Week 2018: Identifying Blockchain’s Value and Its Applications Across Industries

On January 22, the FGRT team attended London Blockchain Week 2018, an event that includes a hackathon, an exhibition and workshops. We attended the conference on the day that a number of exhibitors gave presentations.

Event Coverage | January 16, 2018

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NRF 2018 Retail’s Big Show: Takeaways from Day Two

The 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.

Event 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.

Deep Dive | August 29, 2017 Premium

Deep Dive: Blockchain Mini-Series— Retail Applications

This 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.

Insight Report | August 8, 2017 Premium

Amazon Pay Places: Amazon’s Next Conquest Could Be Mobile Payments

The 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.

Flash Report | August 2, 2017

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Baidu Forms Strategic Partnership with PayPal Targeting Overseas Payment Market

PayPal announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Baidu, which will allow PayPal’s global merchants to accept payments from Baidu Wallet users.

Deep Dive | July 18, 2017 Premium

Deep Dive— Blockchain Mini-Series: Cryptocurrencies

This 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:

Flash Report | February 1, 2017

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Alibaba’s Ant Financial to Acquire US Payment Service MoneyGram for $880 Million in Cash

On 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.