Finance
Digital banking, fintech, payments, cryptocurrency, and investment trends
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Data indexes
7AI Debt: How the Build-Out Is Financed
Bond issuance backing AI infrastructure — by issuer, versus 2025, and against sell-side projections for the full year.
Explore index →Global IPO Market
IPO proceeds and deal counts worldwide — and why the same year gets reported twice at two different numbers.
Explore index →Gold Price Fluctuation
Gold’s historic run: annual price from 2020 to the 2026 record territory, yearly returns, the central-bank buying behind the rally, and where analysts see it heading.
Explore index →Private Credit: A $1.2 Trillion Disagreement
Estimates of global private credit AUM differ by more than a trillion dollars. This index shows the spread rather than picking a number.
Explore index →The 6.5% Mortgage Era
US mortgage rates settled into the mid-6% range in 2026 while home-price forecasts converged near flat — the first stretch since 2008 in which prices are expected to grow slower than wages.
Explore index →UPI vs Visa & Mastercard: India’s Payments Rewiring
Ten years of UPI measured against the US card networks, against cash, and against the merchant-discount-rate question reopened by the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
Explore index →US Inflation & the Fed
The full 2026 inflation story on one page: the CPI path and category breakdown, the mid-year turn and the still-rising core PCE outlook, and the Fed’s rate response — fed funds, the 10-year Treasury, and the 30-year mortgage.
Explore index →Open Banking API Usage
API Adoption
Top finding: 29% conversion from registration to active use
Digital Banking Adoption Trends 2024
Banking Channels
Top finding: Mobile banking usage rose 37% year-over-year while branch visits fell 46%, putting mobile on track to handle 90%+ of routine transactions by 2026.
Cryptocurrency Holdings by Age
Crypto Adoption
Top finding: Younger demographics leading crypto adoption at 42%
Payment Method Preferences 2024
Consumer Behavior
Top finding: Digital wallets now most popular payment method at 38%
Fraud Detection Accuracy
Fraud Prevention
Top finding: AI/ML methods achieving 94% accuracy in fraud detection