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Anna Kuzmina

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India stack

There was one particular subject that got the spotlight at the recent fintech conference that I talked about. India stack. Meaning, the number of government-led initiatives to bring India to the front seat of the world digital economy. That is one lucky 1.2 billion population country. Aadhaar serves as a founding block of the digital economy. A

27 November 2018 /payments Digital Banking Trends

Top 5 brain foods from Money2020 China

Money2020 is one of the most prominent fintech conferences in the world. Known for its wild parties in Las Vegas, it added events in Europe (Amsterdam and Copenhagen) in 2016, and this year opened up new locations — Singapore, and — wait for it… China. Hangzhou, home of Ant Financial (Alipay), no introduction needed, and Lianlianpay, that was a

22 November 2018 /payments Innovation in Financial Services

WeChat Pay in Russia

Previously, I wrote a couple of articles on Alipay and WeChat Pay, their history and strategy, their progress on the Russian ground. Not only them, Alibaba and Tencent, overall. Since then, things were constantly moving forward. FT Confidential Research, 2018 First of all, WeChat Pay continued skyrocketing, obviously getting to Alipay popularit

16 November 2018 /payments Fintech

11.11, or Double Eleven, or Global Shopping Festival: view from the payments side

It seems there are not so many online shoppers nowadays that are completely unaware of the havoc that November 11 wreaks. And yet I personally know the guy who invented Global Shopping Festival just a while ago, at least the English brand of which is known as the Chinese Singles Day. It used to be a huge sale on the Alibaba e-commerce websites at ...

12 November 2018 /payments Financial Risk Management

Polish love their banks

from Warsaw Warsaw is grey this time of the year, calm and a bit nostalgic. I always liked Polish banks, their stylish design and hands-on approach. Among EU banks — Polish are my personal favourite. At the first glance Poland is just an ordinary EU country. Everything is so well with the bank card acceptance everywhere, contactless support everyw...

08 November 2018 /payments Fintech

Does Singapore need wallets?

“I’m sorry, we are just not that innovative here”, said bartender in Ritz-Carlton hotel in Singapore. “Please, I need your card, enter PIN, and now sign here too”. Yep, Singapore is no Iceland, or China, or even Moscow. For those spoilt by the ApplePay or GooglePay mobile payments, Singapore might not give you the smooth experience. We can observ...

06 November 2018 /payments Asia Financial Services

Myanmar goes digital

Recently I was suggested to move to Myanmar. To my shame, I knew pretty much nothing about Myanmar, apart from it being Burma before. Ok, and except the fact that Myanmar is a Chinese gambling heaven. And that I have never been there or wanted to. So that got me curious — what in the world is happening in Myanmar? Credits to Guilherme Romano, Unsp...

02 November 2018 /payments Asia Financial Services

Google, Facebook, Alibaba in Africa

So many mighty and powerful are drawn to the African countries, and I am not even talking about Chinese and their generous investment in infrastructural projects in 53 out of 54 countries of the continent. There are also 500 more companies from around the world, famous and not so much, that are actively investing in various business projects in Af...

31 October 2018 Fintech innovation and startups

Cashless Iceland

When I was going to Iceland I thought there would be nothing much to say about payment habits in this country. Bank cards all around — contactless, easy, convenient, universal, boring. No cash needed. I was right. Payment for parking But hey, here are a few things that I can say. Americans might not feel themselves at ease with their magnetic stri...

29 October 2018 /payments Fintech

Risky Georgia

Georgia is nice . I mean not the US state but the country — former USSR republic. Sweet home for the Caucasus Mountain villages and the Black Sea beaches. Delicious, dizzy and soulful place in memory of its visitors. But you can’t get by without laris (₾) here. Even though many of cafes, stores and hotels accept bank cards, and most of them suppor

26 October 2018 /payments Fintech

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