Investing in Europe: Private Equity Activity 2023
Total fundraising in Europe during 2023 reached €132.9bn, representing a 3% decline from the previous five-year average, with 744 funds raising capital.
Banking Reports & Market Data (2026)
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Investment and Financing Outlook Survey Report: April 2024
Overall, 61% of SMEs reported being profitable over the last 12 months.
Payments Report 2024
In 2023, 63 per cent of survey respondents paid by debit card for their last in-store purchase, while 9 per cent paid using a card in their mobile phone.
Central Bank Digital Currency and Other Digital Payments in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Regional Survey
Thirty of the 33 central banks in sub-Saharan Africa responded to the regional survey on digital currencies and payments.
From Income to Wealth Inequality: Trickle-Down vs. Capital Gains
By 2020, general-equilibrium price changes caused by rising U.S. earnings inequality alone raised the average wealth of the top 0.1% by 25%.
IFZ FinTech Study 2024
reached 483 companies by the close of 2023, reflecting a yearly growth of eleven percent, while Liechtenstein hosted 22 FinTech companies.
Investment and Financing Outlook Survey: January 2024
Economic pessimism among Canadian SMEs eased slightly, with 45% expecting economic conditions to deteriorate over the next 12 months.
Authority, Attention, and the Origins of Monetary Policy Surprises
A speech by the Chair or Vice Chair draws about 65 distinct Reuters articles, whereas a speech by another Board governor draws about 10.
Pioneering Impact Finance in Energy and Housing: A Blueprint for Impact Measurement
In 2024, Triodos Bank's financing across wind, solar, battery storage, and bio-based mortgages prevented the release of 875 kilotons of greenhouse gas emissions equivalents.
Swiss Venture Capital Report 2024
A new record of 397 financing rounds was set for Swiss start-ups in 2023.
Long-term Investment Outlook 2024: Pathways to Post-growth
The average individual worldwide is estimated to be 1.5 times wealthier than in 2000, but global poverty is rising and sustainable development progress has stalled.
Macro-Financial Implications of Foreign Crypto Assets for Small Developing Economies
Total crypto asset market capitalization peaked at around $3 trillion in November 2021 before falling below $1 trillion.
Capital Flow Management Measures in the Digital Age (2): Design Choices for Central Bank Digital Currency
Central banks are exploring retail and wholesale CBDCs to complement traditional cross-border payment rails and lower transfer costs.
Implications of Central Bank Digital Currencies for Monetary Policy Transmission
According to a 2022 BIS survey, 93 percent of central banks are actively exploring CBDCs and 58 percent report being likely to or possibly issuing a retail CBDC in the short or medium term.
Central Bank Digital Currency's Role in Promoting Financial Inclusion
Financial inclusion is a top priority, with about 60 percent of emerging and low-income countries considering it one of their top three motivations for issuing a retail CBDC.
How Should Central Banks Explore Central Bank Digital Currency? A Dynamic Decision-Making Framework
Central banks must develop a long-term vision for monetary and payment systems spanning a time horizon of at least 5 to 10 years as economic digitalization accelerates.
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Finance: Risk Considerations
ChatGPT acquired more than 100 million active users within two months of its launch on November 30, 2022.
The Rise of Payment and Contracting Platforms
The IMF mandate is governed by the central banks and finance ministries of 190 member countries.
Institutional Arrangements for Fintech Regulation: Supervisory Monitoring
In Ghana, the growth of mobile money increased access to financial services for unbanked demographics, with 35 percent of adults in rural areas reporting having used the service between 2014 and 2017.
The Rise and Impact of Fintech in Latin America
In 2021, there were more than 300 million users of digital payments and more than 30 million users of digital banks across Latin America.
Payments Report 2022
In the 2022 survey, 34 per cent of respondents stated they paid with cash in the past month, down from 50 per cent in spring 2020.
SME Current Challenges
A lack of qualified employees is the primary barrier to achieving business objectives for 41% of Canadian SMEs.
Long-term Investment Outlook 2023
The global economy faces a polycrisis arising from interconnected ecological, economic, and social-political strains after ending a 40-year period of macroeconomic moderation.
Towards Central Bank Digital Currencies in Asia and the Pacific: Results of a Regional Survey
By August 2021, total crypto asset volume had grown by 230 percent year over year in Asian emerging market economies.
Digital Currencies and Energy Consumption
The global payment system is estimated to consume 47.3 TWh of energy annually, accounting for roughly 0.2 percent of total global electricity consumption.
Assessment of Risks to the French Financial System
The Banque de France baseline scenario projects the French economy to grow by 2.3% in 2022, down from 3.6% at the start of the year.
Capital Flow Management Measures in the Digital Age: Challenges of Crypto Assets
Globally, the scale of crypto assets remains relatively small at $2–$3 trillion, or about 1 percent of total market value of financial assets.
Behind the Scenes of Central Bank Digital Currency: Emerging Trends, Insights, and Policy Lessons
In late 2021, the Central Bank of The Bahamas recorded around 20,000 active Sand Dollar wallets within a population of about 400,000.
From Open Banking to Open Data Economies
Financial executive sentiment towards open banking increased from 55% in 2019 to 71% in 2021, with 83% agreeing it is a revolution for the industry.
Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms: A Primer for Supervisors
Bitcoin block rewards fell from 12.5 Bitcoins to 6.25 Bitcoins in May 2020.