Tagged: analysis

October 1, 2023 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Organizations in the United Kingdom reportedly suffered a record number of ransomware attacks last year, according to analysis of a dataset published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). In its data security incident trends – which “are reported to the data protection regulator – the… Read More

September 26, 2023 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

High interest rates, continued uncertainty and low productivity could see the UK struggle to keep its head above water “in the second half of the year – with GDP growth forecast at 0.4% in 2023 and 0.3% in 2024,” according to KPMG’s latest UK Economic… Read More

September 18, 2023 @ 11:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In Q2 2023, UK private equity (PE) deal value “increased 13.2% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) while the estimated deal count increased for the fourth straight quarter, signalling the start of a potential recovery in UK dealmaking,” according to an update from Pitchbook. Pitchbook noted that “in light… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Over the summer, the number of monthly visits to the most popular European continental P2P platforms grew by 22.5%, according to an update shared by UnaFinancial (formerly doing business as Robo.cash). The analysis of monthly traffic by UnaFinancial of the websites of leading European P2P… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin (BTC) and broader digital assets market is experiencing increased volatility. Matteo Greco, Research Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset and fintech investment business Fineqia International (CSE:FNQ), notes that Bitcoin (BTC) had “closed last week around $25,850, a 0.5% decrease in price from… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fineqia International, a digital asset and fintech investment business, announces that its analysis of global Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) with digital assets as underlying collateral revealed a 51% growth in total Assets Under Management (AUM) in the year-to-date (YTD) period amid renewed interest by investors…. Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matteo Greco, Research Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset and fintech investment business Fineqia International (CSE:FNQ), has shared key insights with CI. SEC vs Service Provider Developments Keeps Market Volatility Up Bitcoin (BTC) closed last week “around $26,000, a 0.5% decrease in price from… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

P2P platforms used to take about 5 years to reach key metrics, whereas in current conditions, new companies need just 3 years to do so, according to a recent update shared by Robo.cash. Robocash platform analysts have reportedly looked into three parameters “as the main… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The increased cost of doing business is “preventing the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized businesses from going green,” new research finds. With core inflation rates at 6.8% – the highest in 31 years – protracted high costs could be delaying SME owners’ plans “to green… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A total of 808 venture capital (VC) funding deals “worth $8 billion were announced in the UK during January to July 2023,” according to a recent update shared by GlobalData. Both VC funding deals volume and value “witnessed considerable year-on-year (YoY) decline of 28.4% and… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 10:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

P2P lending together with “risky assets” has all the potential to become an effective strategy for diversifying investment portfolios in terms of risk and return, according to an update from Robo.cash. Analysts of the Robo.cash platform have reportedly “studied multiple portfolio combinations using the Sharpe… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

By the end of 2022, the value of net assets per average resident of Europe reached €50,000, according to an update from Robocash. According to a report from Robocash, the largest share is occupied “by conservative instruments with noticeably growing alternative sources of financing.” Analysts… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent report has looked into just how quickly Binance revenues may be declining. Available trading data provides key insights regarding the status of Binance’s crypto-focused operations and its BNB digital token. As covered earlier this month, the WSJ had released an extensive report which… Read More

July 13, 2023 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Core PCE index is revealed today. Therefore Bitcoin could reach $36 000, with another 2 key indicators suggesting potential growth opportunities in the background, according to  crypto hedge fund manager Thomas Kralow. Here are 3 key catalysts for Bitcoin’s growth: Thomas Kralow, a crypto… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

    Bradley Duke, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at the crypto ETP provider ETC Group has shared key insights on the Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) Bitcoin (BTC) price predictions report. It was mentioned in Reuters this week that Standard Chartered announced in a research… Read More

July 6, 2023 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the European P2P market continues to expand, interest rates tend to go down, according to an update from Robo.cash. The analysts at Robo.cash platform consider this as certain patterns “that may continue in the long term.” The European P2P lending market is “growing at… Read More

June 3, 2023 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis is announcing that their firm has acquired Transpose, a blockchain data and infrastructure company that makes building applications using web3 data fast and simple. Transpose customers are able “to build snappy user experiences, power wallet applications, analyze financial activity, fulfill tax and compliance requirements,… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Analysis from online pension provider, PensionBee, reveals that pension savers put significantly more money “aside for their retirement at the start of 2023 than they did in the latter part of 2022, despite persistent levels of high inflation.” The average quarterly contribution amount “for female… Read More

April 27, 2023 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Palantir Technologies Inc., a software and services company which specializes in big data analysis, plans “to expand its operations in Lithuania, after entering into a strategic partnership, together with the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania.” Both parties are planning “to collaborate in developing new digital… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FT Partners Research publishes their Q1 2023 FinTech Insights report, providing a comprehensive review of global Fintech deal activity “with analysis across private company financings, IPOs, and M&A transactions.” While still feeling the prolonged impact from high inflation and rising interest rates, turbulence in the… Read More