Tagged: survey

September 5, 2021 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian peer-to-peer lender Robo.cash notes that 62% of European P2P investors “support the opportunity” of purchasing loans via the secondary market. The increasing demand for this option is mainly driven by experienced clients with adequate funding, the Robo.cash team writes in a blog post. During… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 2:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Small businesses’ average total sales reached 80% of pre-COVID levels, according to a recent Kabbage Survey. COVID-19 vaccination rates among small business owners have outpaced the US national average while issues with recruitment and reopening protocols “persist,” the Kabbage team noted earlier this month. Kabbage,… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Gemini has released their Singapore market report, which reveals that the COVID-19 crisis led to two-thirds of investors in the Southeast Asian country to increase their cryptocurrency holdings. As noted by Gemini: “Today (August 14, 2021), we are excited… Read More

August 14, 2021 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly 80% of European investors now use digital tools to keep track of their expenses, according to an update from Croatian peer-to-peer lender Robo.cash. Robo.cash notes in a blog post that 78.9% of investors have been monitoring their spending or transactions via an app or… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A survey by API Management firm Axway (Euronext: AXW.PA) reveals that half of Americans have “never heard” of the term “Open Banking,” however, 84% agree with its “central tenet” that they should have “control of their financial data.” As mentioned in an update shared with… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 12:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Branch, which assists businesses with streamlining payments to empower working US residents, has shared findings from its third annual Branch Report, which has examined the financial, work, and lifestyle interests of today’s hourly workers. As noted in an update shared with CI: “In surveying over… Read More

July 21, 2021 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Seven in 10 institutional investors are now expecting to purchase or invest in digital assets in the future, and over 90% of those interested in these financial instruments expect to have an allocation in their institution’s or clients’ portfolios “within the next five years.” This,… Read More

July 17, 2021 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital investment platform Robo.cash reveals that it performed a survey in order to examine the most common spending habits or patterns among consumers. According to an update from Robo.cash, the “overwhelming” majority of European investors plan to include summer vacation as a major part of… Read More

July 13, 2021 @ 7:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

“Have it your way” was the slogan that fast food joint Burger King adopted back in 1974 as a way to try to stand out or differentiate themselves from competitors while capitalizing on the “appeal of personalization,” the Affirm team writes in a blog post…. Read More

July 7, 2021 @ 9:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Real-time payments are becoming increasingly common as cash as a payment solution or method for consumers in Southeast Asia, according to research from ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) and YouGov. Three out of five or around 60% of consumers residing in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore… Read More

June 15, 2021 @ 2:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a global data and analytics firm, has published its annual True Cost of Financial Crime Compliance Global Report. The results shared in the new report have been prepared after conducting an extensive survey of 1,015 financial crime compliance decision-makers at established financial… Read More

June 9, 2021 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During 2020, crypto-asset hedge funds almost doubled to reach an all-time record as the nascent industry continued to deliver a solid overall performance. As part of the recent Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and wider digital currency market bull run, total assets under management (AUM) of… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 11:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Branch and Marqeta have a released a Gig Payment Report which covers work and payments in the modern gig economy. The gig economy is transforming the “precedent for work and payments,” the report from Branch and Marqeta reveals. It also mentions that… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency ownership is on the rise across the globe and in a recent survey of nearly 3000 US adults, Bitcoin remains the “overwhelming” favorite among the scores of virtual currencies that are currently available. According to data from TradingPlatforms.com, shared with Ci, 80.7% of US… Read More

June 2, 2021 @ 2:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Many shoppers prefer using Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services because of the flexibility they offer. Consumers are able to pay for items over an extended period of time, with or without having to pay interest. However, a common BNPL format has started gaining a… Read More

May 31, 2021 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on Hong Kong residents’ financial situation with many people now worried about whether they’ll still be able to settle their bills, according to a recent TransUnion survey report. TransUnion’s Consumer Pulse study reveals that Hong Kong consumers’… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shared plans for a new Consumer Duty, which will aim to provide a greater level of consumer protection for retail financial markets for companies to follow. UK companies are currently required to adhere to FCA guidelines and various… Read More

May 7, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service provider, Clearpay, reveals that Gen Z and Millennials may have been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 crisis, however, they’re the most financially savvy generation in the United Kingdom. Around 68% of Gen Z and 61% of… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During the past year, firms have been focused on accelerating their digital transformation strategies in order to maintain operations in a post-COVID environment. Their investments in digital technology have been essential to retaining business and clients. Companies now require the tools to conduct business remotely,… Read More

May 1, 2021 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the UK’s first “new clearing bank” in over 250 years which aims to bring open competition and transparency to the nation’s financial services sector, has published a report covering the working relationships between banks and Fintechs. The report is titled, How Well are Fintechs… Read More