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The Future of Payments: Series 4 - Part I. Digital assets: The end of magical thinking?

February 27, 2023

The Future of Payments: Series 4 - Part I. Digital assets: The end of magical thinking?

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Corporate Bank Research

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Analyst:

Cassidy Ainsworth-Grace, Marion Laboure

In the first part of series 4 of our Future of Payments series, Marion Laboure and Cassidy Ainsworth-Grace take a look at how the end of a rare macroeconomic environment, featuring near-zero interest rates, stimulus packages, and excess liquidity, could clean the market of bad actors, much like the dot-com bubble did two decades ago. [more]

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Furloughs, layoffs, and recovering from covid-19

April 30, 2020

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Analyst:

Jim Reid, Luke Templeman

Corporate Bank Research

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Although the exit from lockdown is on the horizon, there are signs that the return of consumer demand may be slow. As such, many corporates face a staffing conundrum more difficult than that seen during the financial crisis. How long should corporates wait before furloughs become layoffs? Just how important are staff? [more]

The Future of Payments - Part III. Digital Currencies: the Ultimate Hard Power Tool

January 27, 2020

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Analyst:

Jim Reid, Marion Laboure

Corporate Bank Research

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This piece is the third in a series of three pieces that examines the past, present, and future of the payments industry. We analyse the unexpected results of our proprietary survey of 3,600 customers across the US, UK, China, Germany, France and Italy and forecast trends in cash, online, mobile, crypto, and blockchain. The implications for customers and business are important; the potential macro and geopolitical consequences are profound. [more]

The Future of Payments - Part II. Moving to Digital Wallets and the Extinction of Plastic Cards

January 23, 2020

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Analyst:

Jim Reid, Marion Laboure

Corporate Bank Research

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This piece is the second in a series of three pieces that examines the past, present, and future of the payments industry. We analyse the unexpected results of our proprietary survey of 3,600 customers across the US, UK, China, Germany, France and Italy and forecast trends in cash, online, mobile, crypto, and blockchain. The implications for customers and business are important; the potential macro and geopolitical consequences are profound. [more]

The Future of Payments - Part I. Cash: the Dinosaur Will Survive ... For Now

January 21, 2020

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Analyst:

Jim Reid, Marion Laboure

Corporate Bank Research

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When people discuss the future of payments they tend to predict the end of cash. Our view is different. Not only do we think cash will be around for a long time, we see the transition to digital payments as having the potential to do no less than rebalance global economic power. [more]

2020: An inflection point in global corporate tax?

November 14, 2019

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Economic and european policy

Analyst:

Jim Reid, Luke Templeman

Corporate Bank Research

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Just as the world has a debt problem, it also has a corporate tax problem. State finances are becoming increasingly precarious and yet while companies are in great shape, the tax rates they pay have steadily fallen over the last few decades. [more]