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Top 20 global payment companies’ revenue rises 8% in 2025 as scale still wins, says GlobalData

The global payments industry delivered another year of expansion in 2025, with network operators benefiting from international commerce and payment volume growth even as transaction processors faced slower merchant spending and intensifying competition. The world’s 20 largest listed payment companies generated a combined revenue base of $280 billion in 2025, with growth increasingly concentrated among […]
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Influencers see Microsoft’s Claude Code pullback as shift toward cost-efficient enterprise AI, reveals GlobalData

Microsoft’s reported decision to withdraw internal access to Claude Code has dominated influencers’ conversations on X since the last week of May, as discussions increasingly focus on the rising cost of deploying advanced AI tools at enterprise scale. Microsoft plans to transition developers from Anthropic’s coding assistant to its own GitHub Copilot CLI and internally […]
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SpaceX’s IPO draws influencers’ attention as integrated aerospace and AI powerhouse, reveals GlobalData

SpaceX became a primary focus for influencers on X during mid-May 2026 after the company filed for an initial public offering (IPO). The filing reveals a targeted valuation of approximately $2 trillion and highlights a strategy to combine orbital transportation with massive AI computing infrastructure. This strategic shift caught the attention of influencers as it […]
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UK VC funding value crosses $10 billion during January-April 2026, reveals GlobalData

Venture capital (VC) funding activity in the UK accelerated sharply during January-April 2026, with total investment value doubling to $10.5 billion even as the number of deals edged down slightly by around 2% year-on-year (YoY), reveals the Financial Deals Database of GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: […]
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US strengthens global VC landscape dominance with 178% YoY jump in funding value during January-April 2026, reveals GlobalData

The US strengthened its dominance in global venture capital (VC) landscape during January-April 2026, riding on a stable deal-making momentum alongside a sharp surge in invested capital. While the total number of VC deals announced in the US edged up 1% year-on-year (YoY), the corresponding total VC funding value jumped by a massive 178%, according […]
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Coca-Cola leverages FIFA World Cup 2026 YouTube campaigns to drive global fan engagement, reveals GlobalData

Coca-Cola’s FIFA World Cup 2026 YouTube campaigns from April to May 2026 highlight the brand’s deep integration into the global sporting landscape. By utilizing event campaigns and reward-based promotions alongside the “Hollywood Trophy Tour,” “The Real Magic of FIFA World Cup 2026,” and “Uncanned Emotions”, the brand translates a physical product into a gateway for […]
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Every $10/barrel oil rise can cut up to 0.5pp off GDP growth in major oil-importing economies, says GlobalData

Escalating disruptions across key Middle East maritime corridors are tightening global energy supply and keeping a higher risk premium embedded in crude markets. Each sustained $10 per barrel increase in crude oil prices can shave roughly 0.1–0.5 percentage points (pp) off the annual GDP growth in major net energy-importing economies, consistent with a widely used […]
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US dominates high-value VC deal activity as investors prioritize mature startup ecosystems in Q1 2026, reveals GlobalData

High-value venture capital (VC) deals (≥$100 million) grew increasingly concentrated in just few markets during the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, with the US accounting for around 60% and nearly 88% of all the global deal volume and value, respectively. The widening funding gap highlights how investors are prioritizing mature startup ecosystems and scalable business […]
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APAC banking giants face new reality as China slows and India rises, reveals GlobalData

Asia-Pacific’s (APAC) largest banks are entering a more fragmented era. The region’s financial heavyweights still dominate global rankings by revenue, but the latest numbers reveal a widening divergence between China’s state-backed lenders, Japan’s globally exposed megabanks, and India’s fast-expanding retail franchises, according to GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform. Murthy Grandhi, Company Profiles Analyst […]
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Global banks navigate diverging fortunes as growth normalizes and risks reprice, says GlobalData

The fiscal year 2025 was one of the most divergent on record for global banking: at one extreme, state-owned Russian lenders capitalized on wartime interest rate regimes; at another, Chinese megabanks witnessed net interest margins compress under Beijing’s directive to support a slowing economy. Between these poles, US banks mostly held their ground while European […]
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China VC activity grows sharply in Q1 2026, but value gap with US persists amid smaller deal sizes, says GlobalData

China’s venture capital (VC) market rebounded strongly in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, with deal volume surging 80% and funding value rising 176% year-on-year (YoY), signaling renewed investor momentum. However, smaller average deal sizes kept its global value share limited, underscoring a persistent gap with the US, reveals GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity […]
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Venture capital gains fail to offset M&A and private equity slowdown in Q1 2026, reveals GlobalData

Global deal activity witnessed a year-on-year (YoY) 3% decline during the first quarter (Q1) 2026, as the sluggish M&A and private equity (PE) landscape overshadowed a resilient venture capital (VC) activity. While macro uncertainty pressured overall deal-making activity, VC volume climbed 5%, reveals GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at […]
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