Tagged: Research Report

June 23, 2024 @ 11:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has released its Geo Semi-Annual Report: UK Tech H1 2024. The report, based on Tracxn’s database, provides insights into the UK Tech space. The UK is said to be “the second-highest funded tech startup ecosystem in H1 2024,… Read More

June 3, 2024 @ 11:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore recently released the Environmental Crimes Money Laundering (ML) National Risk Assessment (NRA) which identifies the key threats and vulnerabilities in environmental crimes ML that Singapore “is exposed to, and outlines mitigation measures which government agencies, financial institutions (FIs) and Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professionals… Read More

June 3, 2024 @ 12:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cybercrime remains a real threat in Germany: more than one in three companies (35 per cent) in this country has been the victim of a cyber attack in the past two years. The attacks have placed a greater financial burden “on a large number of… Read More

May 27, 2024 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Philippines e-commerce market is growing at a fast pace and is expected to surge by 19.6% in 2024, driven by growing consumer preference for online shopping and strong internet penetration, finds GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s E-Commerce Analytics reveals that Philippine e-commerce… Read More

May 23, 2024 @ 1:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Today, 47% of American workers feel financially well, up from 42% at this time last year. This is according to Bank of America‘s (NYSE: BAC) 14th annual Workplace Benefits Report, “The Resurging Workforce.” Conducted in partnership with Bank of America Institute, the report also “found… Read More

May 23, 2024 @ 6:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaspersky has released its new sustainability report for H2 2022 and 2023, revealing the key results of the company’s most recent sustainable development initiatives and projects. The report encompasses five strategic areas “identified as the company’s ESG priorities: safer cyberworld, future tech, safer planet, people… Read More

May 20, 2024 @ 7:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The highly-anticipated fourth Bitcoin halving occurred a little after 8:09 p.m. ET on Friday April 19, 2024. Initially, Bitcoin traded flat in “the immediate aftermath of the halving, holding steady around $63,000, but finished the month at $60,636, a drop of 15% on the closing… Read More

May 16, 2024 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many prospective homebuyers fear the long-term consequences of renting, including 70% who feel they’re not making a long-term investment in their future, and 72% who worry that rent increases could affect their current and long-term finances, according to a Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Homebuyer… Read More

April 15, 2024 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, today released a Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) special report which shows Australian small business labor productivity is keeping pace with national productivity growth, but remains below pre-pandemic levels. The report, Small business productivity: Trends, implications and strategies, is… Read More

March 18, 2024 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A total of 1,843 deals (mergers & acquisitions [M&A], private equity and venture financing deals) were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region “during January-February 2024, which is a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 19.6% compared to the 2,292 deals announced during the same period in previous… Read More

March 18, 2024 @ 1:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AML (Anti-money Laundering) systems are a rapidly evolving area of technology, which has to compensate for the constant increase in volume and complexity of online financial crime, according to an extensive update shared by Juniper Research. Juniper Research defines anti-money laundering systems as “a set… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Insurtech funding and deals slide to 6-year lows in 2023, according to an update shared by CBInsights. Insurtech startups had a “brutal” 2023, with funding and deals reaching 6-year lows — in line with the broader venture slowdown, the team at CBInsights noted. Nevertheless,… Read More

February 10, 2024 @ 6:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Findings from the newly released Q4 2023 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) reveal that credit card debt is “at a historical high, driven in part by Millennials further building on their credit portfolios.” This comes at a time when an anticipated reduction in interest… Read More

February 10, 2024 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitso —the financial services company powered by crypto in Latin America— released the first edition of its Crypto Landscape in Latin America: Report H2 2023, in which it reveals the importance that “the use of blockchain and crypto assets have gained, both in the region… Read More

February 2, 2024 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Corvus Insurance, the cyber underwriter powered by a proprietary AI-driven cyber risk platform, today released its Q4 2023 Ransomware Report. Featuring data collected from ransomware leak sites, the report shows “that while Q4 attacks were down slightly from Q3 2023, ransomware activity for the year… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 1:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, announces a new report on the Electronic Money Institution (EMI) market in the UK and Europe. The independent report, commissioned by ClearBank and produced by leading analyst house Celent, finds “that EMIs now… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 8:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Construction activity and a strong job market have helped South Australia ascend to the top of the economic performance leaderboard, according to CommSec’s quarterly State of the States report. This is the first time South Australia has reportedly “ranked No.1 in the report’s 15-year history.”… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 6:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com released its annual Crypto Market Sizing Report, showing that global cryptocurrency owners increased by 34% in 2023 – “rising from 432 million in January 2023 to 580 million in December 2023.” Similar to the previous year, this notable growth “continued despite several macro headwinds,… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business activity at UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expanded at the fastest rate for seven months in December, “led by renewed growth in the service economy.” Adding to signs of a steady turnaround in business conditions, new orders “stabilized at the end of 2023,… Read More

January 20, 2024 @ 12:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Nadeau, the founder of The DeFi Report who also helps startups and asset managers, has pointed out that Ethereum (ETH), the world’s largest smart contract platform, reached $10 billion in revenue “faster than any other major software company besides Google.” Although this may be… Read More