Tagged: research

June 25, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to a new study by IDC Financial Insights supported by Episode Six (E6), a global provider of enterprise-grade payment processing and digital ledger infrastructure, spending “on legacy paytech is rising rapidly and damaging the growth prospects of banks around the world.” Global financial institution… Read More

June 25, 2023 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from Vodeno/Aion Bank has recently revealed just how embedded banking adoption is “significantly boosting brand loyalty for companies, with consumers more likely to use embedded banking products from brands as a result of the cost-of-living crisis.” The European Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider’s study “revealed that… Read More

June 20, 2023 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Analysis from online pension provider, PensionBee, reveals an increase in the number of pension savers who would like to see the oil sector completely excluded from their pension investments, from 15% in 2022 to 21% in 2023. PensionBee’s annual Tailored Plan survey, “which seeks to… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic – the global firm focused on crypto-asset risk management – has released a landmark report to equip compliance and law enforcement teams with the necessary tools to combat the next frontier of crypto crime. Elliptic’s flagship Typologies Report – which remains “the only comprehensive… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 9:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hexaware Mobiquity, a digital consultancy that designs and delivers innovative digital products and services for the world’s leading brands, released the results of the firm’s annual Global Benchmark for Sustainable Banking Report. This third iteration of the report “surveyed 600 C-suite banking executives across the… Read More

June 17, 2023 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One in every five global consumers surveyed in 2022 said they “fell victim to payments fraud in the last four years — 26.9% of whom are victims of Authorized Push Payment (APP) scams, which is the number one fraud threat globally” — according to the… Read More

June 14, 2023 @ 2:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gordon Liao from Circle Internet Financial and Thomas Hadeed noted in a study titled, Beyond Speculation: Payment Stablecoins for Real-time Gross Settlements, that  empirical evidence shows “a notable shift in the usage of stablecoins, a form of digital currency transacted over distributed ledgers, in recent… Read More

June 14, 2023 @ 6:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

More than one-third (36%) of property managers who are “aware of the practice of reporting rent payments to credit reporting agencies do so.” The finding comes from new research from the Tenant and Employment business at TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) and “represents a 37% increase from… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 12:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial institutions (FIs) that “run on a true SaaS platform bounce back from market disruption nearly 2.5x faster than their industry peers,” according to new research from cloud banking platform Mambu. The Turning turbulence into triumph report “examines how personal lenders, SME lenders and neobanks… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sella is launching the “Artificial Intelligence Business Incubator”, which is described as the the initiative aimed at startups, researchers, entrepreneurial teams, university spin-offs and companies “with projects based on AI technologies in the financial services sector.” “Artificial Intelligence Business Incubator” is currently underway, the international… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 7:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FloQast, a provider of accounting workflow automation software created by accountants for accountants, released the results of its latest market research survey, Compliance and Controls: The State of the Industry, in conjunction with the University of Georgia Consumer Analytics program. With only 26% of participants… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Redseer Strategy Consultants released a report titled ‘Future of Online Payments’ in collaboration with Plural by Pine Labs. The report “highlights growth projections for the forecast period FY23-26 and shares insights on segments like UPI, Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), Embedded Finance, and e-commerce.” As… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Online fraud and financial crime prevention platform SEON has released its latest ‘Global Banking Fraud Index’, which analyzes “the cost of fraud to banks and other financial institutions around the world in 2023.” Notably, the new review by SEON highlights the following: The value of… Read More

June 5, 2023 @ 1:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of automated, end-to-end identity proofing, risk assessment and compliance solutions, released the Jumio 2023 Online Identity Study, the second installment of its annual global consumer research, conducted by Censuswide. This year’s results highlight “an understanding among consumers around how generative AI and… Read More

June 5, 2023 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

A survey completed by CRIF says the youth in the UK are more interested in adopting digital banking in comparison to their continental Europe counterparts. The research claims one in five (21%) of those aged 18-34 in the UK would now choose a bank based… Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumer demand for travel, leisure and other experiences remains strong despite the increase in cost of living according to Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE) research. The payments platform found “that 51% of consumers are still prioritising spend in these areas over other discretionary spending.” The research also… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After a long period of consistent profitability, the wealth and asset management sector is “facing rising costs, shrinking margins, and intensifying consumer demands.” Firms are looking for ways “to accelerate their digital transformations, bring more of what their clients want to the table, and bolster… Read More

May 30, 2023 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than half of the surveyed investors pay attention to ESG policies when choosing a P2P platform, according to an update shared by Robo.cash. Almost one in four invest in “green” platforms, the team at Robocash reveals. Robo.cash conducted a survey “among European P2P investors… Read More

May 27, 2023 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

From fragmented monitoring and enforcement to differing classifications of crypto assets, many barriers hinder global coordination on crypto-asset regulation efforts. A new study from the World Economic Forum identifies “the importance of a global approach to crypto-asset regulations and provides potential solutions to these barriers.”… Read More

May 27, 2023 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As noted in an update from ubank, 80% of financially stressed young Aussies “are experiencing mental health impacts.” According to new YouGov research commissioned by ubank, there are “a number of concerning insights around the ways financial anxiety is impacting the mental and physical health… Read More