The global technology industry experienced a 70% drop in company filings mentions of digital payments in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Mercado Libre with 63% year-on-year increase, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 153 technology company filings. GlobalData’s Technology: Filings Trends & Signals Q2 2024 report delves into earnings call transcripts and quarterly reports within the technology industry, extracting trends, signals, and comparative data to help businesses assess their performance, identify competitive intelligence, evaluate risks, and gain a comprehensive understanding of key industry events. Buy the report here.

Notably, digital payments was one of the most frequently referenced themes in Q2 2024, ranking highest in terms of mentions, ahead of edtech and blockchain, according to GlobalData.

Of the top leading companies in the technology industry, Mercado Libre had the greatest increase in references for digital payments in Q2 2024, compared with the previous quarter. GlobalData identified 13 digital payments-related sentences in the company's filings - 1% of all sentences - and an increase of 63% in Q2 2024 compared with Q2 2023. Fiserv’s mentions of digital payments dropped by 25% to 9 and Block’s by 33% to 4 and GoDaddy’s by 60% to 4 and Intuit’s by 40% to 3.

GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on whether the sentences are positive, negative, or neutral. Starting at 100 in 2020, an index over 100 is more positive. The overall index for digital payments in Q2 2024 was 95.

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This content was updated on 16 July 2024

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