Top 10 countries for real-time payments

Launched in 2013, Dogecoin is a crypto based on an internet meme of a Japanese dog and started as a parody of Bitcoin. Like its cryptocurrency peers, Dogecoin can be used as a form of payment, although its prevailing use case has been as a tradeable asset on platforms like Robinhood and eToro.

Japan will rank second, with 40.2 million users, and Brazil third, with 35.4 million. Twitter’s top growth market in 2020 will be India, where we predict a 19.7% rise. Six other countries, including five in Europe, will also see user numbers increase by double digits. Key Takeaways.

Growing markets like India, Japan, the Middle East, and Africa are responsible for fueling 2021’s smartphone recovery. Xiaomi, now the world’s No.1 smartphone maker, built its success on entry-and mid-range smartphones and notched staggering 83% YoY growth in 2021 thanks to strong sales in Western Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

The growing antitrust sentiment is not isolated to the US—the same companies have been met with increasing regulatory resistance overseas, including in Europe and Japan. The recent appointment of vocal antitrust proponent Lina Khan as FTC chair is representative of the urgency lawmakers feel to curb monopolistic and anticompetitive practices. What’s next?

In May, Adyen brought its acquiring business to Japan, and the following month to the UAE—two countries where ecommerce is expanding. It also obtained a US branch license, allowing it to expand its capabilities in the country and diversify its US business. Evolving consumer shopping preferences.

The Japanese government is allegedly investigating the Apple/Google smartphone OS duopoly. UK and EU antitrust legislators are zeroing-in on Facebook’s collection and use of data. And the European Commission (EC) filed formal antitrust charges against Apple over it’s App Store, as well as similar charges against Amazon in November 2020 for unfair competition against third-party sellers on its platform.