Tagged: survey

October 25, 2023 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, announced a new global survey that revealed surging demand for cloud-based financial services “with more than 80 per cent of SMBs looking to switch away from traditional banks for their payment needs.” The report, jointly… Read More

October 25, 2023 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinList, the crypto launchpad and exchange that provides access to established crypto assets, recently conducted a survey of over 500 validators and testnet participants in order to gain insight “into their preferences and inform their future initiatives.” Testing crypto products and protocols “requires active community… Read More

October 25, 2023 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A challenging macroeconomic environment is prompting businesses worldwide to cut their supplier list, “with payment service providers (PSPs) in the crosshairs.” Two-thirds (66%) of businesses in a five-market survey “across the US, UK, and Eurozone say they are looking to consolidate the number of PSPs… Read More

October 24, 2023 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK law firms have cited macroeconomic volatility as their greatest concern, but this has not impacted growth ambitions, with 100% and 93% of Top 100 firms expecting to increase revenue and profits respectively in the next year (by an average of 9.3% for revenue and… Read More

October 23, 2023 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The scale of Christmas / holiday spending cutbacks due to the cost of living is highlighted in new research from KPMG UK – which shows consumer intention “to cut back on buying gifts, groceries and socializing.” Over 2600 UK consumers were surveyed for KPMG –… Read More

October 23, 2023 @ 8:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Even as the initial hype around AI-specific stocks cools off, investors are still buying into the technology as a market-driver. New data from the latest Retail Investor Beat survey from trading and investment platform eToro finds “that one in four (26%) American investors consider digital… Read More

October 23, 2023 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The vast majority of SME finance professionals expect the Government to miss its target of halving inflation by the end of the year, iwoca’s Q2 2023 SME Expert Index finds. The new research, carried out with over one hundred SME finance brokers “who collectively submitted… Read More

October 22, 2023 @ 1:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The 2023 AFP Real-time Payments Survey, conducted by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), found that corporates plan “to drastically increase their use of real-time payments in the next five years to benefit from lower transaction costs, improved transparency into the payment process, increased efficiency,… Read More

October 21, 2023 @ 4:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Founders are discussing cyber insurance more than ever, with 83% talking to their investors and boards about cyber protection often or always — a 42% increase year-over-year. The report, titled “Cyber Risk Index: Startup Edition 2023” comes from Embroker, the digital platform making it simple… 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

September 30, 2023 @ 4:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

U.S. retail investors remain optimistic about reaching their investing goals even as student loan payments resume and the threat of a recession looms, according to data from the latest Retail Investor Beat from trading and investment network eToro. In the short term, investors are still… Read More

September 26, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly nine in ten Americans believe it is time to update the financial system, but progress is being slowed “by resistance of those in power who embrace the status quo: outdated systems that limit economic freedom and opportunity for everyday Americans,” according to an updatre… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest edition of Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) China Digital Transformation Index shows that just 2% of Chinese companies are “undertaking the holistic, continuous digital transformation steps needed to drive long term, sustainable growth.” Samantha Zhu, chairperson of Accenture Greater China, said: “A convergence of external… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 3:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deloitte announced the launch of its 2023 Tax Transformation Trends survey, a biannual effort which details sentiments from more than 300 senior global tax and finance executives and examines “how tax departments are undergoing fundamental transformation in response to today’s challenging legal and regulatory landscape.”… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than 4 out of 5 prospective home buyers consider climate risks as they shop, new Zillow (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) research shows. Most say their major concern “is flood risk, followed by wildfires, extreme temperatures, hurricanes and drought.” Zillow senior population scientist Manny Garcia… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Modern Treasury, the operating system for the new era of payments, released survey results from their annual The State of Payment Operations 2023 report showing that legacy payment operations continue to result in high rates of failed payments, slow payments, errors and lost time in… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the interest rate environment continues to place pressure on the banking sector, key insights and data collected (last week) shed light on the present situation. This data, shared with CI, was obtained from banking, fintech and financial professionals at FinovateFall in New York and… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A survey from Xero, the global small business platform, has revealed that over half (53%) of small businesses in Canada “cited inflation as impacting their cash flow management in the last six months.” Some businesses have been so heavily impacted “that nearly one-third (31%) of… Read More

September 17, 2023 @ 6:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK), in collaboration with Datos Insights, released a report examining the ongoing growth of real-time payments as a result of increasing demand from consumers for faster payment options. The report finds that a focus on faster payment rails “represents a significant market… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) revealed findings from the seventh edition of its Global Back to Business Study, which found that a majority of surveyed small and micro businesses (SMBs) plan to prioritize cross-border sales as they look to scale beyond Main Street and High Street to… Read More