Tagged: insights

November 13, 2025 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anthony Denier, Group President and U.S. CEO of Webull, has shared some insights with CI. Webull (NASDAQ: BULL) had recently introduced corporate bond trading for U.S. customers, enabling investors to purchase and sell individual corporate bonds directly via Webull’s desktop and mobile platforms. This expansion… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Yael Selfin, Vice Chair and Chief Economist at KPMG in the UK, has shared key insights and comments on the recent labour market data. Selfin noted that the United Kingdom‘s labour market continues to weaken as employers await seemingly vital Budget updates. Yael Selfin of… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG noted recently that treasury managers currently tend to operate at the interface of financial stability, digital tech advancements and strategic corporate management. KPMG pointed out that as a result of this, they typically have to deal with a range of challenges, such as the… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IOSCO has released its final report on neo-brokers. As explained in the update, neo-brokers are described as a subset of broker-dealers that offer services via a business model characterized by the use of seamless client interfaces, leverage of social media platforms, and the provision of online… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Insurtech dealmaking is now said to be consolidating, reportedly marked by relatively fewer investors and startups in recent quarters. This, according to an update from CB Insights which noted that overall insurtech funding has plateaued or flattened over the past 12 quarters, including $1.0B in… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) released Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2026, the latest industry outlook that breaks down the transformative trends that investors, developers and city leaders should know. The report explores how the industry is adapting amid “economic change, demographic shifts… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US deal market is said to now be headed into significant acceleration in the year ahead, reportedly led by relatively high-value, transformative transactions, according to the EY-Parthenon October 2025 Deal Barometer. The forecast from EY-Parthenon practice now anticipates continued deal volume growth in corporate… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a digital asset banking group, revealed the results of its Future Finance 2025 global institutional investor report. The late-Q3 survey examines the interests, market sentiment and behavior of 1000+ institutional and professional investors currently active in the crypto market across 43 different countries. The… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Ireland has recently noted that the majority or more than half of the reported cases of investment fraud have been reported by clients who are aged 65 and older. Bank of Ireland data indicated that these developments were observed during the first… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance noted that when we imagine the future of fraud, it can be quite easy to picture Hollywood-type chaos: sophisticated deepfake heists, so-called AI super-hackers, and trust in digital payments crumbling in spectacular fashion. However, UK Finance pointed out in a blog post that… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 6:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights noted in a report that October’s record funding indicates that the AI infrastructure buildout remains far from over, with OpenAI’s $22.5B raise accounting for about half of the month’s total.  However, CB Insights also pointed out that unlike September’s relatively more concentrated focus… Read More

November 10, 2025 @ 5:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital deal value in supply chain technology has now climbed by 26.1% as AI spurs investor confidence, according to an update from PitchBook. After several fairly sluggish quarters, venture capital is now said to be flowing back into high-potential supply chain technology. PitchBook further… Read More

November 10, 2025 @ 1:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has recently released its Market Pulse Third Quarter U.S. Consumer Credit Trends, which now reportedly includes U.S. national consumer credit data and trends through September 2025 sourced from Equifax data. According to Equifax, delinquency on total U.S. consumer debt inched up to… Read More

November 9, 2025 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This past week, Eurojust announced the results of an international operation that has been credited with dismantling a transnational criminal network, which is said to have been behind one of the largest crypto investment fraud schemes uncovered to date. TRM Labs noted in an extensive… Read More

November 9, 2025 @ 9:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic noted that government agencies have more digital asset data than they ever had before. The growth in crypto adoption means that agencies now encounter digital assets across a broader range of their ongoing work, from various fraud investigations that involve blockchain / DLT transactions… Read More

November 9, 2025 @ 3:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global venture capital activity in Q1-Q3 2025 shows a seemingly clear shift in strategy as the overall deal volume year-on-year declined primarily because of an 11% decline in low-value (≤ $10 million) investments. GlobalData noted that high-value investments (>$100 million) surged 17% and billion-dollar deals… Read More

November 9, 2025 @ 3:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AvidXchange Inc, a provider of accounts payable automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers, announced key findings from its 2026 Trends Survey of middle market finance professionals. The data reveals that economic pressures are now said to be accelerating investment… Read More

November 9, 2025 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum recently unveiled a stakeholder‑specific roadmap in order to mobilize private climate finance at scale in emerging markets as well as developing economies (EMDEs). The research report, From Risk to Reward: Unlocking Private Capital for Climate and Growth, focuses on execution, outlining… Read More

November 7, 2025 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) model has matured from a somewhat niche corporate strategy into a growing market, with public firms holding more than $130 billion in digital assets. This particular DAT model, which defines a class of public firms accumulating digital assets as a… Read More

November 4, 2025 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Patterns in consumer credit risk indicate a prominent divide among US based consumers, as some demonstrate “heightened financial resilience,” meanwhile others are now facing growing challenges. These latest insights have come from TransUnion’s (NYSE: TRU) Q3 2025 Credit Industry Insights Report, which also reveals how… Read More