Tagged: Research Report

September 4, 2023 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  High-net-worth investors “remain absolutely convinced” by alternative investments, including venture capital, cryptocurrencies, structured products, and hedge funds – “despite a wider slowdown of inflows into the sector.” The assessment from Nigel Green, the chief executive and founder of deVere Group, comes as media reports… Read More

September 2, 2023 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Whether consumers have swiped, tapped, dipped, waved a wrist or held a device near a card reader at a retail location in recent months, the chances are good “that they’ve used some form of digital, point-of-sale (POS) payment option in addition to cash.” According to… Read More

August 30, 2023 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banks have long struggled to serve small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) effectively, despite the prominence of these companies in national economies, as SMEs recently “represented just over half of gross value added in the European Union and just under half in the US.” As noted… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The India Digital SME Credit Report 2023 released in collaboration between GetVantage and Redseer Strategy Consultants estimates that “a potential US$ 220 Bn credit deficit poses a roadblock to unlocking the economic potential of millions of digitized businesses.” Out of the current US$ 220 Bn… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FT Partners Research is pleased to announce the release  of their new in-depth industry research report, “Innovations in Payroll and Human Capital Management.” As noted in the update shared by FT Partners with CI, the global payroll industry is currently in the process of “undergoing… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many investors are eager to embrace cryptocurrency, but don’t feel they “have the data to do so safely,” according to an update from Chainalysis. With traditional assets, there are established providers “for a variety of metrics that investors can use to assess opportunity and risk:… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from Xero, the global small business platform, has revealed that 80% of small business owners are concerned AI development and adoption is “outpacing regulation, as generative AI tools permeate various industries and the workforce.” Xero’s Future Focus AI research “surveyed over 3,000 small business… 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 28, 2023 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil will require an estimated $200 billion (BRL 1 trillion) investment to reach its 2030 climate goals, according to a new study released by the World Economic Forum. That’s over $100 Billion USD more “in climate transition investments than the country is currently on track… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Reserve Bank’s ongoing efforts to ease inflation by increasing net borrowing costs and then cooling demand for products/services could begin to undermine investments in innovative tech that might make the economy more robust in the long-term. This, according to research released this past… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest Bank Financing Supply and Demand Survey conducted by Bank Indonesia in July 2023 reportedly “indicates limited growth of corporate financing, as reflected by a relatively stable Weighted Net Balance (WNB) of 17.6% compared to 17.8% in June 2023. Corporate financing was primarily sourced… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Every startup begins as a pre-seed company, the team at Carta notes in a blog post. At Carta, they define “pre-seed” as any company that “has yet to raise a priced equity round.” These nascent businesses usually raise capital “with convertible instruments, the most common… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 10:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Credit scoring is a statistical method employed by lenders to predict the probability an existing and/or prospective borrower or counterparty “will default on loans/credit products, or incur additional charges for repayment, also known as measuring creditworthiness,” the team at Juniper Research explains. Juniper Research also… Read More

August 14, 2023 @ 1:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At the mid-point of 2023, Gen Z consumers (born between 1995 and 2005) increasingly find themselves with new access to credit products. The newly released Q2 2023 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) shows “that relative to the consumer population as… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 11:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pension fund net-zero transition plans are “dramatically” underestimating the risks and opportunities presented by climate change, industry experts claim. A new report from the Economics of Energy Innovation and System Transition (EEIST) project, led by the University of Exeter, argues “for fundamental change in the… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tanay Ved, Lucas Nuzzi & the Coin Metrics team have examined the various features and risks associated with DeFi lending in an extensive report. The researchers at Coin Metrics noted that “over the years, the digital asset ecosystem has spawned diverse use-cases.” Among them, decentralized… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The number of cryptocurrency-focused ETFs aiming to launch has exploded in the past two weeks, the team at NYDIG Research noted. NYDIG Research has looked at the implication of these developments, “plus the strategy one fund took to get ahead.” Fintech giant PayPal has entered… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 12:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to the results of June, the average rate of return on the European P2P market “was 10.4%, up 0.2% compared to May,” the team at Robocash noted in a blog post. The bond market also “showed positive shifts.” the Robo.cash team revealed in their… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The role of today’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is undergoing significant changes and expansions, according to a new study, “The Evolution of Order-to-Cash,” conducted by global market analysis and advisory firm IDC on behalf of the B2B order-to-cash software and digital payments market leader, Billtrust…. Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alternative payment methods such as mobile and digital wallets are being widely used in the e-Commerce space in Singapore, “accounting for 38.6% of the payments made on the online payments in 2023,” reveals GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s e-Commerce Analytics reveals “that Singapore’s… Read More