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Payments sector is really huge market and great potential for crypto fintech startups. Non-cash transactions include remittance is significant.
1- Key Points
Global non-cash transactions volume grow %9 to %10 every year. Expected to be 2.4 trillion USD in 2020.
Accelerated in Emerging Asia ( %25.2 ) and CEMEA ( %17.1 )
Mature area markets growth rate is around %4 to %7
Global e-wallet transactions volume was in 42 billion USD in 2016
Top20 Big Techs such as Amazon, E-bay, Alibaba, Google, Apple, etc get %71 of entire e-wallet transactions in 2016.
There is no " one-fits-all " strategy to enter or grow in the e-payments. Needs tailor-made solutions on targeted customers habits, on weak points in country profiles of payments, on culture-effected digital adoption differencies.
Cards and fiat based e-wallets are still dominant in the market but crypto-based ones increased at helluva rate. In BNP Paribas research, crypto based payments & remittance transactions will have %11 market penetration in 2025. Sub-saharan Africa, South East Asia and mid-south America will get lion's share on it.
2 - Key Regulations and Indusry Initiatives ( KRII )
Regulatory sandboxes and initiatives by industry will have major impact in sector between 2019 to 2021. Take a look at below infographic. Also expected some steps from FATF & FinCen.
here is also another chart for in different point of view.
3- Weak Points in Crypto based / DLT payments & remittance. (CapGemini research 2018 )
Lack of interoperability of standarts : %85
Lack of vision due the key positions occupied by IT : %83
Lack of clarity in regulations : %83
Scalability : %77
Security : %66
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