Tagged: research

October 28, 2024 @ 6:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK based startups are managing to stay ahead of Germany and China in terms of total funding raised during Q3 2024. This, despite an overall decline, according to Tracxn Research. Tracxn’s latest analysis of the UK tech funding landscape reveals a number of  key /… Read More

October 28, 2024 @ 6:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FT Partners Research is announcing the release of their Q3 2024 FinTech Insights report, providing a review of FinTech deal activity with analysis across private company financings, IPOs, M&A transactions. The third quarter wrapped up with public markets “at all-time highs,” again, much-awaited interest rate… Read More

October 27, 2024 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global stablecoin supply is reportedly down 2.7% from a peak on Aug. 30, but is now expected to pick back up as digital token prices continue to climb higher as we get closer to the US elections. This, according to research report from OurNetwork…. Read More

October 27, 2024 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

International law firm Proskauer revealed the results of its Q3 2024 Private Credit Default Index, with an overall default rate of 1.95%. As mentioned in the latest update from Proskauer, the Q3 default rate is a decrease from 2.71% in the prior quarter. However, Proskauer… Read More

October 26, 2024 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

During the past decade, the digitalization and democratization of access to financial services have transformed how people interact with money and institutions. This, according to an update shared by Nubank (NYSE: NU). Nubank pointed out in its latest update that although in the past, people… Read More

October 25, 2024 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Only three PoS or proof of stake blockchains are currently offering yields that are above 10%, according to an update from CoinGecko. As noted in the detailed research report from CoinGecko, Cosmos (ATOM) has the highest yield among blockchains, offering staking yields of “up to… Read More

October 25, 2024 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, released a report exploring the opportunities and challenges tied to embedded finance – the practice of platforms, marketplaces, and software companies integrating user-friendly financial services within their existing offerings. Airwallex’s survey of 200 enterprise decision-makers… Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 8:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Criminals appear to be reverting to old-school tactics but with certain new twists, according to payments company Visa’s (NYSE: V) State of Scams Report. The latest Visa Threats Report highlights “emerging” scams targeting consumers, merchants and financial institutions. Ahead of Money20/20 US, Visa, a global… Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tim Clarke, Lead Analyst, Private Equity at PitchBook, noted that the M&A recovery that commenced in Q4 2023 is now “gaining steam.” Tim Clarke from PitchBook pointed out in an extensive research study that with the first nine months of the year now in the… Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoins are dominating market share in the crypto ecosystem, as Bitcoin (BTC) continues to gain adoption. This, according to a report from Chainalysis which also noted that merchant services are now thriving in Central, Northern, and Western Europe. Central, Northern, & Western Europe (CNWE), the… Read More

October 23, 2024 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Almost half of all US renter households are being “burdened” by excessive rent costs, with Gen Z renters shouldering the “heaviest load,” a new analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) by real estate firm Zillow (Nasdaq: Z and ZG) and… Read More

October 23, 2024 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The number of global banks losing clients to slow and inefficient know your customer (KYC) onboarding practices has surged to a record high this year, according to new research from Fenergo, the provider of solutions for KYC, client lifecycle management (CLM) and transaction monitoring. A… Read More

October 22, 2024 @ 11:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance has shared a Half Year Fraud Report 2024. According to the latest update from UK Finance, fraud continues to pose a major “threat” to the United Kingdom as well as potentially cause “serious harm’ to individuals and society in general. During the first… Read More

October 21, 2024 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Greg Cipolaro, Global Head of Research at NYDIG, noted that the team has recently examined the various tradeoffs of the available options for bitcoin investors to generate yield on their digital assets holdings. The NYDIG researchers explained in their latest update that the new supply… Read More

October 20, 2024 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Latin America’s digital assets firm Bitso recently noted in an update covering the benefits of stablecoins that when consumers have medium- or long-term plans to make any type of purchase or transaction, they tend to create a savings fund that “allows them to achieve their… Read More

October 20, 2024 @ 5:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini noted that understanding the concept of “crowded trades” – where “net positioning” becomes “skewed” in one direction and the “market consensus is focused on one particular outcome” – is said to be a “time-tested skill” in risk analysis and trade idea… Read More

October 19, 2024 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In today’s business environment, more finance departments are beginning to turn to automation to improve efficiency and job satisfaction. As automation continues to transform financial operations, data suggests that accounts payable (AP) professionals with a “higher degree of automation” are benefiting in their careers as… Read More

October 19, 2024 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Activity at small and medium-sized businesses fell “marginally” in September, while new work and employment numbers continued to grow, the NatWest SME Growth Tracker has revealed. The NatWest UK SME Business Activity Index – which aims to effectively measure MoM changes in the output of… Read More

October 19, 2024 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A study released recently, How consumer behaviour shapes the digital economy, by Checkout.com, a digital payments firm, has highlighted the consumer buying behavior which is powering the digital economy. The research, carried out across the United Kingdom, US, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China, reveals… Read More

October 18, 2024 @ 5:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) analysis finds that fraud is said to be costing businesses the equivalent of nearly 7% of revenues. According to the extensive report from TransUnion, three in four business professionals indicated fraud stayed the “same or increased” in the last year;… Read More