Tagged: insights

June 2, 2025 @ 8:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brightflag, the AI-powered enterprise legal management (ELM) platform trusted by corporate legal departments globally, announced the release of a new benchmarking report on outside counsel management. Drawing from billions of dollars in analyzed legal spend data, the report surfaces the “most critical—and often overlooked—factors influencing… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK housing market has experienced a significant surge in activity in 2025, driven largely by changes to stamp duty thresholds, according to a recent update from UK Finance. Separately, the organization’s Annual Fraud Report 2025 highlights a notable decline in fraud losses, reflecting advancements… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, the global enabler of digital banking  platforms, presents its new State of European Banking 2025: consumer survey report. The study provides key insight into the shift in banking preferences, customer satisfaction and the growing “importance of digital services in financial decisions for European banking… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 3:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank research highlights that the growth of services sustains the dynamism of the economy in 2025. CaixaBank’s research service indicates that the “number of sectors in the expansion phase is increasing in the first months of the year, supported by the moderation of inflation, the… Read More

June 1, 2025 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As consumers grapple with rising costs and high interest rates, recent studies have revealed an increased reliance on credit products to help make ends meet. Despite the seemingly rapid growth in balances, a new analysis by TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) uncovers a more complex reality. According… Read More

June 1, 2025 @ 5:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Major transformation programs and further consolidation in Australia is likely within the nation’s superannuation sector, as funds tackle “significant changes to member demographics, stakeholder expectations, competition and regulatory scrutiny.” According to KPMG Australia’s latest Super Insights report, which looks at recent data from APRA FY24… Read More

June 1, 2025 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) noted that uncertainty among current homeowners and prospective buyers is at a three-year high, with 60% saying they “can’t tell whether now is a good time to buy a home or not, compared to 48% two years ago,” according to… Read More

June 1, 2025 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global economy is navigating a period of uncertainty, marked by trade policy shocks, technological disruptions, and demographic shifts. Recent reports and announcements from the World Economic Forum (WEF) highlight critical trends shaping the future, from economic growth challenges to organizational governance changes and strategies… Read More

May 31, 2025 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The payments landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by the rapid evolution of mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) and software point-of-sale (SoftPOS) technologies. Juniper Research’s whitepaper, From Hardware to Everywhere: The Rise of mPOS & SoftPOS, provides a comprehensive analysis of these transformative systems, detailing their… Read More

May 31, 2025 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New research from iwoca reveals big ticket loans are set to see increased interest from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as growth ambitions resurface. The Q1 2025 SME Expert Index, a survey of finance brokers “conducted quarterly by iwoca — one of Europe’s largest SME… Read More

May 31, 2025 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Graduation season is a time of celebration but for many recent grads, it can also feel like a wake-up call. A survey conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Chime reveals how new graduates are “approaching money matters — from budgeting basics and student debt… Read More

May 30, 2025 @ 2:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global venture capital investments developed robustly in the first quarter of 2025. This is shown by the new Venture Pulse from KPMG, for which the global venture capital market is regularly evaluated. Global investments reached a new high in the first three months of the… Read More

May 30, 2025 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent report titled Global Economic Outlook & Strategy: The Global Imprint of U.S. Tariffs — Calm Before the Storm, Citi Research, led by Chief Economist Nathan Sheets, provides a sobering analysis of the global economic landscape in 2025, with a particular focus on… Read More

May 30, 2025 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The majority of industrial organizations estimate their financial losses caused by cyberattacks at “over $1,000,000, while almost one in four report losses exceeding $5,000,000, and for some, it surpasses $10,000,000.” These findings were revealed in a joint study “conducted by Kaspersky and VDC Research.” A… Read More

May 27, 2025 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On the back of Hong Kong passing the stablecoin bill, Evan Auyang, Group President of Animoca Brands, thinks it signals that this city is doing what few other jurisdictions have achieved: offering stablecoin issuers real, regulatory clarity without stifling innovation. And the timing is telling,… Read More

May 7, 2025 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a space plagued by wallet drainers, phishing kits, and seed phrase scams, Vultisig enters with a simple proposition: What if seed phrases themselves are the problem? Vultisig isn’t a browser extension. It’s not a hardware device. It’s a cryptographic vault system built around threshold… Read More

May 2, 2025 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Behavox, an AI insights company that transforms structured and unstructured corporate data into insights that safeguard and enhance businesses, announced that BNY (NYSE: BK), a financial services company, has completed the implementation of Behavox Quantum. Tom Wileman, Head of Global Compliance Assurance at BNY said:… Read More

May 1, 2025 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency ecosystem continues to face relentless challenges from hacks, scams, and sophisticated laundering operations, with 2025 already marking a grim milestone in crypto crime. According to detailed research reports from Immunefi, Elliptic, and Chainalysis, the scale of financial losses and illicit activity in the… Read More

May 1, 2025 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Bill Zielke, Chief Revenue Officer at BitPay, the world’s provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, has shared key insights with CI on how stablecoins are gaining traction and how they can be leveraged to enhance operations. While stablecoins are typically affiliated with the broader… Read More

May 1, 2025 @ 7:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After a strong first quarter, business confidence fell by 10 points in April to 39%, according to the Lloyds Business Barometer, though it remains higher than “levels seen in first quarter and above the long-term average of 29%.” The decline was driven mainly by “a… Read More