SY Lau, Senior Executive Vice President and Chairman of Group Marketing and Global Branding at Tencent, gave a presentation on China's evolution towards a cashless society and the opportunities of digital civilization. The presentation covered 3 parts: 1) An overview of China's payment landscape showing a decline in cash usage and rise of third-party payments like AliPay and WeChat Pay. 2) The evolution from infrastructure building to a "flying wheel effect" driven by factors like e-commerce, mobile internet, and social connectivity. 3) The opportunities in Phase 3 as China moves towards a digital civilization, with examples like WeChat City services and the customized smart city of Xiong'an utilizing Tencent technologies and an Internet Plus approach
Basics of Anti-Money Laundering : A Really Quick Primer
What is Money Laundering?
The act of concealing or disguising (laundering) of funds obtained through illegal activity
so that they appear to have been generated through legal, legitimate sources.
How is it Carried Out?
Shell companies, intermediaries and money transmitters usually transfer these funds around the world Banks and other financial institutions are the chosen medium for laundering these illegal funds
AML Regulations:
The Bank Secrecy Act is the most important Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulation
The BSA requires financial institutions to:
Keep records of cash purchases of negotiable instruments
File reports of cash transactions exceeding $10,000 (daily aggregate amount)
Report suspicious activity that might signify money laundering, tax evasion, or other criminal activities
Implement a written, board-approved compliance monitoring program
The USA Patriot Act
Expands AML requirements to all financial institutions
Augments existing BSA framework
AML Best Practices:
In order to combat money laundering, banks should implement the following best practices:
Customer Identification Program (CIP)
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Program
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Risk Assessment
Identification and Reporting of Suspicious Activity
Want to learn more about anti-money laundering process and best practices? ComplianceOnline webinars and seminars are a great training resource. Check out the following links:
http://www.complianceonline.com/anti-money-laundering-aml-compliance-program-seminar-training-80114SEM-prdsm?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-ofac-risk-assessments-regulatory-requirements-seminar-training-80181SEM-prdsm?channel=ppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-compliance-reporting-requirements-webinar-training-703352-prdw?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-compliance-checklists-webinar-training-703178-prdw?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-ofac-risk-assessments-and-evaluation-compliance-program-webinar-training-703493-prdw?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/best-practices-for-developing-risk-models-for-aml-bsa-monitoring-webinar-training-703628-prdw?channel=amlppt
Aeromexico and Adyen - Transformation of E-Commerce PaymentsBrian Gross
Aeromexico implemented the Adyen payments gateway, leading to revolutionary improvements in both acceptance rates and the customer experience. Presented at Airline & Travel Payments Summit (ATPS), Berlin, May 2017
This presented is aimed at AML/CTF practitioners who would need quick reminders of the basics of AML. Tools are not very useful if the underlying basics are unknown.
Fintech : An Innovation in Financial Industry by Fintech App Development CompanyGame App Studio
As a Leading Fintech App Development Company, Game App Studio we described some of the Reasons Why Fintech is an Innovation in the Financial Business and How they reduce the Problems in terms of Banking and Financial. When you Get any Doubt about it Contact Us. If You want to have your own FinTech Application for Your Business Hit Game App Studio in Google at any time Always here for you.
Basics of Anti-Money Laundering : A Really Quick Primer
What is Money Laundering?
The act of concealing or disguising (laundering) of funds obtained through illegal activity
so that they appear to have been generated through legal, legitimate sources.
How is it Carried Out?
Shell companies, intermediaries and money transmitters usually transfer these funds around the world Banks and other financial institutions are the chosen medium for laundering these illegal funds
AML Regulations:
The Bank Secrecy Act is the most important Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulation
The BSA requires financial institutions to:
Keep records of cash purchases of negotiable instruments
File reports of cash transactions exceeding $10,000 (daily aggregate amount)
Report suspicious activity that might signify money laundering, tax evasion, or other criminal activities
Implement a written, board-approved compliance monitoring program
The USA Patriot Act
Expands AML requirements to all financial institutions
Augments existing BSA framework
AML Best Practices:
In order to combat money laundering, banks should implement the following best practices:
Customer Identification Program (CIP)
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Program
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Risk Assessment
Identification and Reporting of Suspicious Activity
Want to learn more about anti-money laundering process and best practices? ComplianceOnline webinars and seminars are a great training resource. Check out the following links:
http://www.complianceonline.com/anti-money-laundering-aml-compliance-program-seminar-training-80114SEM-prdsm?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-ofac-risk-assessments-regulatory-requirements-seminar-training-80181SEM-prdsm?channel=ppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-compliance-reporting-requirements-webinar-training-703352-prdw?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-compliance-checklists-webinar-training-703178-prdw?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-ofac-risk-assessments-and-evaluation-compliance-program-webinar-training-703493-prdw?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/best-practices-for-developing-risk-models-for-aml-bsa-monitoring-webinar-training-703628-prdw?channel=amlppt
Aeromexico and Adyen - Transformation of E-Commerce PaymentsBrian Gross
Aeromexico implemented the Adyen payments gateway, leading to revolutionary improvements in both acceptance rates and the customer experience. Presented at Airline & Travel Payments Summit (ATPS), Berlin, May 2017
This presented is aimed at AML/CTF practitioners who would need quick reminders of the basics of AML. Tools are not very useful if the underlying basics are unknown.
