Tagged: research

June 24, 2024 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Riskified (NYSE:RSKD), a firm focused on addressing e-commerce fraud and risk intelligence, released the findings from a new pulse survey of 1000 US consumers, providing insights into their attitudes towards the growing problem of “policy abuse,” “whereby consumers knowingly exploit or manipulate a merchant’s terms… Read More

June 23, 2024 @ 8:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi Global Perspectives and Solutions has released a report AI & Finance: Bot, Bank & Beyond. The report analyzes the role that artificial intelligence (AI) might play in “changing the way both consumers and corporates bank.” From the likely use of autonomous agents executing client… Read More

June 23, 2024 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has provided their 2024 US Venture Capital Outlook as part of a comprehensive  Midyear Update. Expectations for the turnaround in the VC market entering 2024 were not especially high, the research-focused firm noted in a recent update. PitchBook pointed out that the headwinds that… Read More

June 22, 2024 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis has shared several key insights from the 2024 State of Cryptocurrency Investigations Report. In 2024, cryptocurrency adoption continues to grow, the Chainalysis team noted while adding that it “enables millions of people around the world to transact without middlemen and take greater control of… Read More

June 22, 2024 @ 8:21 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Apiture, a provider of digital banking solutions, this week released key findings from a survey of more than 2,000 U.S. consumers conducted with market research and analytics company The Harris Poll. The study finds that although 80% of Gen Z and 75% of millennials have… Read More

June 22, 2024 @ 6:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Discretionary spending hit as household cost pressures continue to mount according to the latest findings from KPMG UK‘s Consumer Pulse survey. As noted in the update, four in ten consumers say they’ve “cut back on non-essential spending, reducing their monthly discretionary budget by £77 on… Read More

June 21, 2024 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For small businesses, navigating the set-up of payment acceptance can be confusing and expensive, often requiring significant upfront costs to set up a website, checkout, and POS terminal. This, according to an update from researchers at Juniper Research. However, merchants can now do all these… Read More

June 21, 2024 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investments into the e-commerce enablement ecosystem contracted in Q1, producing $1.7 billion across 83 deals, marking decreases of 52.2% and 26.5%, respectively, relative to Q4 seasonal increases. This, according to a report from PitchBook. PitchBook further noted that Q1 2024 approached parity “with Q3 2023,… Read More

June 21, 2024 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK is experiencing a massive increase in mobile fraud. Consumers, businesses, and government agencies are alarmed and pondering their next steps as they prepare to deal with several emerging trends that have surfaced in 2024. This, according to an update from Prove. Influenced by… Read More

June 19, 2024 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Central bank digital currencies or CBDCs can boost Middle East’s financial inclusion, payment efficiency, according to a comprehensive update from the IMF. 19 countries in the Middle East and Central Asia are exploring issuing a CBDC, the IMF update noted. Almost two-thirds of countries in… Read More

June 18, 2024 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest KPMG Australia Retail Health Index (RHI) indicates the road to recovery for Australia’s embattled retail sector has stalled, with positive health not forecast until September 2025. Between the December quarter 2023 and the March quarter 2024 the KPMG RHI had “a rise of… Read More

June 18, 2024 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

More parts of the UK economy grew in May than at any time in the last 15 months, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK Sector Tracker. While the overall rate of output growth across the economy “slowed marginally in May (53.0 vs. 54.1 in… Read More

June 18, 2024 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG Enterprise Barometer 2024 unveils optimism and ambitious growth among Ireland’s indigenous businesses, with nearly two-thirds (65 percent) expecting to increase turnover within the next 12 months, compared to 55 percent in 2023. On behalf of KPMG, RED C surveyed nearly 200 decision-makers “in indigenous… Read More

June 17, 2024 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ledger is pleased to announce its collaboration with Bitcoin research and development center, Brink. As part of this partnership, Ledger is “donating $5 to Brink for each Ledger Bitcoin hardware wallet sold.” The funds will be allocated to help “strengthen the Bitcoin network and developers… Read More

June 16, 2024 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rapyd, the global fintech firm, recently released its report, “2024 State of Payments: High-Opportunity Industries.” This comprehensive study dives into “the evolving landscape of cross-border payments, focusing on the needs of fast-growing industries such as online gaming, content creation platforms, online travel, marketplaces, and e-commerce.”… Read More

June 16, 2024 @ 6:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With U.S. auto insurance rates up 11.2% on average during the past year—and insurers still losing an average of five cents “on every dollar of premium they collect—sky-high premiums do not appear to be leveling off anytime soon.” According to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S…. Read More

June 15, 2024 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, released regional and industry data about small business labor productivity. The Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) report, Small business productivity: Industry and regional trends, is based “on anonymized and aggregated data from more than 240,000 Xero small business customers… Read More

June 15, 2024 @ 7:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance released its latest Household Finance Review for Q1 2024, exploring trends across household, spending, saving, and borrowing. Mortgage borrowing in Q1 was down “compared with the same period the year before, despite growth in mortgage applications at the end of 2023.” Consumer spending… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, has released research highlighting how Australian small businesses think and feel about the end of financial year (EOFY). The survey of more than 1000 small business owners and decision makers “revealed 71% consider this time of year stressful, and… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global, pointed to another reduction in permanent placements made by UK recruitment consultants in May. Delayed decision making and a lack of demand “amongst companies were reported to have weighed on recruitment activity.”… Read More