Tagged: analysis

March 19, 2025 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech sector has considerable potential, as highlighted in PitchBook’s Q1 2025 Analyst Note. Held in Las Vegas from February 25–27, 2025, the Fintech Meetup event drew over 4,000 attendees and showcased the industry’s untapped opportunities within a $14 trillion global financial services market, of… Read More

March 11, 2025 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore has long cemented its role as a global financial hub, known for its stability, innovation, and strategic positioning in Asia. This, according to an update from KPMG. However, challenges such as relatively low market liquidity and intensifying regional competition have prompted a proactive response… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 12:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blockaid noted that on February 21, 2025, Bybit fell victim to one of the largest crypto heists in history, losing “approximately $1.5 billion” worth of Ethereum (ETH) tokens. Blockaid pointed out that this incident wasn’t just another hack—it was a stark reminder… Read More

February 8, 2025 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent collaboration between AdviserSoftware‎‎, part of FTRC, and InterGen Data, an AI-based financial lifetime events prediction service, has shed light on the potential risks associated with using DeepSeek, a popular AI tool. The analysis, conducted by Robert Kirk, founder and CEO of InterGen Data,… Read More

January 13, 2025 @ 10:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The IMF has shared an update / analysis on how artificial intelligence will affect Asia’s economies. According to the blog post from the IMF, AI may widen inequality, but policymakers can “counteract this with more effective social safety nets, reskilling programs, and regulations to promote… Read More

January 4, 2025 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region topped the global initial public offering (IPO) market, with 604 companies going for public issues to raise “a total of $33.9 billion” for the calendar year 2024. The performance was driven by strong market sentiment, a favorable macroeconomic environment, and a… Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin and crypto markets continue to set new all-time highs as the end of 2024 approaches. Many analysts now believe that 2025 will bring more investors and capital to the digital assets market, supported by crypto-friendly policies and a regulatory framework that will enable innovation…. Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the crypto industry had speculated on if and when Bitcoin could hit the $100,000 milestone (which it has now surpassed reaching a high of more than $103,000) analysis by Copper.co’s Head of Research Fadi Aboualfa suggests ETF flows could be the driver to get… Read More

December 8, 2024 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As Ethereum (ETH), the largest smart contract platform and second-largest crypto-asset by market cap, surpasses the $4000 mark, insights from Nansen, a chain analytics firm, shed light on what this development signifies and what is to be expected going forward. Nicolai Sondergaard, Research Analyst at… Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ryan Lee, Chief Analyst at Bitget Research recently explained that Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, has grown steadily to become a major global asset, one whose market cap is impacted significantly by global events. For instance, Ryan Lee of Bitget Research, noted that the ongoing… Read More

September 2, 2024 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A fifth of Brits (20%) over the age of 55 have consistently spent more than they’d expected to during their retirements so far, with an additional 11% expressing that this occurred early on in their retirement, according to new analysis by PensionBee. Daily living expenses… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pacaso, a marketplace for the co-ownership of vacation homes, claims that shares of its properties have significantly outperformed the broader luxury residential market in its key regions, according to a recent analysis by RCLCO, a real estate consulting and economics firm. The research study reveals… Read More

July 14, 2024 @ 12:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bridgewise, a financial research intelligence platform for global securities, has revealed a new fund analysis solution that aims to provide deeper levels of detail into funds and their underlying assets. Powered by AI, including machine learning and advanced language models, Bridgewise will enable deep analysis… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On April 17, 2024, London’s Metropolitan Police had announced the disruption of LabHost, which is described in an update by Chainalysis as a “notorious” phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) provider that enabled cybercriminals to “breach the bank accounts of victims around the world, following an operation conducted in… Read More

April 14, 2024 @ 10:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cyberattacks have more than doubled since the pandemic, according to a recent update shared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). While companies have historically suffered relatively modest direct losses from cyberattacks, some have “experienced a much heavier toll,” the IMF report notes. US credit reporting… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 3:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Through a new partnership, BBVA Spark will access Capchase‘s technology, which enables a digital analysis of clients through innovative technologies such as open banking, and live connections to ERPs (financial management software) or electronic invoicing sources. This process speeds up decision-making and ensures “that financing… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, finally surging past the $52,000 mark at the time of writing, a pre-halving rally reminiscent of previous cycles seems to be unfolding. This is according to an update shared by the analysts at Bitfinex. To shed light on this… Read More

January 20, 2024 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dan Morehead, the Founder and Managing Partner of Pantera Capital, recently looked into whether altcoins can outperform Bitcoin during this bull cycle. Dan Morehead noted that this is a question they often hear from digital assets and blockchain industry participants. His colleagues Cosmo Jiang and… Read More

January 6, 2024 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Faster, cheaper, and more transparent cross-border payment services have “the potential to improve many lives by supporting economic growth, international trade, global development, and financial inclusion.” This, according to an update shared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Group of Twenty has prioritized such… Read More

December 31, 2023 @ 1:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Central banks will likely keep interest rates higher for longer in economies with persistently elevated core inflation (excluding food and energy prices), according to an update shared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF noted that the high-interest-rate environment, which recently “triggered banking sector… Read More