Tagged: Research Study

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

August 7, 2023 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Without offsetting topline growth or debt reduction, management will need to increase efficiency and reduce investment “to retain earnings power and, even then, may face lower valuation multiples,” the team at Pitchbook noted in a comprehensive market update. Hence, Pitchbook now expects further underperformance “from… Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture funding on Carta inched upward in Q2. Startups combined “to raise more than $15.4 billion in funding during the second quarter of 2023, up 26% from Q1.” In several other areas of the venture landscape, “such as early-stage valuations and late-stage deal counts, the… Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BaaP (Banking-as-a-Platform) is an operational business model that “puts banks at the forefront of consumers.” In their latest whitepaper, the researchers highlighted “how BaaP can help traditional banks regain their competitive edge against neobanks.” This, according to the Juniper Research team. Through collaboration with innovative… Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 2:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The researchers at Coin Metrics have shared an update, titled, “Decoding the Digital Dollar: Unraveling the Risks of Stablecoins.” Lucas Nuzzi and Kyle Waters from Coin Metrics have noted that earlier this month, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services convened “to discuss proposed legislation,… Read More

August 5, 2023 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment in Australian startups over the first six months of 2023 “fell to US$1.11 billion, compared to US$3.64 billion over the corresponding period in 2022,” according to newly released data from KPMG. The latest numbers from the KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report shows that… Read More

July 31, 2023 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Fintech revenue is expected to increase around 6x from current levels between 2021 and 2030 and could hit $1.5 trillion. The APAC region is expected to claim a significant portion of that total, representing around 40% of international Fintech revenue or totaling about $600… Read More

July 23, 2023 @ 2:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin’s hash rate, which is an estimated measure of “how fast the aggregate computational resources supporting the network is guessing solutions to new blocks,” has been on an upward ascent for much of the year, the NYDIG Research team noted. Although that might make sense… Read More

July 22, 2023 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pacaso, the technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy and co-own a luxury second home, released its 2023 Second Home Attitude Report, in order “to better understand what’s motivating second home buyers.” Applied Research West (ARW), a “trusted” research firm, “conducted a quantitative survey… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Every quarter, Carta releases information on the startup ecosystem in their State of Private Markets report. It can take a few weeks for rounds to be recorded on their platform, so they produce a full analysis after they get the final numbers. However, Carta publishes… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A report from FX-as-a-Service pioneer, MillTechFX, has revealed that many corporates in North America are looking to diversify their FX counterparties after the recent banking crisis highlighted the potential risks associated with having only one or two banking partners. The report entitled ‘The MillTechFX North… Read More

July 16, 2023 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Key findings and insights from primary research on the evolution and growth of the gig economy workforce were released by the study’s supporter, PayQuicker, an innovative financial technology firm focused on the global payouts market. The research, conducted by gig economy experts Dr. Robert A. Peterson,… Read More

July 13, 2023 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

2023 so far has been a year of “recovery” for cryptocurrency after a chaotic 2022, with prices of digital assets like Bitcoin up over 80% on the year as of June 30, the team at Chainalysis noted. And that’s not the only “good news” for… Read More

July 13, 2023 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A study from Juniper Research, the researchers focused on emerging payments, have found that the value of payment transactions powered by stablecoins “will exceed $187 billion globally by 2028, up from $53 billion in 2023.” The study found that stablecoins are “making rapid progress in… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital wallets are a rapidly growing technology, seeing particular growth in popularity in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an update from Juniper Research. As noted in a report from Juniper Research, they are also “important in the fields of financial inclusion, and… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 6:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

While Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) development is still nascent, there has “been considerable progress over the past five years with startups seeking to disrupt traditional, multibillion-dollar infrastructure industries such as server (cloud), wireless telecom, sensor networks, and energy and transportation,” according to an update… Read More

July 5, 2023 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

VC activity ticked up in Q1 based on OpenAI’s unconventional corporate investment from Microsoft, according to an update from Pitchbook. Pitchbook has reportedly tracked $22.7 billion in investment during the quarter, “including $12.7 billion from generative AI investments including OpenAI.” If OpenAI’s deal is excluded,… Read More

July 5, 2023 @ 9:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech is a rapidly evolving area of technology, especially in a world that has a constant increase in demand for regulatory compliance, according to an update from Juniper Research. Regtech offers solutions to businesses in response “to an increasingly digitalized world that boomed since the… Read More

July 4, 2023 @ 5:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fidelity Investments 2023 M&A Valuation & Deal Structure Survey “revealed a 237% increase in registered investment advisor (RIA) M&A deals, with 492 reported transactions, up from 146 for the 2017- 2019 study period.” The survey, which examines trends and buyer perceptions “related to RIA M&A… Read More

July 2, 2023 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Two-in-three people are likely to take time out “to provide unpaid care at some point during their working life,” according to a new report from online pension provider, PensionBee. The Carer’s Pension Gap report highlights “the extent of unpaid care in the UK and how… Read More