Fintech : An Innovation in Financial Industry by Fintech App Development CompanyGame App Studio
As a Leading Fintech App Development Company, Game App Studio we described some of the Reasons Why Fintech is an Innovation in the Financial Business and How they reduce the Problems in terms of Banking and Financial. When you Get any Doubt about it Contact Us. If You want to have your own FinTech Application for Your Business Hit Game App Studio in Google at any time Always here for you.
Embedded Finance - a new $7 trillion market opportunitySimon Torrance
Embedded Finance builds on bank as a service and open banking business models to enable any organisation to generate new revenues from adding financial services to their propositions: payments, lending, insurance, investments. The market opportunity for those who enable Embedded Finance is very significant.
Presentation given for Crowe Horwath Auditor's training session on 26/03/2016.
AML regulations are applicable to professional service providers also. See the presentation for more information
Lecture part of the IAB Digital MasterClass 2015 held under the guidence of New Bulgarian University and IAB Bulgaria. The lecture covers the digital in banking and more specifically in electronic channels in banking. The lecture concerns case study of Alpha Bank Bulgaria and the e-channels used by the bank.
Anti-money Laundering:-
The process of disguising the proceeds of crime in an effort to conceal their illicit origins and legitimize their future use. Its main objective is to conceal true ownership and origin of the proceeds, a desire to maintain control, a need to change the form of the proceeds.Techniques used can be simple, diverse, complex, but secret.
Embedded Finance - the $7 Trillion market opportunitySimon Torrance
Embedded Finance is a new way for companies across all sectors to create and capture more value. It allows any brand to create and sell attractive financial services (payments, credit, insurance, investments, savings) either as invisible native components of, or add-ons to, their customer experiences. This helps them to increase loyalty and/or generate new high margin revenue in new ways. For the (software) companies who enable Embedded Finance, this offers a very exciting new market.
Microfinance institutions are recognized as an effective method of directly improving the lives of those who are most in need as it provides financial services such as loans to poor families.
However, one of its obstacles in achieving its objectives to service the poor and broaden financial inclusion are fraudulent activities that are a threat to the institutions’ long-term sustainability.
Through proper dashboarding and early investigations of cases with identified deviations of key transactions, the capstone of Team Women5Dev composed of Rochelle Derilo, Jessa Gavilla, Gizelle Nacor, and Patricia Pangatungan used analytics as an aid for cross-functional fraud investigation for a microfinance institution. With appropriate levels of monitoring and tracking, now microfinance institutions can quickly point out potential fraudulent activities for improved risk assessment and operations.
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This is my presentation about what is money laundering crime and what is the role of financial institutions in the fight against it. I used it during my speech for a bunch of Business School Students (ISM).
A Historical shift in the Economy and Societycnicchile
Presentación del Sr. Irving Wladawsky en el marco de su visita a Chile, tras la invitación del Consejo Nacional de Innovación para la Competitividad, para hablar de la revolución que puede significar el Cloud Computing en el proceso de modernización del Estado.
Embedded Finance - a new $7 trillion market opportunitySimon Torrance
Embedded Finance builds on bank as a service and open banking business models to enable any organisation to generate new revenues from adding financial services to their propositions: payments, lending, insurance, investments. The market opportunity for those who enable Embedded Finance is very significant.
Presentation given for Crowe Horwath Auditor's training session on 26/03/2016.
AML regulations are applicable to professional service providers also. See the presentation for more information
Lecture part of the IAB Digital MasterClass 2015 held under the guidence of New Bulgarian University and IAB Bulgaria. The lecture covers the digital in banking and more specifically in electronic channels in banking. The lecture concerns case study of Alpha Bank Bulgaria and the e-channels used by the bank.
Anti-money Laundering:-
The process of disguising the proceeds of crime in an effort to conceal their illicit origins and legitimize their future use. Its main objective is to conceal true ownership and origin of the proceeds, a desire to maintain control, a need to change the form of the proceeds.Techniques used can be simple, diverse, complex, but secret.
Embedded Finance - the $7 Trillion market opportunitySimon Torrance
Embedded Finance is a new way for companies across all sectors to create and capture more value. It allows any brand to create and sell attractive financial services (payments, credit, insurance, investments, savings) either as invisible native components of, or add-ons to, their customer experiences. This helps them to increase loyalty and/or generate new high margin revenue in new ways. For the (software) companies who enable Embedded Finance, this offers a very exciting new market.
Microfinance institutions are recognized as an effective method of directly improving the lives of those who are most in need as it provides financial services such as loans to poor families.
However, one of its obstacles in achieving its objectives to service the poor and broaden financial inclusion are fraudulent activities that are a threat to the institutions’ long-term sustainability.
