CB Insights

MARCH 17, 2022

Branch , an on-demand pay app, has raised $75M in a Series C. The global fintech unicorn count hit 235 in 2021 — up 108% from 2020. The post On-demand pay app Branch raises $75M from Lee Fixel’s Addition. appeared first on CB Insights Research. Download the report to learn more.</p>

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

percent more likely to make their purchases online in 2020 than they were in 2019, underscoring the increased reliance on digital commerce now that retail stores are closed until the pandemic recedes. So which industries are feeling the greatest pressure to adapt to customers’ rapidly shifting demands? Consumers are 30.6 percent to 72.1

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Uber removed the uncertainty of getting a taxi and the planning required to book a ride by making reliable, high-quality and trackable car service available on demand. In 2009, the Uber app introduced consumers to a whole new way of getting transportation and a way for black-car drivers with the capacity to serve them.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 7, 2024

But to fully realize the sector’s potential, stakeholders must focus on nurturing a robust ecosystem by enhancing capital access, attracting and retaining top talent and fostering a strong demand for payment solutions, a new report by Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA) says. By 2045, Indonesia’s population is expected to reach 318.96

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Despite the market value growth of NFTs, a recent Delphi Digital research found that in 2022, the total amount of funds lost to smart contract hacks was $2.7 This indicates a 1250% increase from 2020. The need for NFT collectors and buyers to have insurance is in high demand and research has shown that 32.7%

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Sales of PCs, defined as computers with keyboards, stormed back in 2020, Reuters reported. billion PCs will be in use around the world, according to data from research firm Canalys cited by Reuters. Credit the sudden need for remote-work and -study options as COVID-19 took hold. told Reuters. “The told Reuters.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

PYMNTS’ December 2020 Buy Now, Pay Later Report , a collaboration with PayPal , examines the explosion in BNPL’s popularity, starting with a certain consumer group we all know and love. “Buy Our research shows that this cohort is not averse to using credit, contrary to some common assumptions. Like their love of BNPL.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

It’s just a week into the earlier-than-usual 2020 holiday selling season and already three facts are clarifying the retail picture: consumers are going to spend less overall, they are going to spend more time online and they don’t want to touch anything in the process. The low percentage of enthusiasm for the season (only 7.1

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is fueling a shift from mobile devices as personal computers (PCs) close 2020 with the biggest sales numbers in 10 years, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report on Tuesday (Jan. million PCs were sold worldwide in 2020, up 13 percent from 2019. 12), citing industry data. According to IDC data, 302.6

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Yet, many of those disbursements are neither digital nor instant and available for consumers and microbusinesses to access and spend on demand, PYMNTS’ latest Disbursements Satisfactory Report found. PYMNTS research revealed significant interest in being able to control their payout options using voice commands. Fast Fact No.

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Clearly Payments

OCTOBER 7, 2024

in 2020, reaching $4.28 Contactless Adoption : A study by Juniper Research indicated that global contactless transaction values reached $2.5 trillion in 2021, a 25% increase from 2020. Mobile Wallet Usage : The use of mobile wallets, such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay , saw a 29% increase globally in 2020.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Pointing to increased demand for premium products and continued lifestyle changes from the coronavirus, Procter & Gamble reported an 8 percent increase in total revenues Wednesday, led by a 50 percent increase in its online sales. eCommerce Soars.

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Fintech News

JUNE 17, 2024

By leveraging artificial intelligence and data-driven behavioural finance techniques, the research found that wealth managers can deepen client understanding, deliver personalised value, and enhance customer intimacy. Despite ongoing market unpredictability, global HNWI wealth expanded by 4.7% wealth growth and 4.8% population expansion.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

A big part of the agenda is about the shift to digital in a world where, according to PYMNTS research, more than 124 million Americans have already made the digital shift for shopping for retail products, groceries and food from restaurants since March of 2020. Like this one.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics has released a report stating that global smartphone shipments dropped 38 percent year on year in February of 2020. million in February 2020. February 2020 saw the biggest fall ever in the history of the worldwide smartphone market.

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CB Insights

MARCH 22, 2021

The rising demand for homeownership led to record-high home loan and refinancing applications throughout the year, incentivizing several mortgage lenders to file for IPOs. The post Mortgage Tech Funding Rebounds After A Slow 2020 appeared first on CB Insights Research. Where Top US Banks Are Betting On Fintech.

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FICO

JANUARY 27, 2020

I am going to keep looking forward – especially when it comes to 2020 predictions for fraud and financial crime. Enjoy and happy 2020! Identity Theft Demands Self-Advocacy. My colleague, TJ Horan, recently blogged about his predictions regarding the very real threat of identity theft for consumers in 2020.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

There are less than two weeks until Christmas, and the retail industry, as per usual in 2020, finds itself in uncharted territory. Luxury department store retailers in particular are counting on revenge shopping and a fertile gifting season to put a bow on 2020, but the strategy stands on shaky ground. Fragrance is booming. recovery.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Looking at the plight of migrant workers and those working abroad during the COVID event, PYMNTS November 2020 Smarter Payments Tracker® powered by Nium notes that, “Legacy FIs can struggle to provide affordable remittance services that meet migrant workers’ needs, and their dependency on correspondent banking networks can drive up service costs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In response to customer demand, our research shows that merchants across the board are improving services to fight churn by turning new customers into long-term subscribers. This compares to 48 percent and 73 percent of merchants, respectively, that provided such features in Q3 2020.

