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One in three wealth managers expect dramatic expansion over the next three years, Oxford Risk research shows   Wealth managers in the MENA region are expecting strong growth in the number of robo advisers and digital only wealth managers, new research* for behavioural finance experts Oxford Risk shows (please see the attached press release).   Its study with independent financial advisers and wealth managers in MENA who collectively manage assets of around $290 billion, found one in three (34%) expect the number of digital only solutions to increase dramatically by 2025.   Another 45% expect a slight increase in the...

Investments in Global Contactless Services Spike toImprove Customer Satisfaction Adopting a revenue-sharing model will help penetrate the touchless solutions market, says Frost & Sullivan     San Antonio, Texas –June 10, 2022– To ease people’s fears regarding personal hygiene and safety and return to pre-pandemic stability, businesses across all industries are incorporating contactless/no-touch solutions in existing operating models. Adopting these practices will lower personal proximity, minimizing the chances of virus transmission. Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Contactless Services Industry, finds that organizations’ need to reduce avoidable contact among individuals will drive investments in touchless technologies in the post-COVID-19 era....

 Revolutionizing Retail: ‘Humanized’ Live Online Video Sales Spurring Seismic eComm Paradigm Shifts    First-to-market live e-retail video ushering in the relational economy era by combining the simplicity of a call with the power of e-Commerce for superior online shopping interactions rivaling in-store experiences  Game changing e-Tail tech far exceeds first round funding target  By Merilee Kern, MBA  Even in a world where stunning technological advancements abound, seemingly daily, it’s not that often when such advancements have a genuine opportunity to revolutionize an entire industry—let alone one generating multi-trillion dollar annual revenues. Though exceedingly difficult and rare, that circumstance is not impossible....

AI-Powered Alternative Data Driving Extreme Market Research Disruption    By Merilee Kern, MBA    Numerous indicators make clear that the next five years will usher in extreme transformation for a multitude of industries and sectors as well as the global economy at large. This begs the question: what is driving such significant and rapid change? This big question just might be answered in two words: alternative data.    Companies that are slow to incorporate alternative data into their R&D, marketing, investment, risk analysis and other key processes expose themselves to extreme opportunity loss at best and operational peril at worst.  As one...

Just 21% say the quality of data on the reach and effectiveness of advertising campaigns is excellent   New research from Alfi, an AI enterprise SaaS advertising platform, shows senior advertising executives are forecasting strong growth in advertising budgets over the next 12 months with 24% predicting dramatic growth (please see the attached press release). The global study among senior executives including CEOs found 61% are more modest and are predicting slight growth while just 15% believe advertising budgets will remain at around the same level as today.   Growing budgets for advertising mean the executives questioned in the UK, US,...