Tagged: survey

September 22, 2020 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi Global, a leading digital assets company, recently published a survey that looks into the different investment profiles and backgrounds of retail cryptocurrency traders in emerging markets. According to a release, the survey results indicate that crypto-assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have… Read More

September 19, 2020 @ 3:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), the global leader in digital payments, recently published the results of its survey which aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on consumer behavior in Pakistan. Visa’s Stay Secure survey reveals Pakistani consumers’ general views about conducting digital transactions, their preferences and… Read More

August 29, 2020 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than 75% of Malaysia based businesses are now using at least one Fintech-related product or service since the past year, according to a recent survey released by CPA Australia, an established accounting firm. Mobile payments and digital or online wallets are the most widely-used… Read More

August 26, 2020 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Our attitude or approach towards cryptocurrency investments are determined by our understanding or knowledge of basic financial concepts (financial literacy) and our ability to assess the potential risks involved with investing in Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets. This, according to researchers Georgios Panos and… Read More

August 24, 2020 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech firms claim that they have been unfairly excluded from government-backed investment programs. Fintech business owners say that there has to be a stronger push for proper regulations for the sector, according to a recent survey released by the Digital Finance Forum (DFF). DFF… Read More

July 18, 2020 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking challenger Branch, a service provider that teams up with employers to assist workers with growing financially, recently revealed key findings from its second annual Branch Report. The digital challenger’s report looks at the financial, work, and lifestyle interests of hourly workers. As noted in… Read More

July 9, 2020 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Approximately 20% or one-fifth of bank account holders in the Middle East are now using Fintech solutions, according to a recent survey performed by Deloitte. The survey, which examined nine key markets in the Middle East, reveals that consumers in the region are quite willing… Read More

July 5, 2020 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Millennials, who are people born in the early 80s to the mid-90s, have increasingly been adopting smartphone-based Fintech apps offered by Robinhood and innovative digital banks like Revolut. In addition to more actively managing their finances through the latest technology when compared to older generations,… Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest is one of the most successful Fintechs in the UK. The digital marketplace for property finance has long been profitable – not a common characteristic in the early-stage sector including Fintech. It has been rumoured for some time now that LendInvest is a likely… Read More

May 26, 2020 @ 5:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Financial service providers have been forced to make major changes to their cybersecurity programs and protocols in order to manage the transition to remote working, a practice many Fintech firms have adopted, following the global COVID-19 outbreak. The US-headquartered Financial Services Information Sharing and… Read More

May 26, 2020 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

More than 45% of over 5,000 survey respondents from 17 different countries said they preferred Bitcoin (BTC) over investments in stocks, real estate, and gold. The survey, which aimed to compare Bitcoin (BTC) adoption rates from 2017 to those in 2020, was performed by Tokenist,… Read More

May 17, 2020 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Reserve banks in 46 countries are currently exploring or considering developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by using a permissioned (or private) distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based platform. This, according to a recently published survey from UK-based journal Central Banking. The publication is reportedly supported… Read More

May 4, 2020 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments platform Paysafe is out with some research on changes in the shopping ecosystem during the COVID-19 pandemic and it should come as no surprise their numbers indicate e-commerce is booming. Paysafe processes about $85 billion annually in 40 different currencies. Surveying over 8,000 consumers… Read More

May 4, 2020 @ 10:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As major financial institutions explore different strategies to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, a survey of UK financial services employees reveals that 66% think their company must do more to help them work productively from their homes. Large banks are currently trying to adapt to… Read More

May 2, 2020 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new survey performed by Childly, a South Korean digital asset wallet developer, has revealed that two-thirds, or 66%, of respondents, support the idea of taxing cryptocurrency transactions. The poll of over 5,750 digital currency users, based in different countries throughout the world,  found that… Read More

April 26, 2020 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 Inc., the US-based subsidiary of digital bank N26 GmbH, one of the fastest-growing mobile-based banks in Europe, has published its global and US-specific research report, which reveals the impact that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had on the neobank’s finances. The all-digital bank reportedly… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 8:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly 65% of Singapore residents say they would consider working with an all-digital bank, according to the recently published Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes Study. The study reveals that 84% of Singapore-based respondents said that they’d be willing to use virtual banking services offered by an… Read More

March 6, 2020 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Traditional banking executives have expressed concerns about the increasing competition form Fintech firms or challenger banks. The Promontory Interfinancial Network recently published a survey that revealed that 76% of 543 senior management professionals, working at traditional banks, noted that they fear new financial platforms being… Read More

February 28, 2020 @ 1:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Approximately 90% of small business owners and freelance workers in the UK say they might prefer using an all-digital bank, instead of a traditional brick-and-mortar bank. This, according to a new study published by research firm Capterra. The study revealed that although 23% of survey… Read More

January 21, 2020 @ 12:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. banking group TD Bank announced on Tuesday its recent survey revealed that half of corporate treasury and finance professionals do not believe an economic recession is a threat in 2020. According to the survey, payments fraud and cyber security risk are high on the… Read More