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FICO

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Just like with everything else in 2020, COVID-19 affected AI; demand for AI, data, and digital tools soared as the pandemic has put an unexpected, protracted strain on many enterprises. COVID Is the Mother of AI Maturity. Prediction #1: AI Will Be Governed at an Algorithmic Level. So that’s it!

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

consumers have received at least one disbursement in the last 12 months — a more than 7 percent increase from 2019, according to PYMNTS’ latest research. PYMNTS’ latest research report, Disbursements Satisfaction 2020: Monetizing Payout Choice , a collaboration with Ingo Money , extensively examines these trends.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

While the global pandemic has taken a toll on almost every business, consumer demand for all things touchless is surging — and has even been a driver of growth for QR codes. Although the 20-year-old technology has long enjoyed strong adoption in Asia (especially China), 2020 could go down as the year that U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

Despite strong demand for food delivery in India due to dining restrictions wrought by COVID-19, transactions are below pre-pandemic levels because of a supply problem — many restaurants remain closed, delivery company Zomato concluded in a new report. As for Zomato itself, the pandemic appears to have driven an increase in overall demand.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

He pointed to “solid demand and a strong pricing environment due to low interest rates and increased interest in vehicle ownership from consumers.” Higher demand and tight inventory should continue into the next year, he said. This has increased demand across the board from pre-owned through new in every segment.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

In terms of general numbers, DoorDash revenues for the period that ended in the first nine months of 2020 surged more than 220 percent to $1.9 Food now – and more to come. Maybe via drone. On Wall Street, the fine print and the filings can reveal much. At the same time, the operating loss declined from $479 million to $131 million.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

This is the key question PYMNTS set out to answer in the 2020 Credit Union Innovation Index , in collaboration with PSCU. Our research shows that CUs may have valid reason to worry about the threat of challenger banks. To learn more about the state of CU innovation in 2020 and beyond, download the Index. We surveyed 3,908 U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

NEW DATA: How We Will Pay 2020: With Connected Devices, At Home And During The Week. PYMNTS research indicates that even though consumers initially started moving to shopping and paying online out of need, they are now doing so by choice. Travel Industry Sees Pent-up Demand Eclipsing Rising COVID Case Counts .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

They have helped smooth COVID-19 pandemic-induced economic shocks, increased the resilience of developing nations throughout 2020, and they present a potential lifeline for recovery in 2021 and beyond. We also need to consider positive economic trends, sender resilience, and demand for remittances from receiver countries in the equation.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

As NYU Stern School of Business professor and digital transformation researcher Arun Sundararajan notes: “Crisis can be… a catalyst or can speed up changes that are on the way — it almost can serve as an accelerant.”. Finance: Demand for contactless options accelerates digital adoption. Online grocery. Enhanced e-commerce.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Recent developments have many around the world cautiously hopeful that 2021 will be very different from 2020, that COVID-19 vaccines will finally reverse the pandemic’s course and that life will get return to some semblance of normality. Here are some of the other takeaways from our research. The United Kingdom offers a case in point.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Power research shows that the number of customers doing their credit applications online has kicked into high gear. “The Power 2020 U.S. As George Arison, Shift’s other co-CEO, put it: “[These] results demonstrate that there is a clear demand for our offerings.”. Power, said in releasing the J.D. percent year over year.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 19, 2024

As such, DDEx was launched in December 2020, addressing a gap in the market for digital asset platforms that could uphold the regulatory, operational and security standards expected of any professional counterparty, David added. “These are the same value propositions that we set out to offer clients since our inception in 2020.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

The publication, citing Agari research, warned that the tactic makes BEC scammers’ messages all the more convincing. Eighty percent of banks in the APAC region expect fraud losses to increase in 2020, though, despite their widespread use of multi-factor authentication, biometrics and passwords.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

There are many reasons for that — and we’ve highlighted them consistently since March, in the published PYMNTS research of the pandemic-induced shopping behaviors of more than 20,000 American consumers. PYMNTS research, done in collaboration with sticky.io , reports that 45 percent of U.S. General Mills reported that its U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Business roadmaps predating 2020 aren’t much use these days, however, as COVID has altered the terrain. In chronicling the digital shift since it went into high-gear last spring, PYMNTS has gathered valuable business intelligence on the demands of new digital-first consumers. At least in 2020, we know where people are shopping.

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Fintech Review

OCTOBER 16, 2024

However, the sustainability of these high yields often depends on several factors, including market demand and tokenomics. One of the most well-known examples of this is the 2020 hack of the Harvest Finance protocol, where attackers exploited a vulnerability and siphoned off $24 million. Market volatility is another critical risk.

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