Tagged: Research Study

December 16, 2022 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to a new research report by quant technology provider SigTech, a majority of institutional investors “anticipate the higher volatility regime persisting and expect to generate stronger returns over the next two years compared with the past decade.” The SigTech Institutional Investors Report 2022 “surveys… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The current business environment is getting tougher with higher interest rates, rising inflation, talent crunch, and weaker supply chains while investors “are increasingly demanding profitable growth,” according to an update from GlobalData. To hedge against these shifts, startups as well as bigger corporations are “revisiting… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra research reveals that views on Open Banking in the United States have “matured over the last year, with 68% of respondents considering it either a ‘must have’ or ‘important’, up from 48% last year.” Of those who have integrated Open Banking, 100% now say… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LexisNexis Risk Solutions released the results of its first Global State of Fraud and Identity Report, exploring research and insights from industry experts “on recent statistics and trends from [their] industry-recognized studies on the Global True Cost of Fraud and transaction data from over 39B transactions… Read More

December 5, 2022 @ 11:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New research from Trulioo, a global digital identity verification platform, “shows that 87% of online marketplace leaders view identity verification as critical to protecting consumers and building trust during unpredictable times.” Those respondents also overwhelmingly “see identity verification as more than just a single step… Read More

December 2, 2022 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Axway, a provider of API management and integration software, announced new data from its inaugural 2022 Open Everything Strategy Survey Report. Polling nearly 1,000 IT leaders, architects, and developers about their digital strategies and top concerns, the survey “found nearly 40% of organizations are in… Read More

November 29, 2022 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As conditions continue to tighten, the public alternative asset managers “remain optimistic and feel their respective firms are in a good position to take advantage of opportunities that will present themselves over the next several quarters,” according to an update from Pitchbook. The Pitchbook report… Read More

November 27, 2022 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

1 in 2 Google Chrome Extensions have potential to wreak havoc,” Incogni Research shows. Data removal company Incogni analyzed “the risk profiles of 1,237 Chrome extensions available on the Chrome Web Store.” The study reveals “that 1 in 2 Chrome extensions (48.66%) has a High… Read More

November 27, 2022 @ 6:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Inflation and uncertain economic times are “keeping many Gen Zers at home with their families,” according to an update from DailyPay. Around 54% of 18-25-year-olds have “made the choice to live with their parents given the current economic climate,” according to a new study of… Read More

November 27, 2022 @ 2:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CV VC recently published an inaugural German Blockchain Report following its newest and fourth ecosystem hub opening, CV Labs Berlin. The report provides “a structural overview of Europe‘s top-ranked blockchain country, and its publication highlights CV VC’s commitment to building sustainable and connected global ecosystems… Read More

November 26, 2022 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Solaris, which claims to be Europe’s “leading” embedded finance platform, published a new report on the evolution of embedded finance. The study, conducted in cooperation with the Handelsblatt Research Institute, “analyzes the market potential for the mobility sector in the four largest European markets of… Read More

November 23, 2022 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capchase, which claims to be the leading provider of non-dilutive capital to SaaS companies, recently shared its Pulse of SaaS report “to provide the most comprehensive view of SaaS startups’ performance following recent economic changes.” The Pulse of SaaS Report “found, when compared to the… Read More

November 23, 2022 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent study by global fintech platform Airwallex revealed that small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) businesses in the U.S. “plan to expand in 2023.” While the pandemic and uncertain market conditions have impacted many businesses this year, a vast majority of SMEs (82%) still “plan… Read More

November 23, 2022 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital (VC) pre-money valuations remained robust through Q3 2022, as bearish macroeconomic outlooks spread across Europe,” the team at Pitchbook noted. Pitchbook also mentioned that “the drop off in public market capitalizations has not filtered into the VC ecosystem, with the valuations of VC-backed… Read More

November 22, 2022 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Low carbon building practices, crucial to achieving greenhouse gas emissions targets, “attracted record levels of venture capital funding in 2022 with investment levels soaring to $2.2bn.” Venture capital raised by companies involved in green building design, building materials procurement and lower carbon construction methods “has… Read More

November 21, 2022 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial wellbeing Fintech Wagestream, with research and analysis from Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, has launched the inaugural Australian State of Financial Wellbeing Report in a bid “to identify how employers can better alleviate financial stress in the workplace for struggling employees.” The report is… Read More

November 19, 2022 @ 12:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global fintech platform Airwallex announced that UK-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remain optimistic about international expansion next year, “with almost three-quarters (70%) planning to expand into, or further into, foreign markets in 2023.” The independent research, which surveyed 500 UK SME decision makers in… Read More

November 16, 2022 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

It’s not your “imagination.” Digital scams are “everywhere in our daily lives.” And as the holiday season approaches, fraudsters are “counting on you to let your guard down and take the bait,” according to an update from Visa (NYSE: V). Whether in the workplace or… Read More

November 13, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Mintos has shared their latest Insight report, which looks at the alternative lending market of Mintos’ home country: Latvia. Forming part of Northern Europe’s Baltic region, Latvia is “a relatively small EU country with a modest population of 1.9 million.” As a… Read More

November 13, 2022 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Originally coined in 2015 by Chris Messina, conversational commerce has become “an increasingly familiar term in the communications and eCommerce markets,” according to an update from Juniper Research. It refers to “the intersection of messaging apps and online retail.” Juniper Research defines conversational commerce as:… Read More