Tagged: research

April 18, 2022 @ 8:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tech sometimes moves at “a dizzying pace.” When it comes to innovation in financial activities, often referred to as Fintech, the world is “seeing major advances,” according to an update from the IMF. For banks, Fintech “disrupts” core financial services and “pushes them to innovate… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Technology is too often a “blindfold” when it should be a “microscope,” Oxford Risk has warned. Wealth managers or advisers risk failing investors on suitability “by not using technology appropriately to measure ESG preferences and being caught up in the ‘green rush’,” according to behavioral… Read More

April 16, 2022 @ 11:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Data from Barclaycard Payments, which handles £1 in every £3 spent on credit and debit cards in the United Kingdom, reveals that many online businesses are still “not fully compliant with the new Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulation – which became mandatory for all transactions… Read More

April 16, 2022 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

A new report by IVC in partnership with LeumiTech – a company providing banking for high-tech companies, outlines tech investment in Israel, and even during the most challenging times – investment continues to grow. According to the report, Israeli start-ups raised a whopping $5.58 billion… Read More

April 12, 2022 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to a Nasdaq survey of 500 financial advisors who are “currently or considering allocating to crypto,” 72% of advisors would be “more likely to invest client assets in crypto if a spot ETF product were offered in the United States.” Among advisors already investing… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Discover (NYSE: DFS) recently “revitalized” the consumer checking landscape with the introduction of its “benefits-packed” Cashback Debit account with “user-friendly” features, like early access “to paychecks up to two days in advance1 and a mobile-first banking experience.” Discover builds on its Cashback Bonus® rewards and… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

More than 1.2 million subscription payments have reportedly been stopped since summer 2021, as tech puts customers in greater control of their spending, according to data from Lloyds Bank. As noted in a blog post, popular TV, film and music streaming services “made up almost… Read More

April 9, 2022 @ 8:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

An aggressive recruitment market may hinder startups operating in Scotland’s fast-growing Fintech industry, according to Fintech sector professionals (from Origo). Supported by a £300 million UK Government investment this past August, Edinburgh’s Fintech sector consists of various financial services innovators, however, newcomers seeking out new… Read More

April 8, 2022 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

KingsCrowd, a Reg CF data platform, says retail investors support underserved segments – like women and minorities – around 10X more than venture capitialists. The information is part of the company’s 2021 Market Intelligence Report. KingsCrowd claims that startups with female founders received 19.3% of… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Organizations need to prepare for a quantum advantage as technological breakthroughs “accelerate the timeline for quantum adoption,” according to an update from Capgemini. As noted in an update shared with CI, quantum technologies “promise exponential speed-up over today’s best supercomputers and will bring to market… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Although centralized crypto exchanges (CEXes) and decentralized crypto exchanges (DEXes) are often said to be in competition with each other, an executive from Huobi Ventures believes the opposite is true. During the annual Harvard Blockchain Conference held 27 March 2022, Huobi Ventures Investment Director HaiJing… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

S&P Global has published a report on digital assets entitled the State of Consumer Cryptocurrency Adoption. According to S&Ps research, 20% of surveyed individuals have either purchased traded or received crypto – a solid percentage of the population. While awareness is growing, S&P adds that… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

YouGov’s report The Future of Financial Services Report looks at the ongoing transformation of the US and international financial service industry as it “faces the headwinds of changing consumer expectations and wider industry fragmentation.” Recent data collected “paints a revealing picture of disruptions within the… Read More

April 1, 2022 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Millions of UK bank account holders are “putting themselves at a much greater risk” of fraud by ignoring warnings provided by the Confirmation of Payee (CoP) service. This, according to research by Lloyds Bank. When sending funds online to someone that hasn’t been paid before,… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra recently published a market assessment report, titled “Banking as a Service: Outlook 2022 | Paving the way for Embedded Finance.” The research canvassed the opinions of 1,600 senior industry executives, “exploring the opportunities presented by Banking as a Service (BaaS) – to provide retail… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A report from Huobi Research Institute, a blockchain research organization, has identified multi-chain networks as “key to the blockchain ecosystem’s long-term development due to the security, decentralization and scalability they offer.” Titled “Game of Thrones in Blockchain: Multi-chain Networks Battle for Supremacy”, the report by… Read More

March 27, 2022 @ 5:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The price of Ethereum Classic (ETC) surged 103% – compared to Bitcoin’s (BTC) increase of 13% – between March 13 and March 24, 2022, starting from $26 and “peaking at $48.50,” according to a report from Grayscale. The team at Grayscale noted in the report… Read More

March 26, 2022 @ 12:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi Research Institute, the blockchain research organization, has released its latest report, titled “Unveiling the Mysterious Bored Ape Yacht Club”. The report from Huobi analyzes the rise of the “infamous” Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection, and explains Yuga Labs’ ambitions “to branch into Gamefi… Read More

March 24, 2022 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to research commissioned by Payments Bank, Banking Circle, big bank de-risking is “significantly hampering the efforts of many financial institutions to deliver services that empower financial inclusion.” The primary cause appears to be “the risk-averse strategies adopted in response to the financial crisis of… Read More

March 22, 2022 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes that for the week ending March 18, 2022, there were outflows that continued “with $47 million,… Read More