Weekly DCB and payment market update (#1/22)
In this week’s DCB and mobile payment market update, we have curated the following articles for you.
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Online security and fraud prevention
Beware these threats and potential cyber attacks in 2022
Mobile malware attacks to increase: There are 650 million mobile users in Africa, and, on some African countries, more people have access to a mobile phone than to clean water, a bank account or electricity, according to the World Bank and African Development Bank.
As mobile wallets and mobile payment platforms are used more frequently, cybercriminals will adapt their techniques to exploit this growing reliance on mobile devices.
All details:
https://businesstech.co.za/news/trending/538202/beware-these-threats-and-potential-cyber-attacks-in-2022/
If you want to learn more on how we support MNO with fraud detection and prevention in DCB, you can find details here: https://mdk.digital/case-study/market-observation/
Innovation and “out of the box” thinking
Bezahlen per Smartphone ist weiterhin die Ausnahme
Bankgeschäfte am heimischen PC sind mittlerweile Standard. Beim Bezahlen halten viele Nutzer allerdings weiterhin dem Bargeld die Treue. Doch gerade jüngere Menschen greifen an der Kasse immer öfter zum Smartphone.
Bargeld ist trotz aller technischen Bezahlmöglichkeiten einer Umfrage zufolge bei gut einem Drittel der Menschen in Deutschland Trumpf. 36 Prozent der mehr als 2.000 vom Meinungsforschungsinstitut YouGov befragten Erwachsenen gaben an, sie bevorzugten generell Barzahlung.
All details:
https://www.telecom-handel.de/point-of-sale/mobile-payment/bezahlen-smartphone-ausnahme-2728057.html
Use cases
Fintech Surge Expected to Continue in 2022 within the Payments Industry
The global B2B payments landscape has undergone a metamorphosis in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, beyond a predictable decline in cash usage and shifting preferences towards electronic and e-commerce transactions.
Technological breakthroughs such as open banking and fintech innovation have changed the cross-border payments market and forced enterprises to infuse new payment technology into their current business models before the next wave of disruption.
Full article here:
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/21506/fintech-surge-expected-to-continue-in-2022-within-the-payments-industry
Market outlook and development
INTERVIEW Billing trends: Where DCB fits in to the billing landscape with Tim Duncalf
In the second part of our series looking at key telemedia topics, Tim Duncalf, sales director, Telecom2, talks about where DCB is heading and how it fits in with the other digital billing tools on the market
Full interview:
https://www.telemediaonline.co.uk/interview-billing-trends-where-dcb-fits-in-to-the-billing-landscape-with-tim-duncalf/
