Tagged: research

October 17, 2023 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New research has revealed that North America ranks first in the world “for Fintech venture capital funding.” The new study, conducted by the researchers at Tipalti, “analyzed factors such as global fintech adoption rates, searches for Fintech by country and the regions that have the… Read More

October 16, 2023 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Latin America has the seventh-largest crypto economy of all regions Chainalysis studies. it is not far behind MENA, Eastern Asia, and Eastern Europe. Its position compared to other regions has “held relatively steady over the last two years.” Latin America shows the highest preference “for… Read More

October 16, 2023 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Home values took an uncharacteristic step down in September, albeit a small one, according to the latest Zillow (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) market report. Competition is easing faster than normal this fall “as buyers contend with the highest mortgage rates in more than 22 years.”… Read More

October 16, 2023 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI) at the University of Waterloo have announced a $550,000 partnership focused on research and talent advancement in cybersecurity. The funding will support projects that increase “Trust in Data” around: fingerprinting, identification and validation, and data… Read More

October 16, 2023 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uncertainty over the economic outlook and rising costs continued to weigh on hiring decisions in September, according to the KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global. Permanent placements fell again as companies “were often reluctant to commit to permanent hires,… Read More

October 15, 2023 @ 2:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A total of 40,374 deals (comprising mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity, and venture financing deals) were announced globally during the first three quarters (Q1-Q3) of 2023. This represents a year-on-year (YoY) “decline of 24.3% in volume over 53,369 deals announced during the same period… Read More

October 13, 2023 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland report on Jobs survey, both permanent staff appointments and temp billings contracted sharply in September. Panellists linked reduced hiring activity “to fewer vacancies, weaker confidence around the outlook, and shortages of suitably-skilled candidates that made it harder… Read More

October 10, 2023 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Koan Advisory Group, a New Delhi-based public policy consulting firm released a report titled “Transit Payments in India – A Case for Choice and Interoperability.” The study highlights that India’s public transit systems should “allow integrated fare payments across different modes of transit, to provide… Read More

October 10, 2023 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has released its Geo Quarterly Report: Canada Tech – Q3 2023. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, “provides insights into the Canada Tech space.” The Canada Tech startup ecosystem “received its highest-ever funding of $5.12 billion in… Read More

October 10, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Matteo Greco, Research Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset and fintech investment business Fineqia International, has shared insights on the latest developments in the Bitcoin (BTC) and digital assets markets. Analyzing BTC supply, Greco notes that approximately 68.5% of “the total circulating supply has… Read More

October 8, 2023 @ 6:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital identity verification is a term that is rapidly evolving and often is given different definitions. Juniper Research considers digital identity to be: ‘A digital representation of an entity; this can be one or more individual pieces of identifying data, an event, or a signal… Read More

October 8, 2023 @ 2:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has released its Geo Quarterly Report: FinTech US – Q3 2023. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, provides insights into the US FinTech space. The US Fintech sector continues to be the highest-funded Fintech startup ecosystem “on… Read More

October 6, 2023 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has released its Geo Quarterly Report: FinTech UK – Q3 2023. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, provides insights into the UK FinTech space. The UK Fintech startup ecosystem “ranks third in terms of overall funding, after… Read More

October 5, 2023 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A spending downturn in the retail and e-commerce sector drove a $2.9 billion YoY nation-wide drop in online spending, according to the Q3 Digital Economy Index from global financial platform Airwallex. The quarterly Airwallex Digital Economy Index “records year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter snapshots of the digital… Read More

October 5, 2023 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s smallest companies could generate £77.3bn of extra revenue and create 885,000 new jobs if they “all digitalized at the rate of the top 20% of tech adopters.” This is according to new research from Xero, the global small business platform, and economics consultant,… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 10:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Virtual cards, also known as temporary cards, are defined by the researchers at Juniper Research as “randomly generated and generally temporary card number linked to a payment account, used to process payments in lieu of genuine payment details.” A virtual card is “a payment tool… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 7:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin gained in September while many traditional assets “suffered meaningful losses, underscoring crypto’s diversification properties,” according to an update shared by Grayscale. The pressure on global markets “seemed to stem from rising government bond yields and higher oil prices,” the report from Grayscale noted. As… Read More

October 3, 2023 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Business confidence in the UK fell to 36% in September, “a five point dip from the 18-month high (41%) recorded in August, as companies saw a decline in both economic optimism and trading prospects for the year ahead.” This, according to an update shared by… Read More

October 3, 2023 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada has the highest growth rate of fintech adoption across six markets, according to research shared by Tipalti. A new study, conducted by Tipalti, analyzed factors “such as global fintech adoption rates, Google searches for fintech by country and the regions that have the highest… Read More

October 2, 2023 @ 7:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Addepar has shared key platform updates, research insights and the latest client, partner and company developments. This month, Addepar is highlighting updates that will “enable firms to run reports at enterprise scale, as well as Client Portal improvements that offer more flexibility and functionality to… Read More