Datos Insights
Banking automation and market research
Explore specialist research on banking technology, payments and financial-services markets. Access conditions vary by publication.
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Industry Insights & Trends
Sound decisions begin with a clear understanding of how money is used, moved and managed. ADS Tailored brings together selected external research and industry perspectives to help partners, customers and other stakeholders assess developments across physical currency, digital payments and financial inclusion.
Our strategic purpose
Informing decisions across the evolving world of money.
This resource supports informed dialogue, practical planning and responsible innovation. It connects evidence on cash demand and self-service operations with insights into mobile money, payment infrastructure, security and market development—helping banks, mobile network operators, retailers, agency networks and cash centres consider technology choices in their local operating context.
Selected for relevance to Africa and our wider interests in Asia and Latin America, these resources offer global evidence alongside regional perspectives. Individual studies should be considered in their geographic, methodological and publication-date context.
External reading
Cash, ATMs & Currency Management
Research and industry perspectives on cash demand, self-service banking and resilient currency operations.
European Central Bank
Consumer payment attitudes
Explore survey research on consumer payment habits and preferences across cash and digital payment methods in the euro area.
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Consumer payment choice
Explore US consumer payment surveys, transaction data and research for an international perspective on payment behaviour.
Visit sourceCurrency Research
Cash resilience
Explore central-bank perspectives on changing cash demand, currency planning and the resilience of payment systems.
Visit sourceATM Industry Association
ATM industry developments
Follow public news and industry perspectives on ATMs and cash access. Some linked resources may require membership.
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Digital Payments & Mobile Money
Resources for understanding payment infrastructure, mobile wallets and the changing movement of value.
Bank for International Settlements
Payment infrastructure and policy
Explore Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures publications on payment systems, interoperability and cross-border payments.
Visit sourceGSMA
Mobile money data and insights
Explore mobile-money research and industry data relevant to operators, financial institutions and distribution networks.
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Payments strategy and trends
Explore commercial analysis of payment markets, business models and industry developments. Access conditions may vary.
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Financial Inclusion & Regional Markets
Evidence to support a deeper understanding of customer needs, agent networks and market development.
World Bank
Global Findex
Explore international evidence on financial inclusion, account use and digital connectivity across economies.
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Inclusive instant payments in Africa
Explore the State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems in Africa report series and regional payment-system developments.
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Agent networks and cash-in/cash-out
Explore research on agent networks and their role in connecting underserved communities with digital financial services.
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Fintech and financial inclusion in Asia
Explore a research publication on fintech, financial inclusion and the opportunities and challenges of digital finance, with a focus on Asia.
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Financial inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean
Explore regional publications on financial access, digital finance and the needs of underserved people and businesses.
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Security, Standards & Compliance
Guidance and expert perspectives on secure payments and responsible access to financial services.
PCI Security Standards Council
Payment security insights
Follow payment-security perspectives, standards developments and guidance relevant to payment technology and operations.
Visit sourceFinancial Action Task Force
Financial integrity and risk-based guidance
Explore guidance on anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing measures, customer due diligence and financial inclusion.
Visit sourceAbout these external resources
Links open the publishers’ websites in a new tab. Publications remain with their respective owners; ADS Tailored does not host or reproduce the linked reports. Availability, registration requirements, charges and terms of use are determined by each publisher.
Inclusion is for information and does not imply affiliation, partnership or endorsement by the publisher. External views are those of their authors and publishers. These resources are not a substitute for advice specific to your organisation or market.