Tagged: research

November 24, 2025 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from financial and payments platform, Airwallex, indicates that one in five (19%) Australian business professionals now expect to see a Chief AI Officer (CAIO) working along with the CFO as more businesses begin to effectively embed AI into their core operations. The Airwallex Future… Read More

November 24, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Data and tech company, Experian, and fraud prevention service, Cifas, released a report which reveals a 9% rise in identity fraud, signaling the scale of fraud facing UK based firms as the festive season approaches. ‘Unwrapping fraud: helping you to prepare for the festive season’… Read More

November 24, 2025 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky noted recently that there was a significant increase in the number of résumés and jobs that had been posted on so-called underground forums in Q1 2024 when compared to Q1 2023, and this figure reportedly remained on the same level in Q1… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaspersky in collaboration with VDC Research have announced recently that during the first three quarters of this year, ransomware attacks on various manufacturing organizations could have generated more than $18 billion in losses. This figure is now said to reflect only the so-called “direct cost”… Read More

November 21, 2025 @ 11:11 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Advances in payment technology are giving small businesses new tools to compete for holiday shoppers, according to a study released today by the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) and TSG (The Strawhecker Group). The sixth annual Consumer Holiday Spending Study found that 36% of consumers who… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 9:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Latin America is having a “breakthrough” year in regard to crypto adoption. This is according to the Latam digital asset platform Bitso. Bitso cites data from a recent Coinchange regulatory report stating that Latin American crypto usage increased by 116% in 2024 and by 65%… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 1:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A slowdown in cost increases across Western Europe, along with increasing prices in parts of Eastern Europe, is resulting in a more varied picture of affordability for expats as well as remote workers, according to European digital bank bunq’s research findings from the Working Abroad… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research released by Euroclear’s UK CSD, Euroclear UK & International in collaboration with Thinks Insights & Strategy indicates that around 4.7 million individuals in the United Kingdom are still holding paper share certificates. The research follows the July release of the Digitisation Taskforce’s final report,… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Around 1 in 5 or 20% of financial services industry professionals have reported having crypto-assets as part of their firms’ main operation in a sentiment poll conducted across GlobalData’s FS media sites during the H1 of 2025. An additional 20% are expected to “follow suit,… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaspersky has introduced its Security Bulletin, which aims to examine the key cybersecurity trends of the past year and offers a glimpse into the potential future of these developments. The update from Kaspersky is dedicated to cybersecurity issues in the financial services ecosystem, offering an… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG noted that the vast majority or 86 per cent) of energy and technology business professionals in the UK now believe that without AI it would take longer for their organisation to achieve its net zero goals, according to KPMG’s report on AI and the… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 12:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights has reportedly analyzed over 1,350 early-stage deals in October 2025 in order to identify the most promising or high-potential firms, major investors, as well as emerging categories to watch closely (all this was said to have been based on CB Insights predictive intelligence)…. Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 6:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Younger consumers in Australia, particularly Gen Z, are now said to be leading the surge in first home buying intentions as the overall optimism grows among young consumers. As reported by Westpac, around 35% of Gen Z’s now intend  to acquire a first home in… Read More

November 14, 2025 @ 12:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from Capital Economics, commissioned by SME lender iwoca, reveals that SMEs receiving a loan are able to boost their monthly revenues by an average of nearly 20%. The recent analysis, which is said to be based on data from current accounts of iwoca customers,… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIFMA, BNY, Broadridge and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), in collaboration with The ValueExchange, today released findings from their “U.S. Treasury Central Clearing Pulse Survey”, which draws upon insights from global market participants. The survey, conducted by The ValueExchange, was meant to provide… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 5:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global small business platform, Xero, released its latest Small Business Insights (XSBI) update, indicating that small business sales and revenue surged around 5.5% during the past September quarter – which is said to be the strongest quarterly result in the last 2 years. The recent… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IOSCO has released its final report on neo-brokers. As explained in the update, neo-brokers are described as a subset of broker-dealers that offer services via a business model characterized by the use of seamless client interfaces, leverage of social media platforms, and the provision of online… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook noted that venture valuations are surging as liquidity begins to creep back up. Now, with liquidity returning, though still relatively modest when compared with recent years, venture market pricing has started to rise. The researchers at PitchBook also mentioned that across all investment stages,… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

APAC equities stayed fairly resilient throughout this year as the trade uncertainty, ongoing political shifts, and the acceleration of AI continued to impact regional markets. The key driver was a strong AI-led rise in tech and semiconductor stocks, helping cushion wider volatility. As the new… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Insurtech dealmaking is now said to be consolidating, reportedly marked by relatively fewer investors and startups in recent quarters. This, according to an update from CB Insights which noted that overall insurtech funding has plateaued or flattened over the past 12 quarters, including $1.0B in… Read More