Through proper dashboarding and early investigations of cases with identified deviations of key transactions, the capstone of Team Women5Dev composed of Rochelle Derilo, Jessa Gavilla, Gizelle Nacor, and Patricia Pangatungan used analytics as an aid for cross-functional fraud investigation for a microfinance institution. With appropriate levels of monitoring and tracking, now microfinance institutions can quickly point out potential fraudulent activities for improved risk assessment and operations.
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This is my presentation about what is money laundering crime and what is the role of financial institutions in the fight against it. I used it during my speech for a bunch of Business School Students (ISM).
A Historical shift in the Economy and Societycnicchile
Presentación del Sr. Irving Wladawsky en el marco de su visita a Chile, tras la invitación del Consejo Nacional de Innovación para la Competitividad, para hablar de la revolución que puede significar el Cloud Computing en el proceso de modernización del Estado.
These days, in our industry, two words have the highest exposure rate. One is 5G, and the other is a smart city.
The Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, these new concepts have emerged one after another, promoting the entire society to accelerate toward informatization, digitization, and intelligence.
Big bosses from all walks of life are keeping a close eye on technological trends, hoping to take the lead in introducing technology, improving production efficiency, and realizing digital transformation.
As a result, various hotspot terms have emerged one after another, such as 5G smart factory, 5G smart park, 5G smart agriculture, 5G smart shopping malls, and so on.
The smart city originated in the media field, which refers to the use of various information technologies or innovative concepts to open up and integrate the city's systems and services to improve the efficiency of resource utilization, optimize city management and services, and improve the quality of life of citizens.
Various cities around the world are taking that connectivity to the next level. They’re addressing some long-standing development issues by examining the potential of smart cities. In fact, estimates are that more than $41 trillion will be invested in the Internet of Things (IoT) tools and platforms to modernize cities around the world.
Smart cities are at the forefront of the next wave of the Internet of Things. The goals are to streamline communication and improve the lives of citizens. And save a little money along the way.
From Bogota to Manilla passing by Lagos, internet is changing the world.
Every year, Seedstars World scouts 50+ emerging markets to find the best entrepreneurs to promote them, connect them and invest in them. We're seeing each year 2500+ of the best entrepreneurs.
This report shares some of our discoveries.
The future of digital government services in the era of smart citiesSaeed Al Dhaheri
This presentation was made for the 21st GCC smart government and smart cities conference that was held in Dubai from 16-19 May 2015. It covers the new trends in digital government service delivery and impact on CIO's. the move towards digital government in the GCC was also highlighted.
2016 Moldova ICT Summit_ICT driven innovation for PS ModernizationCornelia_Amihalachioae
eGovernment Center's presentation at the 2016 Moldova ICT Summit. Council of Europe-organizd event. Summit Day 2. SESSION I. Internet Public Service Value in the Republic of Moldova
An overview about the Digitalization, both for companies and for citizens.
Digitalization is everywhere, Now.
➤ Find out more https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/digitalize-overview-digitalization-gabriele-curvietto/
Bas Boorsma, Director, Internet of Things & City Digitization North Europe, Cisco
Presentation from the Nordic Digital Business Summit 2016
www.NDBSevents.com
For the win: Breaking down the preferences of Asia’s mobile gamersdigitalinasia
No platform is more ripe with opportunity for game developers and publishers than mobile.
That’s especially true in Asia, where 1.21 billion mobile gamers — more than half of the
world’s mobile gaming population1
— consistently drive the lion’s share of global mobile
games revenue.2
More universally accessible and affordable than their PC and console
predecessors, mobile games offer publishers a direct line to a wider audience of players
than ever before, and empower developers with more freedom to experiment with a
growing assortment of genres, monetization models, and styles of gameplay.
As mobile titles have evolved from simple control schemes to more complex and immersive
experiences, they’ve also revealed even more nuances among Asia’s growing audience
of mobile gamers. Considering the rich diversity of local customs, traditions, and player
preferences across the region, launching a successful mobile game can be a tricky
science — and it starts with getting to know the local landscape.
In the final installment of our series of insights on Asia’s gaming market, we’ll take a
look at the region’s top-grossing mobile games and genres to explore how evolving
player preferences, culture, and game developers have uniquely shaped the landscape
of each country.
Let’s start with Asia’s most prominent hub for mobile gamers — China.
The dramatic events of 2022 will shape the crypto landscape for years to come.
Chart 1. Rolling 1y Sharpe ratio
Sources: IEX Cloud and Coinbase.
Yet, despite the uncertainty surrounding the
potential fallout, there are important
characteristics that distinguish this market
from the previous crypto winter. For one,
institutional crypto adoption remains firmly
entrenched. Many investors take a long-term
perspective and recognize the cyclical nature
of these markets. Rather than stepping back,
they are using this environment to hone their
knowledge and build the infrastructure to
prepare for the future.
But no one is arguing that digital assets
haven’t faced an important setback. The
total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies
is currently around US$835 billion, down 62%
from $2.2 trillion at the end of 2021, albeit still
high relative to most of the asset class’ history.
Comparatively, the Nasdaq is down 30% since
the end of 2021 and the S&P 500 down 18%.
