Venture Capital Survey 2022
The 2022 wave of the survey gathered anonymised responses from 443 venture capital fund managers across 362 VC firms.
Regulation Reports & Market Data (2026)
656 documents
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.
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.
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.
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.
SECA Yearbook 2022
European private equity deal activity reached more than EUR 754 billion in 2021, moving well above trend growth.
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.
Keeping Pace with Change: Fintech and the Evolution of Commercial Law
Fintech Note 2022/001 provides guidance on modernizing commercial law frameworks to accommodate technological innovation while mitigating legal risks.
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.
BigTech in Financial Services: Regulatory Approaches and Architecture
BigTech firms invested over $2 billion in fintech companies in 2020, with Alphabet generating 23 fintech investments alone.
Effects of Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds in Austria
In Vienna, 44 financing rounds were completed in 2021 (as of July 22), with investment volume increasing from €121 million in the previous year to €464 million.
SBA SBIR/STTR Annual Report FY 2021
In Fiscal Year 2021, participating agencies obligated $3.46 billion of SBIR funding and $528.7 million of STTR funding, amounting to a total of $3.99 billion.
Distributed Ledger Technology Experiments in Payments and Settlements
Central banks in Brazil, Canada, the Euro Area/Japan, Singapore, South Africa, and Thailand have conducted large-value interbank payment DLT experiments.
Swiss Venture Capital Report 2020
In 2019, almost CHF 2.3 billion was invested in 266 Swiss start-ups, representing an 85.5% increase compared with the previous year.
SECA Yearbook 2020
Total assets under management invested globally in private markets ballooned to an all-time high of US $6.5 trillion.
Reform Proposals for Capital Supply to Swedish Companies and Startups
According to Copenhagen Economics analysis, Swedish GDP is currently 0.8% higher than it would otherwise be due to venture capital.
Institutional Arrangements for Fintech Regulation and Supervision
The IMF note examines the institutional frameworks for fintech regulation and supervision across 10 selected jurisdictions.
Regulation of Crypto Assets
In May 2019, major crypto exchange Binance suffered a cyberattack resulting in $41 million in Bitcoin being stolen.
The Rise of Digital Money
E-money and i-money represent new forms of digital money competing directly with traditional cash and bank deposits.
SECA Yearbook 2019
The estimated $757 billion fresh commitment flows to private capital worldwide in 2018 stands 18% below 2017's record fund raising of $925 billion.
The Effects of Introducing an Exit Tax in Sweden
The long-term annual tax revenue expected from the proposal is overestimated by approximately SEK 160 million because it relies on a period of unusually high equity returns.
Analysis of the Swedish Tax Agency's Proposal on Exit Taxation
Skatteverket estimated that the proposed exit tax would increase annual Swedish tax revenues by around 1 billion kronor starting 1 January 2020.
The Importance of Private Equity Investments for the Swedish Fintech Sector
Stockholm attracted 18% of all European Fintech investments in 2014 and 16% over an 11-year period.
Swiss Venture Capital Report 2018
Total venture capital investment in Swiss start-ups reached CHF 937.7 million in 2017 across 175 financing rounds.
A portrait
Switzerland's financial sector employs over 200,000 people and generates nearly ten per cent of the country's gross domestic product.