In 2019, opening a bank account in Brazil required a visit to a physical branch, a stack of documents, and anywhere from...
Revolut launched in the United Kingdom in 2015 as a travel money card. By the end of 2024, it operated in 38...
A farmer in rural Kenya can receive payment for her crops, save a portion in a digital account, pay her children’s school...
A corporate treasurer at a multinational company manages an average of 27 banking relationships across different countries, currencies, and time zones. Each...
Digital banking platforms now serve 1.2 billion people who previously had no access to formal financial services, according to the World Bank’s...
Fintech’s share of global financial services revenue is projected to reach 10% by 2030, up from approximately 5% in 2025, according to...
An estimated 1.4 billion adults worldwide remain unbanked, according to the World Bank’s 2024 Global Findex Database. That number has decreased from...
Global fintech revenue reached $320 billion in 2025, representing a fivefold increase from $64 billion in 2015, according to Boston Consulting Group’s...
Global fintech revenue is projected to exceed $1.5 trillion by 2030, according to Boston Consulting Group. That represents a tripling from 2024...
What happens when 340 million adults who have never held a bank account get a smartphone for the first time? According to...
Fintech adoption rates have surpassed 64% globally’s Global Fintech Adoption Index. That means nearly two out of every three adults with internet...
The Scale of Global Financial Exclusion Across every continent, roughly 1.7 billion adults remain outside the formal banking system. They have no...
Emerging Markets as the New Frontier for Fintech While Silicon Valley and London dominated the first wave of fintech innovation, the next...
A Global Wave of Financial Technology Development Fintech innovation is no longer concentrated in a handful of technology hubs. Active fintech ecosystems...
The Cost Revolution in Financial Services Financial transactions have historically been expensive. Banks charge fees for wire transfers, currency conversions, account maintenance,...
Financial Technology Reaching Every Corner of the Globe Fintech services are now accessible in more than 200 markets worldwide, a geographic footprint...
Digital Banking Meeting Emerging Market Needs Digital banks are expanding across emerging markets at a pace that reflects both the enormous opportunity...
Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the financial services industry, moving the bedrock of lending from rigid, manual processes to dynamic, data-driven ecosystems....
Access Is Expanding, But Not Equally The push for financial inclusion has opened doors for millions. Yet for many, the barriers remain...