Tagged: s&p global

September 12, 2023 @ 6:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoins are digital currencies which are pegged to major (and relatively stable) fiat currencies like the US dollar, Euro, the British pound (among others). Recently, the team at S&P Global provided a deep dive report into valuation and depegging of stablecoins. As explained in the… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 11:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The crypto lending business model has come under intense scrutiny following a spate of recent credit events. Credora is helping “rebuild confidence in credit markets through transparency, and the lending infrastructure provider announced a $6 million strategic funding round with S&P Global and Coinbase Ventures… Read More

December 27, 2022 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bankruptcy filings for private equity financed firms have moved higher in 2022 – a data point that should come as no surprise due to the challenging economic environment. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, forty-nine private firms filed for bankruptcy protection during the year –… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

S&P Global has published a report on digital assets entitled the State of Consumer Cryptocurrency Adoption. According to S&Ps research, 20% of surveyed individuals have either purchased traded or received crypto – a solid percentage of the population. While awareness is growing, S&P adds that… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 3:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

After a difficult 2020 when COVID-19 pummeled the online lending market, loan originations are predicted to bounce back strongly in 2021, according to research by S&P Global. The report states that from January to September, online lending tanked 36%. Loan originations began to recover in… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 11:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Artificial Intelligence firm, AnalytixInsight Inc. (TSX-V: ALY; OTCQB: ATIXF) recently revealed that it’s expecting its Fintech affiliate, MarketWall, to benefit from the new trend toward the increased use of digital channels, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. AnalytixInsight says that its analysis is based on Intesa… Read More