From a Sharpe ratio perspective however,
crypto’s risk-adjusted return actually
performed in line with US and global stock
indices through 2022 and did much better
than US bonds. Prior to the fallout in November,
an equally-weighted basket of BTC and ETH
offered a negative Sharpe ratio of 1.08 compared
to an average negative return of 0.90 for US
stocks. This is a significant deviation from
the trend observed in the last crypto winter,
when digital assets underperformed nearly
all traditional risk assets for the duration of
2019 and into early 2020.
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The differences between these periods may
also be observed in the prospective fallout
from the latest crypto downturn. For instance,
we expect greater calls for regulatory clarity
to emerge, as institutional investors push for
better governance and standards to help
make the asset class more accessible, safer,
and easier for all to navigate. This will take
time, however, as the industry puts lessons
about systemic deficiencies in the right
context and applies the necessary risk
controls to protect its customers.
Looking ahead, we believe the evolution
of the crypto ecosystem is putting subjects
like tokenization, permissioned DeFi, and
web3 front and center. Meanwhile, bitcoin’s
core investment thesis remains intact, while
Ethereum seems to be outpacing its layer-1
competition in terms of network activity.
We are seeing a greater variety of use cases for
non-fungible tokens outside of art, like using
NFTs to certify and authenticate real-world
assets or as ENS domain names. Stablecoins
are now one of the largest sectors in the crypto
ecosystem with an outsized role in storing and
transferring wealth.
We discuss these trends and many more in the
enclosed report
The annual Asia Video Industry Report is a
treasure trove of insight and information
and if you want a holistic view of the state
of our industry at the end of 2022, it is
required reading. There is such a variety
of topics and opinions that it is a great
resource to be able to revisit and always
find something new.
The other great thing about this report
is that like everything that we do, it
represents our membership. As an
industry body, our strength always lies
in the members we represent. It is by
channelling the passion and hard work of
all of you that we, as an industry, can be
successful.
Nothing is ever straightforward or
predictable. We thought the outbreak
of a global pandemic was going to test
us and it did, but perhaps not as much
as now - the process of coming out of it,
with the world’s economy under serious
strain. Visions of a tech-led future that
saw valuations reach historic levels under
COVID have been replaced with a more
sombre assessment of priorities – the
key ones being financial profitability and
sustained growth prospects.
So while there is little doubt some of
us will have some rocky times ahead, I
am very confident of the outlook of the
Asian video industry. Profitability and
sustained growth prospects are exactly
what I see. They may not be the first to
tell you, but consumers love what they are
getting. They love the wealth and depth
of amazing shows being produced, they
love the international hits, they love the
local investments in their own stories
and culture, and they love discovering
lesser-known shows from countries they
are less familiar with.
Is there more rationalisation which
needs to be made? Will we see more
consolidations? Will there be more debate
about peak content and its relationship to
financial stability? The answer to all three
of these questions is certainly yes. But
these are growing pains in a sector that
will continue to grow and be immensely
successful. All the tweets and user
generated content in the world cannot
replace the value of well-crafted, well-told
and well-produced stories.
I also believe we have matured
enormously as an industry over the last
few years. If there was any panic over the
disruption the industry has been through,
I believe it has gone. And I see greater
certainty and confidence in the roles
each company plays. There is a more
sombre assessment by each company
of the value that they bring which others
do not. Temptations to try to be D2C and
D2B and a content producer and a tech
company have abated, and we look more
like an industry now with everyone in their
right place.
The role AVIA plays continues to evolve
and while it is not always directly visible,
I believe it remains more important now
than at any previous time. The analogy
I always use is of building and securing
the foundations on which our industry
sits. The stronger and more secure we
can make them, the taller the individual
buildings can grow. The impetus to
regulate in the digital realm is only getti
China’s influencer marketing industry is well ahead of the rest of the world. The
advanced functionality and integration of social media, e-commerce and mobile
payments has enabled the Chinese KOL and KOC economy to grow at a pace not
seen anywhere else in the world. This growth has been accelerated by the Covid-19
pandemic and the consequent prevention measures that included closing physical
stores, dining in, in-person events and sporadic district lockdowns. These measures
have led to a significant increase in the amount of time Chinese consumers spend
on the internet. In fact, the average Chinese consumer today spends over seven
hours a day on the internet . About two-thirds of those seven hours is spent using
social or content apps, as users increasingly seek information about the world
around them through social media, influencers and friends to help make purchase
decisions.
PJdaren’s preliminary estimates suggest that from September 2021 to October 2022
there were more than 10.1 million KOLs and KOCs across China’s social media
ecosystem with a fan base of over 10,000 followers – a figure larger than anything
seen elsewhere in the world. China’s influencers published an average of 38.3 million
posts on a daily basis.
PJDAREN INSIGHTS 4
CHINA’S INFLUENCER MARKETING INDUSTRY
Introduction
According to the National
Bureau of Statistics, China’s
influencer economy grew
from CN¥241.9 billion (US$
38.5 billion) in 2018 to CN¥1.3
trillion (US$210 billion) in 2020.
