Banking Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

We've cut our 2025 GDP growth forecast for Laos by 0.3ppts to 3.5%. External debt levels relative to GDP are now falling thanks to prudent action by the Laotian government. Even so, sizeable debt repayments averaging US$1.3bn a year until 2027 and reliance on debt forgiveness by China pose major ...

We forecast Iceland's economy to expand by 1.5% this year and 1.1% next. Extreme trade policy uncertainty and US tariffs will impact external demand and investment. We expect price pressures to continue giving way gradually, with inflation averaging 3.6% in 2025 and 2.7% in 2026. ...

Strategic Intelligence: Open Banking Summary This report identifies the key players within open banking, covering both direct-to-consumer providers and technology vendors/partners. It offers a definition of open banking located within relevant regulatory and legal context. The trends section identif ...

We have slashed our GDP growth forecasts for Venezuela by 8.5ppts to a 5% y/y contraction in 2025 and by 7.2ppts to a 3.3% y/y decline in 2026. The downgrades reflect the US's decision to end permission for foreign energy firms to operate in the country by May 27 and charge a 25% "secondary ...

We revised our short-term GDP growth forecast to 1.5% in 2025 due to lower growth expectations in the US post-liberation day tariffs. Nonetheless, the medium-term outlook remains positive, as we believe this won't permanently affect growth. ...

Strategic Intelligence: Antitrust Summary Consensus around the need to regulate digital monopolies has never been stronger on both sides of the Atlantic. The European Commission is enforcing the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and is expected to wrap up its investigations of Google, Meta, and Apple by 202 ...

Thailand is one of the most stable economies in the world having experienced almost continuous growth since the 1960's with only a brief interuption during the Asian financial crisis of the mid 90's. There is a large and growing industrial base but some 30% of the workforce is still engaged in agric ...

Lockbox Market Summary to the Lockbox Industry Lockbox services are banking solutions that streamline payment processing for businesses by collecting, processing, and depositing payments, primarily checks, on their behalf. These services are critical for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and ...

The end of the temporary increase in stamp duty thresholds triggered a surge in lending and transactions in March as buyers raced to beat the deadline. Though we're likely to see a softer patch for UK housing activity and prices in the short-term, the market looks healthier than it has for some ...

Our GDP growth upgrade for 2025 to 2.6% doesn't reflect stronger growth prospects for Estonia this year but rather that the economy had more momentum at the end of 2024 than data had previously suggested. We don't expect the trade war launched by the US to directly impact Estonia's growt ...

The global account takeover (ATO) prevention in the banking market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.01% from 2024 to 2030. RECENT VENDOR ACTIVITIES On September 12, 2024, Mastercard announced an agreement to acquire global threat intelligence company Recorded Future from Insight Partners for $2.65 ...

Because there are so few if any winners in a trade war, we slashed our EM GDP growth forecasts by 0.4ppts to 3.7% in 2025 and by 0.2ppts to 3.7% in 2026. These are the largest downgrades we've made to our EM growth projection since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. ...

The impact of President Donald Trump's trade war is more visible in some data than others. While tariffs had their fingerprints all over Q1 GDP, it was only in the details of the April jobs report that some tariff effects could be discerned. ...

We have raised our 2025 GDP growth forecast for Colombia by 0.2ppts to 2.2%. Although the February ISE print saw momentum slowing for a second consecutive month, upside surprises to growth since the turn of the year imply a strong Q1 GDP figure. However, US reciprocal tariffs will cool exports and a ...

Beyond Banking for Consumers: The Next Frontier Summary This report provides an overview and analysis of the current state of beyond banking and ecosystem banking. It highlights some of the existing beyond banking solutions global incumbents have implemented across the likes of financial wellness an ...

The global enterprise search market size reached USD 6.1 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 14.0 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 9.13% during 2025-2033. The global market is driven by increasing data volumes, the need for improved produc ...

Turkmenistan In-depth PEST Insights Summary This PEST country analysis report on Turkmenistan provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. Synopsis Understand the political syst ...

This report examines the Fintech industry, including its leading companies. The report aims to give a general picture of the current environment as well as global and regional affairs that influence the development of the various segments of the industry, using available data. Fintech, short for fin ...

Online On-Demand Services Market In Europe 2025-2029 The online on-demand services market in europe is forecasted to grow by USD 4181.9 bn during 2024-2029, accelerating at a CAGR of 51.1% during the forecast period. The report on the online on-demand services market in europe provides a holistic an ...

This IDC Market Note discusses the most relevant digital accessibility regulations impacting the EMEA region, including insights about and impacts on customers and employees."Digital accessibility and the broader DEI mandate is among the most discussed aspects in organizations across the globe. With ...

This week's data offered very mixed signals on the pace of UK activity growth. Retail sales rose again in March, but the composite PMI plunged in April. In our view, both measures are deeply flawed. The retail data appears to suffer from seasonal adjustment problems, while the results of the S&a ...

We’ve cut our aggregate 2025 GDP growth forecast for EMs by 0.4ppts to 3.7% owing to the adverse impact of recently announced US tariffs on world trade. We've also lowered our EM growth forecast for 2026 by 0.2ppts to 3.7% to reflect a permanently weaker path for global trade, as well as reduced ...

Tajikistan In-depth PEST Insights Summary This PEST country analysis report on Tajikistan provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.Synopsis Understand the political system in ...

Front-loading ahead of tariffs will create a lot of volatility in the economic data released next week. There are mounting signs in the forward-looking data that a crunch in activity is coming. That helps to explain some of the moderation in the language on tariffs from the administration, suggestin ...

We've slashed our 2025 GDP growth forecast for Singapore by 1.2ppts to 1.6%. This is partly due to US trade policy-induced disruptions to the global economy, but mainly reflects weaker than expected activity in Q1. Although momentum should rebound in Q2, it will remain subdued. This leaves the p ...