Tagged: Research Report

September 25, 2023 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG has shared its economics report which finds house / property prices are expected “to rise gradually over next nine months and then surge in FY25.” In Australia, home / real estate prices will “rise nationally by 4.9% over the next 9 months and then… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The “chill” in startup fundraising is having major ripple effects on startup employee compensation, according to a comprehensive update from Carta. Startups on Carta collectively raised “about $28 billion through the first half of 2023.” That was less than half of the total funds “raised… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pitchbook introduces their research series: Country Snapshots in which they provide an overview of macroeconomic and microeconomic trends in various regions spanning both private and public markets. Here is what Pitchbook highlighted for Q2 in France: Contrary to VC, PE deal value in France “came… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hitting their Covid lows, tech M&A deal volume dropped to its lowest level since 2020, according to a report from CBInsights. The CBInsights report also reveals that risk-off strategic acquirers are the primary drivers of “a slowdown in tech M&A activity.” The report further notes… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nation-state cyber threat activity will push the boundaries of war exclusion language, warns cyber risk analytics specialist CyberCube. In a report examining selected nation-state cyber hot zones to gain insight into the potential cyber (re)insurance impacts of future cyber wars, CyberCube monitors these hot zones… 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 17, 2023 @ 6:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK), in collaboration with Datos Insights, released a report examining the ongoing growth of real-time payments as a result of increasing demand from consumers for faster payment options. The report finds that a focus on faster payment rails “represents a significant market… Read More

September 15, 2023 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Forge Global has shared the latest Private Market Update with CI. The report, prepared by global private securities marketplace, Forge Global (NYSE: FRGE), includes key insights based on the most current developments. The Forge Private Market Index, which tracks the most liquid private companies on… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) revealed findings from the seventh edition of its Global Back to Business Study, which found that a majority of surveyed small and micro businesses (SMBs) plan to prioritize cross-border sales as they look to scale beyond Main Street and High Street to… Read More

September 13, 2023 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, the global payments provider, releases its latest research on the disparities in payment performance in the digital economy. The ‘High-Performance Payments: The hidden billion-dollar opportunity’ whitepaper, supported by research from Oxford Economics, finds “that US businesses lose, on average, 2.1% of global revenues due… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 6:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoins are digital currencies which are pegged to major (and relatively stable) fiat currencies like the US dollar, Euro, the British pound (among others). Recently, the team at S&P Global provided a deep dive report into valuation and depegging of stablecoins. As explained in the… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 1:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), which claims to be world leader in digital payments, released the Fall 2023 edition of its Biannual Threats Report which “highlights emerging fraud schemes targeting the global economy.” This edition showcases “a significant rise of phishing schemes proliferated through generative AI tools,… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published its joint report on Project Sela. The initiative focused on the cybersecurity, technical, and policy aspects of a retail CBDC implementation. The HKMA is working with the Bank of Israel (BOI) and the Bank for International… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Although the US Federal Reserve has been increasing interest rates, lenders have also been increasing consumers’ access to credit. Along with opening up a “record” $89 billion in new credit card accounts during the year’s first quarter, banking institutions also boosted spending limits on 18.4… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A report from Xero, the global small business platform, has revealed “that 48% of U.S. small business owners have experienced an extreme or high impact from inflation on their cash flow over the past six months, and 44% expect inflation to continue to have a… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

No-code tools allow anyone to build apps and automate workflows using a visual interface—no coding or technical skills required, the team at Zapier noted in a recent update. According to Zapier, these tools experienced a dramatic rise “in adoption over the past few years due… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Drawing insights from independent research, including a survey of 250 executives and managers from UK banks or financial firms, Weavr’s whitepaper provides “a comprehensive look at current attitudes towards, and actions to develop, embedded-finance offerings by UK financial institutions.” Amongst the key findings, the research… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Henley & Partners’ inaugural publication is intended for those following crypto-assets private wealth, and investment migration trends — whether global citizens, crypto investors, wealth managers, or private bankers. The update includes key statistics on crypto and Bitcoin millionaires, centi-millionaires, and billionaires provided by global wealth intelligence… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For VCs, the negative impact of Bitcoin’s (BTC) disappointing 2022 run has had long-term adverse effects on the larger crypto and blockchain ecosystem. Although the flagship cryptocurrency has recovered to some extent, surging around 55% during 2023, investments in crypto-related startups have declined for the… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new Experian report shows consumers are continuing to opt for shorter term loans. In the second quarter of 2023, captives reportedly “regained the lion’s share of total vehicle financing, outpacing banks and credit unions.” According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report:… Read More