It is estimated that by the
year 2025, the total market
size of China’s influencer
economy will reach CN¥6.7
trillion (US$1.035 trillion).
DENTSU - 2023 Global Ad Spend Forecasts.pdfdigitalinasia
The world is entering a period of
economic downturn.
3 Advertising is a
bellwether industry, which means that it
is at the forefront of the economy, and
we are already seeing a slowdown in the
market.
During the pandemic, governments
provided fiscal stimulus to keep their
economies going, for example, through
furlough payments to keep workers at
home, and loans and grants to keep
viable businesses ticking over while
they could not trade. This expansion of
the money supply has led to inflation -
also helped by supply chain disruption
caused by further lockdowns in China
and the situation in Ukraine - which
governments are trying to address by
raising interest rates and taxes.
This in turn has led to a slowdown in
demand for products and services from
consumers who are less able to spend
or feel less confident about future
prospects, so are less willing to invest
in big ticket items like new cars and
homes. Consumers will be looking for
ways to save money, and for this reason
many subscription-only businesses
like streaming platforms are looking
for alternative ways to monetise, for
example, through advertising.
The past two years have necessitated big swings and quick thinking. In 2023, smart
business leaders will get focused — pruning efforts that aren’t bearing fruit and prioritising
long-term growth. The war in Europe and resulting global economic slowdown are forcing
firms in Asia Pacific to find new growth drivers and lead with purpose as uncertainty
rises. Most will struggle, however, to find a balance between investing in transformation
and growth while simultaneously embracing environmental sustainability, resilience, and
employee empowerment.
Trust will be at the forefront of business operations in 2023. Customers are increasingly
weary of organisations playing fast and loose with their personal data, and regulators aren’t
far behind. And it won’t stop there — fuelled by the ire of fed-up customers and employees,
regulators will scrutinise greenwashing, misinformation, and employee surveillance.
The interlocking market dynamics of 2023 will require business leaders to adhere to a
long-term strategic vision while operating within unknown territory. A laser focus on their
organisations’ missions and strengths — and a willingness to shed distractions that don’t
move the needle — will be the defining factor of success in 2023.
The macro and political backdrops are much different today than they were twelve months ago. I wrapped up the 2022 report when interest rates were near zero, and crypto markets and the S&P sat at all-time highs. We didn’t have a single proxy war with a nuclear-armed adversary! And we had Dem- ocratic leadership in both chambers of Congress.
Portfolios are down 80% since then. Crypto startups are (sometimes) required to have business models before VCs cut checks, and nine figure checks might (maybe) begin to include board oversight. The separation of money and state feels inevitable as countries are getting canceled. Real policy is taking shape in DC, and the outlook for regulatory progress is somewhat rosier.
Is this the dark before the dawn, or the beginning of a long Arctic winter? I believe in crypto.
Bitcoin and Ethereum seem to be on long-term stable ground. DeFi will take major strides forward next year. Privacy tech will be promoted as an integral part of the future of public blockchains (or get de facto banned on dystopian and vague “national security” grounds). Infrastructure investments around code security, decentralized hardware, virtual worlds, custody, protocol governance, and block- chain scalability are all in vogue. There will be less NFT speculation. Fewer moon fumes.
I will probably spend more time in this report deconstructing crypto policy than you would like, but I’ll make fun of important people along the way to keep it zippy.
Once again, this beast took me 200 hours to write. That’s a lot, but it’s also down about 20% from last year. I thank the Messari analyst team for those cost savings. They write good stuff daily for Messari Pro subscribers, and you should sign up. If you’re an institution or crypto startup, stop missing key insights: our Enterprise-level offering give your company the research and data tools you need to save more time, energy, and long-term compliance costs on day-to-day crypto work.
In 2022, Messari tripled our team size and revenue in a down market. We closed a Series B, launched several new products (Asset Intelligence, Protocol Metrics, Data Apps), and doubled the size of Main- net 2022 in NYC. We’re still hiring. Come with me if you want to live.
Every year, people ask me how I write all this stuff in such a short amount of time. Mostly, it’s a labor of love. I am grateful to have the opportunity to build in this industry, and we appreciate the builders who have supported us through thick and thin. This report is a token of appreciation.
But if I’m being honest, there’s also a certain amount of rage that fueled this report. The bad actors have gotten all of the oxygen this year, and set back the good actors and years of progress that they had made.
I hope The Theses shifts the focus away from the frauds and the tourists, and back to the pioneers. I wrote this in the pioneers’ defense.
The only constant in commerce is change. And the only way forward is to adapt. In the past year, we’ve seen millions of businesses display resilience in the face of the unexpected, contributing to over $27 trillion USD1 of retail
sales worldwide. But 64%2 of global businesses are still recovering from the negative impact of the pandemic.*
Economic obstacles from the pandemic were compounded further in 2022, when the Russia-Ukraine
war led to sanctions that delayed or halted trade altogether. The fiscal instability is driving the highest inflation in 40 years.3
Online shopping jumped 77% year over year just months into the pandemic, accelerating the innovation and
*All values are in U.S. dollars
adoption of digital commerce by half a decade.4 Shopping, working, and socializing online became commonplace.
