Tagged: Research Study

October 8, 2023 @ 2:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has released its Geo Quarterly Report: FinTech US – Q3 2023. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, provides insights into the US FinTech space. The US Fintech sector continues to be the highest-funded Fintech startup ecosystem “on… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 10:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Virtual cards, also known as temporary cards, are defined by the researchers at Juniper Research as “randomly generated and generally temporary card number linked to a payment account, used to process payments in lieu of genuine payment details.” A virtual card is “a payment tool… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 9:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coin Metrics has provided a data-driven look at the most “important” developments that have significantly impacted the digital assets industry from Q3 2023. With Q3 in the books, Coin Metrics reflects on the notable developments and trends shaping digital asset markets as we transition “into… Read More

October 2, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Parents could help provide more than £300,000 in pension wealth for their kids by the time they reach retirement age “by contributing to their child’s pension from the age of 18,” according to new research shared by PensionBee. As concern grows around the sustainability of… Read More

October 1, 2023 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to research by London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management, Europe’s regulated digital assets hedge fund manager founded by alumni of Bankers Trust, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, institutional investors “are confident Bitcoin and Ethereum will sustain their strong performance for the rest of this year.” The… Read More

September 30, 2023 @ 3:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As of late, financial markets have been gripped with the reality that the US government may be headed toward a shutdown due to Congress’s “inability to pass the federal appropriations bill for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins on October 1st,” the team at NYDIG… Read More

September 30, 2023 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Parker Merritt and Kyle Waters from Coin Metrics have provided a close examination of the current Bitcoin mining landscape through the lens of their extensive data. Despite a flat BTC market in the back half of Q3 as spot ETF chatter quieted, hashrate continued “to… Read More

September 28, 2023 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, announced the release of its State of the Industry Report for Canada, which found that the country’s accounting and bookkeeping firms have experienced widespread revenue and profit growth, “linked to the adoption of new operating models and cloud solutions.”… Read More

September 26, 2023 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Columbia Banking System Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB), today announced the findings of its 6th annual Business Barometer ― an in-depth study of the mood, mindset, and strategic priorities “of 1,250 leaders of small and midsize businesses across the U.S.” Business leaders… 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 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 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 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 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Easier access to financial services in comparison to traditional banks is “a key reason for 41% of consumers turn to embedded financial services,” according to a new study by Solaris and Roland Berger. The ‘Disrupting the value chain for financial services – How to drive… 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 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial-sector assessments are gauging the effects of elevated borrowing costs, and the prospect that central banks “may keep policy rates higher for longer than investors expect,” according to an update shared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Tobias Adrian, Hiroko Oura from the IMF have… 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