The Future Laboratory

8 results

AI could revolutionise digital payments in Indian rural areas

Although digital payments via the nationwide Universal Payments Interface (UPI) have soared since its launch in 2016, with about 350m users conducting transactions, and a total of more than 10bn transactions in July 2023, rural adoption has been limited due to sparse internet access and lower literacy rates.

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Technology

In-car convenience

UK – Jaguar has collaborated with Shell to launch a convenient in-car payment system.

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Europe

Soft currency

UK – Cashless payments have overtaken those in hard cash for the first time, according to new figures from the UK’s Payments Council.

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Technology

Tech Futures Webinar 2014

The Tech Futures webinar explores how changing technology is affecting the consumer landscape.

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Digitisation of payments in developing world is key to economic inclusion

The digitisation of payments in the developing world will transform the speed with which G20 goals can be reached, according to a major report by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in partnership with the Better Than Cash Alliance and the World Bank Development Research Group.