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Top 10 Cashless Countries in Europe In 2021


By: Ian Wright | Last Updated: April 25, 2025

Which countries are leading the cash-free future in Europe? Have a look at this 2020 guide into card usage, atms and other cashless payment options. The Data Sources: https://www.imd.org/wcc/world-competitiveness-center-rankings/world-digital-competitiveness-rankings-2019/ https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/ATM_machines/ https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.ATM.TOTL.P5 https://www.statista.com/statistics/968803/debit-card-ownership-rate-european-countries/ https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/people_with_debit_cards/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/946228/contactless-payments-market-share-at-pos-in-europe-by-country/ https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/trending/ZPGL_lXdNsznMrKGvNsetQ2 https://usa.visa.com/dam/VCOM/global/visa-everywhere/documents/visa-cashless-cities-technical-appendix.pdf

What 1 Minute of Card Payments Looks Like In The US


By: Ian Wright | Last Updated: April 25, 2025

The video above shows 1 minute worth of payments processed by Square on Feb 13, 2020 colour codded to the type of business that processed the payment. Businesses include everything from veterinary services to doctors to restaurants to recreation and legal services. For those in the UK you can see how Square card readers compare […]

Watch China Overtake The US As The World’s Major Trading Partner


By: Ian Wright | Last Updated: April 25, 2025

Map created by Roland Rajah at the Lowy Institute The animated map above shows how quickly China overtook the US to become the largest trading partner for the vast majority of the world’s countries. It covers the period between 1980 and 2018 and countries change colour depending on whether they trade more with the US […]

The Automation of Jobs: The Risk Of Loses By Age & Sector


By: Ian Wright | Last Updated: April 25, 2025

The UK government revealed up to 1.5 million jobs are at risk due to automation. Below we take a look at the the most and least vulnerable groups and what people think about automation. Automation Job Loss Risk By Age The table below looks at the risk of job losses by age cohort in the […]

Industry Invasions: Fraud & Security Incidents By Business Size, Industry & Country


By: Ian Wright | Last Updated: April 25, 2025

Security is one of the biggest issues facing businesses and their customers, with advancing technology making attacks harder to defend against. We’ve outlined some the impacts this has and the industries that suffer most.

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