But after years of lockdowns and restrictions, people now crave meaningful connection across all facets of life—including commerce. Physical spaces make those points of connection between merchants and customers possible, including online and offline commerce.
As brands grapple with the challenges in 2023, they’ll need to respond by adding flexibility to their products, plans, and policies. With an economic recession on the horizon, being agile has never been more important. This report outlines the global trends equipping brands to confront the unexpected.
TALKWALKER - Social Media Trends 2023.pdfdigitalinasia
2023 - The year when brands build
on consumer trust
The last few years have been disruptive. We’ve gone through
a pandemic, lockdowns, supply chain issues, and a cost of
living crisis. Consumers have come out of it changed.
More urgent, more demanding, more fickle, and until now,
brands have struggled to keep up.
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#SocialMediaTrends2023
Introduction
2023 will disrupt all that.
Brands won’t take back control. But, they will learn to shake
up the industry by managing the symbiotic consumer/brand
relationship. Simply by being better listeners, and using more
immersive consumer insights to get closer to their
communities, with a seamless ability to quickly capitalize,
and act on them.
In the 8th edition of our report, we look at the 10 biggest
trends of 2023, and how they are driven by the needs of
consumers. Including:
• Data-backed insights on why the trends will matter in 2023
(and beyond)
• Input from global experts and industry veterans on why
these trends matter
• A combination of insights and brand actions to maximize
outcomes for consumers and brands
Both 2021 and 2022 have been hallmark years in all things Web3, crypto, and blockchain. The market has dramatically expanded - we’ve seen new highs and some sobering lows alongside extraordinary and constant innovation. Here at Vayner3, we’ve grown from a small group of passionate crypto- natives to an end-to-end Web3 consultancy with 25+ enterprise clients across CPG, Retail, Fashion, Automotive, and Tech. Recent events have certainly surfaced clear bad actors and put the space in the spotlight for the wrong reasons, but we remain optimistic about our Web3 future. This paper will help explain why.
Web3 is the next evolution of the internet, consumer behavior, and culture powered by blockchain technology. Our definition of Web3 includes new technologies - cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DeFi, and the “metaverse” - but it also includes an important cultural and behavioral layer. Over the last 2 years, we have seen a renaissance begin in digital art, fashion, sports, music, and identity. As consumers spend more and more of their time online - and younger generations grow with a more intertwined version of physical and digital realities - we expect today’s fundamentals of emerging Web3 technology and culture to grow exponentially with profound implications.
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4. DIGITAL’S PERCENTAGE OF CHINA’S GDP AND GROWTH RATE
China’s GDP
Digital Economy
Source: China Academy of Information and Communication Technology ( CAICT ) , Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ( MIIT )
15.2%
30.3%
2008 2016
YoY Growth Rate
21.3%
5. CHINA IS A LEADING COUNTRY IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
Source: McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), CHINA’S DIGITAL ECONOMY: A LEADING GLOBAL FORCE, August 2017
42.435.0
24.1
64.6
33.5
2005 2016
790
74
China U.S.
34
43
47
45
19 12
Number of
unicorns
Valuation
<1.0
Retail E-commerce Transaction Value
%, $ billion
100%= 495 1,915
Mobile payments, 2016
$ billion
Global unicorns, June 2016
%; number; $ billion
11x
100%= 262 883
CHINA
U.S.
Rest of
the
world
CHINA
U.S.
Rest of
the
world
8. Source: The People's Bank of China, National Bureau of Statistics of China, United Nation based Better Than Cash Alliance
63%
33%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Cash % Non-cash %
The Decline of Cash Usage
Total consumption
The Rise of Third-party Payment
Retail-related Consumption
-
20
40
60
80
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Bank Third-party
Third-party Payment
2012-2016 CAGR: 52%
Bank Card Payment
2012-2016 CAGR: 25%
RMB Trillion
THE OVERVIEW OF CHINA PAYMENT LANDSCAPE
9. Customers
Cash Bank Cards Bills Debit Transfer
Business
Financial
Institutions
Government
Non-Cash Payment
Small Business
Large Corporate
BUILDING THE 3rd PARTY NETWORK ON HANDLING OF
THE C2B OR SMALL ENTERPRISES B2B PAYMENT FLOWS
Source: Bernstein Analysis
10. Source: CB Insights; Ipsos, 18,000 customers surveyed
THE OVERVIEW OF CHINA PAYMENT LANDSCAPE
Mobile Payments Penetration Rate, 2016
48%77%
China
U.S.
790
74
China U.S.
