Tagged: research

August 5, 2024 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The research study, shared by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, and entitled ‘Excitement, Superstition and great Insecurity – How global Consumers engage with the Digital World’ discloses controversial views among users regarding the protection of their personal information. For instance, 49% of respondents “consider covering the webcam… Read More

August 5, 2024 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CBInsights has released an update focused on and entitled, the Future of the workforce: How AI agents will transform enterprise workflows. CBInsights dive into what agents are, their limitations, key companies, and “implications for the future of work.” As noted in the research report from… Read More

August 5, 2024 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Luxury real estate property values are rising faster than typical homes for the first time in years, according to an extensive update from Zillow (Nasdaq: Z and ZG). Listings for luxury homes are seeing relatively more competition than homes in the market’s midrange, the team… Read More

August 5, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With a vast array of tools and samples at their disposal, organized ransomware cybercriminal groups often have proprietary ransomware samples, while standalone criminals frequently rely on leaked DIY variants to launch their attacks. Latest research by Kaspersky reveals the recent ransomware attacks “using the leaked… Read More

August 5, 2024 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global venture capital investment rose to a five-quarter high in the second quarter of 2024, from $75.3 billion in the first quarter to $94.3 billion. This is shown by the latest Venture Pulse 2024 from KPMG. This development is mainly due “to very large investments… Read More

August 4, 2024 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than one in 10 Canadians have experienced payment fraud in the past six months, indicating similar year-over-year patterns (13 per cent in 2024 compared to 14 per cent in 2023), according to a new study from Payments Canada. For many Canadians, concern around fraud… Read More

August 4, 2024 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CBInsights notes in a new report that AI funding has reached $23.2B in Q2’24 — the highest quarterly level on record. CBInsights pointed out that global AI funding “climbed once again in Q2’24, jumping 59% QoQ to hit $23.2B — the highest quarterly level on… Read More

August 4, 2024 @ 4:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Preqin, the global firm focused on providing alternatives data and insight, released its Real Estate Q2 2024: Preqin Quarterly Update report. The report shows that aggregate real estate fundraising “increased by $0.6bn in Q2 2024 to $33bn from $32.4bn in Q1 2024, showing a continued… Read More

August 4, 2024 @ 2:45 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Gartner forecasts that at least 30% of generative AI (GenAI) projects will be abandoned after proof of concept by the end of 2025. The primary reasons cited for this high dropout rate include poor data quality, inadequate risk controls, escalating costs, and unclear business value…. Read More

August 3, 2024 @ 7:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) released a report titled “Digital Finance in the EU – Priorities for fostering resilient, innovative and competitive financial markets”, presenting its recommendations for supporting the development of capital markets and increased access to finance for the real… Read More

August 3, 2024 @ 5:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Florida is the top state for mobile banking, a new study from software company Vention finds. The study utilized Google Keyword Planner to analyze the nationwide Google search volume behind various keywords related to mobile banking—including “mobile banking,” “mobile banking app,” and “best mobile banking… Read More

August 3, 2024 @ 2:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has released their latest Enterpise Fintech ecosystem. PitchBook’s Fintech ecosystem reports notes that deal value and count in Q2 2024 was fairly steady. As stated in the repot, enterprise fintech companies have “secured $4.6 billion in VC funding across 315 deals.” PitchBook pointed out… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ireland sees venture capital (VC) investment pick up in Q2’24 and saw 24 deals raising $237.5 million an increase of nearly two fifths (38 percent) compared to $172.5 million across 33 deals for the same period last year. VC investors showed increasing willingness “to make… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

First AI Pulse Survey shared by EY reveals that the number of senior leaders investing $10 million or more is set to nearly double, but many are failing to also invest in necessary infrastructure, jeopardizing AI’s impact. After more than a year of hype around… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Bank’s latest Business Barometer found that overall business confidence rose significantly in July to equal the highest level in confidence shown by businesses for eight years. Business confidence in the UK increased by 9 points “to 50% this month, reversing the drop in June… Read More

July 30, 2024 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consensys announced a research agreement with Smart Transaction Corp (STXN), enabling STXN to investigate ways to further enhance the composability and utility of Ethereum transaction semantics. The research, which is separate from but complementary to MetaMask’s Smart Transactions feature launched in May 2024, will “be… Read More

July 30, 2024 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

For the “first” time in United States history, crypto has become a significant campaign issue in a presidential election, according to Gemini‘s upcoming 2024 State of Crypto survey. The study shared by Gemini found that “more than one in five Americans currently own cryptocurrency (21%).”… Read More

July 30, 2024 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Institutional investors and wealth managers are increasingly convinced the $100,000 Bitcoin landmark will be achieved with one in five expecting it will be hit within two years (the current price is $66,687), according to new global research by London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management, Europe’s digital… Read More

July 29, 2024 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CyberCube, the provider of cyber risk analytics to quantify cyber risk, estimates preliminary insured losses from the July 19 CrowdOut event for the standalone cyber insurance market at between $400mn and $1.5bn. The faulty CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor update and subsequent outage – the CrowdOut Event… Read More

July 29, 2024 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A million-dollar price tag no longer means lavish and luxurious living. In more than 200 U.S. cities, buyers will find “a price tag of $1 million or more on the typical starter home,” a new Zillow (Nasdaq: Z and ZG) analysis finds. The Zillow real… Read More