Tagged: research

January 29, 2024 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland credit and debit card data for the first two weeks of January reveals that ‘New Year, New You’ spending in gyms and sports clubs shot upwards “compared to last January.” As noted in the update shared by the Bank of Ireland, many… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX Ventures, the investment arm of leading Web3 technology company OKX, today published its 2024 Bitcoin Outlook’ report. The research report forecasts a pivotal role for Bitcoin‘s Ordinals in 2024, “based on the growth of OKX Wallet’s total Ordinals trading volume in 2023, which exceeded… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK neobank Science Card collaborates with UCL Mechanical Engineering to generate research funding for neurodegenerative diseases. Science Card, the home of Britain’s e-money current accounts dedicated to accelerating science and innovation, has announced the launch on its platform of a research project on neurodegenerative diseases,… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zillow (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) is introducing a new feature that allows renters who pay their rent on Zillow to have their on-time payments “reported to a major national credit bureau at no cost to them.” According to Zillow, this is reportedly a “first” for… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The vast majority of consumers are “aware of the financial benefits of circular practices – particularly repair and second-hand shopping” – finds a new report from Klarna, the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant. Drawing on insights from a survey of over 3,000 consumers “across… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 7:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the crypto market experienced a surge in anticipation related to ETFs, “particularly with the growing optimism surrounding the potential approval of US spot Bitcoin ETFs,” the CoinGecko team noted. CoinGecko also mentioned that this optimism appears to have “contributed… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 6:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com released its annual Crypto Market Sizing Report, showing that global cryptocurrency owners increased by 34% in 2023 – “rising from 432 million in January 2023 to 580 million in December 2023.” Similar to the previous year, this notable growth “continued despite several macro headwinds,… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite a December rise, inflation is expected “to continue falling this year” says Yael Selfin, Chief Economist at KPMG UK. The KPMG UK team noted that the expected fall in the energy price cap in April “could see inflation returning to target by spring. Nevertheless, disruptions… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, the global firm focused on payments as a service, issued the results from its third annual mid-tier bank payments modernization report. The research report shows high interest and enthusiasm “for faster payment networks, with 78% of U.S. financial businesses saying it is a… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech sector has not been spared from the “sweeping” downturn in the venture market, according to an extensive update shared by CBInsights. In fact, in 2023, funding to fintech startups “dropped off more severely than broader venture funding,” the CBInsights report noted. Based on… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business activity at UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expanded at the fastest rate for seven months in December, “led by renewed growth in the service economy.” Adding to signs of a steady turnaround in business conditions, new orders “stabilized at the end of 2023,… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robocash investors positively assessed the results of the past year, according to the latest market research and analysis. Almost a third of respondents claim that they now plan “to increase their investment portfolios in 2024.” Robocash analysts questioned investors in order “to find out how… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 6:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

2023 was a year of “recovery” for cryptocurrency, as the industry “rebounded from the scandals, blowups, and price declines of 2022,” according to an extensive update shared by Chainalysis. With crypto assets rebounding and market activity growing over the course of 2023, many believe that… Read More

January 20, 2024 @ 12:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Nadeau, the founder of The DeFi Report who also helps startups and asset managers, has pointed out that Ethereum (ETH), the world’s largest smart contract platform, reached $10 billion in revenue “faster than any other major software company besides Google.” Although this may be… Read More

January 19, 2024 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SME current account switching is now at the lowest level it’s been in the last decade, according to an update shared by Allica Bank. New data analyzed by Allica Bank reportedly “shows disappointingly low levels of bank switching by small and medium sized businesses over… Read More

January 18, 2024 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ComplyAdvantage has launched its annual report into fraud, money laundering, and financial crime: The State of Financial Crime 2024. The latest research report identifies “the criminal use of artificial intelligence (AI) as an emerging fraud challenge while revealing that most financial institutions are investing in… Read More

January 18, 2024 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Artificial intelligence [AI] and companies leading this tech sector are the new shiny. It’s almost gold rush like as people seek to invest in AI firms as the masses finally became aware that the technology has now hit mass adoption. The catalyst is ChatGPT, which… Read More

January 17, 2024 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced the release of its inaugural Consumer Products and Retail Executive Pulse, which shows that amid “ongoing economic pressures, CPG and retail leaders alike are planning to invest in artificial intelligence (AI), supply chain and industry convergence to tap… Read More

January 17, 2024 @ 1:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI [artificial intelligence] will affect almost 40 percent of jobs around the world, “replacing some and complementing others.” So that’s why we may “need a careful balance of policies to tap its potential,” according to an update shared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In… Read More

January 17, 2024 @ 12:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

IPO [initial public offering] activity was dismal in 2023. You have to go back to 2019, which was just before the COVID crisis disrupted the world, to find a worse year. A total of 1,429 IPOs were launched globally in 2023 a nearly 16% drop… Read More