Mobile Payments, 2016
11x
$ Billion
11. Source: United Nation based Better Than Cash Alliance; iResearch
2.9 33X 23X 85X
Trillion USD
2016
Combined Payments of
AliPay and Tencent Payment
2012-2016
Combined Payments of AliPay
and Tencent Payment
Increase by
2012-2016
AliPay Payment
Increase by
2012-2016
Tencent Payment
Increase by
ALIBABA AND TENCENT ARE LEADERS OF THIRD PARTY PAYMENT SEGMENT
12. Source: iResearch, PBOC, PCAC, Bernstein Analysis
41%
48%
55%
55%
59%
62%
62%
66%
69%
72%
74%
83%
92%
93%
94%
Cross-board Transfer
Insurance
Beauty care
Gaming payment
Education
Utility bills
Entertainment
Lottery
Financial products
Credit card repayment
Food delivery
Air tickets
Money transfer
Telephone bills payment
Online shopping
THE EMERGENCE OF CHINA CASHLESS SOCIETY. A REALITY, NOT A MYTH.
E-payment’s penetration in
daily consumption scenario
13. 1 THE OVERVIEW OF CHINA PAYMENT LANDSCAPE
2 THE EVOLUTION OF CHINA CASHLESS SOCIETY
14. PHASE I: FROM 0 TO 1
Infrastructure Building
∞
Challenges Consumer Adoption
THE EVOLUTION TOWARDS A CASHLESS SOCIETY IN CHINA
Drivers
Digital Infrastructure
Digital Users
Digital Pioneers
15. GOVERNMENT AS A POLICY MAKER, INVESTOR, INNOVATOR, AND CONSUMER
1994.4
The National
Computing and
Networking Facility
Project
2000
The birth of China’s
Mobile Internet
2000.4
4 Major network:
CSTNET, CHINANET,
CERNET, CHINAGBNET
realized
interconnection
2009.1
The birth of the “3G” Era
2009.11
The “Internet of Things"
strategy
2013.8
The "Broadband
China" strategy
2013.12
The birth of the “4G” era
16. A MULTI-FACETED AND MULTI-INDUSTRY DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM
A ubiquitous network connection enabled the very first tipping point
17. A WORLD CLASS E-COMMERCE ECOSYSTEM
Launched in 2005 Launched in 2004
18. ALIBABA’S MILESTONES IN THE EVOLUTION OF PAYMENT
Source: www.wikipedia.org
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Alipay established
Alipay became one of the first
third-party payment providers
Alipay launched a financial
product platform Yu'ebao
Alipay was re-
branded as Ant
Financial
Alipay payments value was
less than RMB 0.5 trillion
19. Source: CNNIC, eMarketer
CHINA HAS THE WORLD’S LARGEST NUMBER OF MOBILE USERS
724
Million
52%+ of China’s Population
Utilize Mobile Access
733
Million
Europe and North America’s
Utilization of Mobile Access
CHINA
Europe and
North America
Rest of the world
20. Drivers
Tipping
Points
Challenges
PHASE II: FROM 1 TO N
Flying Wheel Effect
PHASE I: FROM 0 TO 1
Infrastructure Building
Consumer Adoption
Ubiquitous Network
Connection
Digital Infrastructure
THE EVOLUTION TOWARDS A CASHLESS SOCIETY IN CHINA
Ecommerce
Digital Users
Digital Pioneers
Mobile Payment Adoption
Mobile Internet
Open Platform Innovation
Social Connectivity
23. Drivers
Tipping
Points
Challenges
PHASE II: FROM 1 TO N
Flying Wheel Effect
PHASE I: FROM 0 TO 1
Infrastructure Building
Consumer Adoption Mobile Payment Adoption
Ubiquitous Network
Connection
WeChat “Hong Bao”
Digital Infrastructure Mobile Internet
THE EVOLUTION TOWARDS A CASHLESS SOCIETY IN CHINA
Ecommerce
Digital Users
Digital Pioneers Open Platform Innovation
Social Connectivity
24. WECHAT HONG BAO: COMBINES PAYMENT WITH LOCAL CULTURE
2015 2016
1Bn 9.08Bn 14.2Bn
20172014
Total Number of Hong Bao Sent on the Chinese New Year’s Eve (2014-2017)
20Mn
*Notes: Hong Bao, includes WeChat and QQ Platform Data
25. -
100
200
300
400
500
600
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Increase 232 Mn
The Growth of China Mobile Payment Users
War of
Online Taxi Hailing
THE MARKET SHARE WAR OF ONLINE TAXI HAILING
Million
Source: CNNIC, 2011-2017
26. -
100
200
300
400
500
600
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Increase 232 Mn
The Growth of China Mobile Payment Users
War of
Online Taxi Hailing
THE MARKET SHARE WAR OF ONLINE TAXI HAILING
Million
People Completely Accepted Cashless Payment
Source: CNNIC, 2011-2017
29. Drivers
Tipping
Points
Challenges
PHASE II: FROM 1 TO N
Flying Wheel Effect
PHASE I: FROM 0 TO 1
Infrastructure Building
Consumer Adoption Mobile Payment Adoption
Ubiquitous Network
Connection
WeChat “Hong Bao”
Digital Infrastructure Mobile Internet
THE EVOLUTION TOWARDS A CASHLESS SOCIETY IN CHINA
