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Future Five 2026: Cost of Living Crisis

We consider how, as the cost of living crisis blends into the age of enshittification, digitally empowered consumers are taking more agency over th...

Big Ideas

Web Summit 2025: Tech’s new era of resistance

Web Summit 2025 marked a shift in tech zeitgeist, with start-ups, creators and sports innovators showing how tech is breaking old rules and buildin...

Web Summit 2025 : Technology : Start-ups

Daily Signals

Stat: Financial literacy is an issue for UK consumers

According to a survey commissioned by Israel-based Bank Leumi’s challenger brand Pepper, nearly half (47%) of Britons feel uneducated in terms of t...

Finance : Society : Money

Daily Signals

Spain clamps down on crypto-influencers

As more celebrities and influencers begin hawking alternative currencies and assets, the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) is in...

Finance : Technology : Influencers

Daily Signals

Stat: Wealthy consumers are stressing about money

Wealthy consumers want more personalised tools to manage their wealth, finds YouGov’s Affluent Perspective 2019 Global Study.

Luxury : Finance : Wellness

Daily Signals

Stat: E-commerce grows rapidly in the Middle East and North Africa

E-commerce and fintech adoption are accelerating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with 91% of local consumers buying products onl...

Retail : Technology : Society

Daily Signals

Stat: Gen Z are ready to talk about money

While conversations about money often make people feel uncomfortable, recent findings from Mastercard show that younger generations are increasingl...

Youth : Finance : Society

Daily Signals

Stat: US citizens believe they will get wealthier

US citizens generally think they will get richer, according to a recent study by YouGov.

Luxury : Finance : Society

Big Ideas

Five Ways Fintechs are Engaging with ESG

Fintechs are combining technology, financial services and ESG practices to help customers prioritise purpose, sustainability and traceability.

Finance : Technology : Sustainability

Daily Signals

Stat: Consumers are willing to pay more for brands they trust

More than two-thirds of consumers in the US, the UK and Australia are willing to pay an average of 25% more for their favourite brands, according t...

Retail : Advertising And Branding : Value

Daily Signals

Stat: Gen Z are going back to cash payments to budget and save money

A study released in May 2023 by personal finance company Credit Karma reveals that 69% of Gen Z are using cash more now than 12 months ago – and 23...

Finance : Youth : Society

Daily Signals

Stat: Crypto-confidence is growing in France

As the metaverse continues to pervade public discourse, cryptocurrency literacy is growing in France.

Finance : Cryptocurrency : Society

Daily Signals

Stat: Market manipulation is rampant in the Bitcoin community

A study by media company Forbes suggests that the volume of fake trade in cryptocurrency Bitcoin is remarkable.

Finance : Technology : Society

Daily Signals

Stat: Wealthy Americans are monopolising stocks

Research by CNBC shows that the financial disparity between high-net-worth individuals and the rest of the American population is becoming starker.

Finance : Society : Wealth

Daily Signals

Stat: Alipay dominates the global payments market

The Chinese mobile payment service is growing drastically, according to an announcement by Ant Financial, the financial arm of parent company Alibaba.

Finance : Digital : Mobile

Daily Signals

Sonos redesigns Nasdaq’s market bell

Specialist sound designers from SONOS have worked with Nasdaq to redesign the sound of the classic market bell rung at the start and end of stock t...

Design : Sound : Culture

Daily Signals

Stat: ADHD makes money management more challenging

As neurodivergencies become more commonly researched, a UK study by YouGov – commissioned by Monzo – finds that those living with attention deficit...

Stat : Stats : Statistic

Daily Signals

Stat: Gambling spend is fuelled by mobile devices

Gambling is increasingly a mobile-first activity, according to a new report by software company iovation.

Finance : Gambling : Debt

Daily Signals

Barclays allows customers to block their own spending

The bank has introduced a feature that will protect vulnerable customers and those with addictions or compulsions from overspending.

Finance : Debt Protectors : Culture

Daily Signals

Stat: Funding for African start-ups surges

Recent figures show that funding for start-ups on the continent increased dramatically in 2018, with total funding increasing by 300% and the numbe...

Finance : Start-ups : Funding

Daily Signals

The Design Direction: Digital Dialogues

At the beginning of April we unveiled Digital Dialogues, a new Design Direction that explores the new visual language helping to demystify algorith...

Digital Dialogues : Design Direction : Branding

Daily Signals

Stat: Creators don’t want to be paid in crypto

Despite alternative currencies having gained traction in recent years, many creators don’t want to be paid in cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrency : Finance : Media & Technology

Daily Signals

Stat: Generation Z set their sights on home-buying

According to research by Sotheby’s and the Center for Generational Kinetics, Generation Z are more interested in home-ownership than their Millenni...

Stat : Stats : Statistic

Daily Signals

Stat: Financial pressures lead younger Americans to reconsider parenthood

A growing number of younger Americans are choosing child-free lives due to increasing financial pressures, according to the latest MassMutual Consu...

Parenthood : Youth : Finance

Daily Signals

JP Morgan plans to become a travel agency

Investment banking company JP Morgan Chase is aiming to become the first port of call for holidaymakers and travellers.

Travel & Hospitality : Finance : Tourism

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