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Elizabeth Kerr

Elizabeth Kerr

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Elizabeth is a financial content specialist from Manchester. Her specialities include cryptocurrency, data analysis and financial regulation.

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50% Of US Consumers Have Used PayPal in the Past Year

85% Of US Freelancers Use Digital-Only Banking Services

1 in 4 Brits Are Planning to Downsize Their Home on Retirement

Ethereum Energy Consumption up 650% in the Last 1 Year

Consumer Interest in Mortgages Is Down 34% In the Last 2 Months

Close to Half of the World’s Superrich Are Looking To Invest in Energy Stocks

90% Of Buy Now Pay Later Users in New Zealand Have Other Loans on Top of BNPL

Over Two-Thirds of Retirees in the US Are Concerned About Global Inflation

1 in 4 Americans Say Their Debts Are No Longer Manageable

41% Of Brits Have Dipped Into Their Savings to Help Make Ends Meet

60% Of Merchants Consider PayPal to Be a Primary Avenue for Fraudsters

25% Of Students Use Apple Pay For Their Day-To-Day Purchases Compared to 12% Who Use Google Pay

33% Of B2B Transactions in the US and Canada Are Still Made Through Checks Despite the Technological Advancements

The US and China Account For 50% Of the World’s Household Wealth

Over 40% Of Established SMEs in the UK Fear Insolvency as the Country Heads for Recession

Interest in “Buy Now Pay Later” Transactions Worldwide Falls by 46% In the Last 5 Months

25% Of the UK’s Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions Is From Construction or Real Estate

1 in 4 Londoners Do Not Have Any Savings

How wealth impacts education more than ever

$50B Global Real Estate Funding in 2022 Is About 1/3 the Amount Raised in 2021

Over 66% Of Young Brits Have Taken Debt in 2022 to Combat the High Cost of Living

Stanford University Produced the Highest Number of Startup Founders in 2022, With 1427 Founders

13% Of People Living in the UK Have a Missed Energy Bill Since the Beginning of the Year

73% Of US Millennials Are Now Opting For Sustainable Investments Compared to 21% Of Older Generations

41% Of Brits Don’t Know How Much They Earn Post-tax

1 in 4 SMEs in the UK Are Struggling to Survive in 2022

30% Of All US Bankruptcies Were Filed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Companies in H1 2022

Health Overtakes Fintech as the Most Funded Industry in Q3 at $16.7B for the First Time Since 2021

Childcare Is Costing UK Parents More Than 2/3 of Their Salaries in 2022

US Tech Billionaires Have Lost $500B of Their Wealth Since the Year Began

Europe Leads the World With the Most Green Fintechs at 229

Global Corporates Pay Approximately $120B in Bank Charges to Transfer Money Globally

The Number of Job Openings in the US Recorded a 1M Decline in August 2022

72% Of Fintech Employees in the US in 2022 Are Male

The US National Debt Has Crossed the $31T Mark for the First Time in History

20% Of Retail Investors Demanded Energy Stocks the Most in Q2’22

First Time in Nearly Three Decades: Developing Asia Is Projected to Grow Faster Than China at 5.3% in 2022

The Average Annual Expenditure of Gen X Is the Highest Among Other Generations in the US at $83,357

American Households’ Savings Have Increased By $2.5 Trillion Since the Onset of COVID

UK Banks Have Reported Fraud-Related Losses of £1.3 Billion in the Second Half of 2022

Challenger and Specialist Banks Accounted for 51% of Total Bank Lending in 2022

44% Of US Small Businesses Today Cite Inflation as the Biggest Challenge to Their Businesses

India's Co-Working Office Spaces Demand Surges 233% in H1 2022

London Has Raised More Fintech Investment Than Any Other Global Hub, With Its 2022’s Investment Reaching $3.1B

Average Networth it Takes to be Wealthy Stands at $2.2M, a 16% Jump From 2021

The UK Has the Most Billion-Dollar Start-Ups in Europe at 47

Carbon Footprint of the Richest 1% Is 17% of the Global Carbon Footprint

Value of U.S. Treasury Securities Held by Russians Is Down 55.49% Since the Beginning of the Year

Canada and Germany Among Countries With the Most Insufficient Retirement Plans; Nearly Half Planning to Work After Retirement

Only 6.6% Of US Wealth Is in the Hands of Millenials

Almost Two-Thirds of Europe’s High Net Worth Individuals Intend to Spend More on Leisure and Hotels in 2022

Individual Stocks Were Q2's Go-to Investments For 69% of Traders

Electric Cars Now Account For 10% Of All Passenger Car Registrations in the EU in Q2’22

Fintech Funding Fell 33% QoQ and 46% YoY to $20.4B in Q2’22

US Bankruptcies Among Companies Have Fallen by 43.1% Since 2020

TikTok App’s Lifetime Consumer Spending Surpasses the $3.7B Mark

Meta Platforms’ Profit per Employee of $497,338 Highest Among the Big Techs

Over 70 Million Global Citizens are Staring at Poverty

UBS Bank Records the Highest Return on Equity in Europe at 12.96%

Hong Kong Is World’s Least Affordable Housing Market in the World in 2022

PayPal’s Penetration Among Online Shoppers Stands at 88%

42% of all billionaires under 30 are in the US

US' Inflation outpaces wages growth by over 3% in May '22

Uber's Cumulative losses since 2014 are approaching $26B

Global wealth stands at over $530 Trillion following an 11% Jump in 2021

YouTube's Q1 2022 revenues plunge 20% from Q4 2021 figures

Beijing has the most Dollar-rich billionaires Globally at 145

The number of 5G ready phones grew by 60% in 2021

Study: Highest-ranking apps on Google store have either black, red or white Icons

WhatsApp records a 41% Jump in its user engagement in Q1, 2022

Zoom stock falls 84% from 2020 highs

US Mortgage rates (5.29%) touch new highs since 2009

Alibaba Group controls 25% of the global e-commerce sales

Total Private Investment in AI more than doubled in 2021 to stand at $93.5B

Merchant payment went up 94% in 2021 to stand at $66B

Number of registered mobile money accounts stands at 1.35B

FinTech Employs More People than Zurich and Frankfurt Combined

Only 15% of Banknotes feature Women around the world

There are 1000+ Privately held companies in the world with valuations above $1B

US Students' Loans tripled in the last 15 years to stand at $1.75T

It would take an average worker 3 Million Years to become the next Elon Musk

Tesla’s Q1 2022 deliveries are up 68% of Q1 2021 figures

North America records the fastest post-covid-19 Air traffic recovery at -14.8%

19% of Millennial Billionaires are Likely to be Women; Highest of Any Generation

EV charging infrastructure expected to surpass $62B in 2025

68% of Institutional Investors Pick ETFs based on AUM, Liquidity & Volume

USPS domain tops government’s most visited domains

Elon Musk Gains the Most During Covid Period Recording Over 600% Wealth Increase

North America’s wealthy will pass on $10.6trn by 2030, accounting for 60% of all wealth transfers

US March 2022 Inflation touches a new 40-year high of 7.9%

Total Market Cap of Fractionalized NFT Now Stands at Over $88 Million

Zurich's over 40 years price-to-rent ratio is the highest globally

Frankfurt tops Global Real Estate Bubble Index