Ecommerce
Digital Users
Digital Pioneers
Taxi Mobile Wallet Warfare
“Scan” QR-Code
Open Platform Innovation
Social Connectivity
30. Drivers
Tipping
Points
Challenges
PHASE II: FROM 1 TO N
Flying Wheel Effect
PHASE I: FROM 0 TO 1
Infrastructure Building
PHASE III: FROM N TO
Digital Civilization
∞
Consumer Adoption Mobile Payment Adoption
Ubiquitous Network
Connection
WeChat “Hong Bao”
Digital Infrastructure Mobile Internet
THE EVOLUTION TOWARDS A CASHLESS SOCIETY IN CHINA
Ecommerce
Digital Users
Digital Pioneers
Taxi Mobile Wallet Warfare
“Scan” QR-Code
Open Platform Innovation
Social Connectivity
User Centric Ecosystem
32. A WECHAT ENABLED SMART GALAXY
MUNICIPAL
SERVICE
SOCIAL
SECURITY
MEDIA
SERVICE
TRANSPORT EDUCATION
SOCIAL
BUSINESS
TOURISM CONSUMPTION
WeChat City Service
362
Cities
310
Million Users
Source: Tencent Internal Data, 2016
33. XIONG’AN: A CUSTOMIZED SMART CITY SOLUTION
Tencent Big Data
Tencent Cloud
Tencent TrustSQL
XIONG’AN
NEW AREA
FinTech
Tencent Cloud-
based “BaaS”
34. Drivers
Tipping
Points
Challenges
PHASE II: FROM 1 TO N
Flying Wheel Effect
PHASE I: FROM 0 TO 1
Infrastructure Building
PHASE III: FROM N TO
Digital Civilization
∞
Consumer Adoption Mobile Payment Adoption User Centric Ecosystem
Ubiquitous Network
Connection
WeChat “Hong Bao”
Digital Infrastructure Mobile Internet
Blockchain Technology
The Internet Plus Policy
THE EVOLUTION TOWARDS A CASHLESS SOCIETY IN CHINA
Ecommerce
Digital Users
Digital Pioneers
Taxi Mobile Wallet Warfare
“Scan” QR-Code
Verified Personal ID and
Social Credit Scoring System
Public and Private Sectors
Adoption
Open Platform Innovation
Social Connectivity
35. 1 THE OVERVIEW OF CHINA PAYMENT LANDSCAPE
2 THE EVOLUTION OF CHINA CASHLESS SOCIETY
3 THE OPPORTUNITIES OF DIGITAL CIVILIZATION
37. CAPTURING OPPORTUNITIES OF DIGITAL CIVILIZATION
Do not jump into bandwagon without best expertise
Use technology as both a driver and a guardian
38. Speedy
Acquiring
Clearing &
Settlement
Red
PacketsWallet
Bank Channels:
200+
Payment Performance:
208,000+/second
Receivable Capacity:
1 billion+/day
Service Availability Rate:
99.999%
Bank Connection Disaster Recovery:
Auto Switching in Seconds
Payment Disaster Recovery:
Multi-active
Cross Data Center Replication
A SECURED AND STABLE DATA OPERATIONS OF TENCENT
WeChat Pay
Platform
Source: Tencent Internal Data
39. CAPTURING OPPORTUNITIES OF DIGITAL CIVILIZATION
Believe in the value of a joint-effort ecosystem
Do not jump into bandwagon without best expertise
Use technology as both a driver and a guardian
41. BELIEVE IN THE VALUE OF A JOINT-EFFORT ECOSYSTEM
Malaysia
Mobile Digital
Payment
Policymakers
Financial
Institutions
Technology
Companies
Startups
Other
Businesses
42. CAPTURING OPPORTUNITIES OF DIGITAL CIVILIZATION
Do find the Malaysian-way of digital journey
Do not jump into bandwagon without best expertise
Use technology as both a driver and a guardian
Believe in the value of a joint-effort ecosystem
43. CONSISTENTLY PROMOTING INNOVATION, BUILDING A PAYMENT ECOSYSTEM
Source: Payment related speeches of YBhg. Tan Sri Muhammad bin Ibrahim; BNM Payment System Forum & Exhibition 2013 - 2017
2013
• Migration to e-payments
• Enhancing payment system
infrastructure
• Improving accessibility, security
and convenience
2015
• Moving Forward with e-Payments
• Elaborate on the importance of
collaborative efforts
2014
• Migration to e-payments
• Adoption of debit cards
• Promoting financial inclusion
2016
• Moving Forward with e-Payments
• Promoting competition,
collaboration and innovation
• Open and competitive Payment
and Settlement Systems
2017
• Mobile Payment is the Next
Wave
• Promote efficiency, competition
and innovation
• Strengthen industry alignment
• Supporting inclusive governance
44. Tan Sri Muhammad bin Ibrahim
Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia
(Bank Negara Malaysia)
“For many years, Bank Negara
Malaysia has taken the leading role
in shaping the development of the
country’s payment systems, in line
with its statutory mandate to
promote safe, efficient and reliable
payment systems.”
Source: Muhammad bin Ibrahim: The dawn of a new era in Malaysia's payment systems, at the Malaysian E-Payments Excellence Awards, Kuala Lumpur, 22 May 2017.