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Sector Analysis
Contract Injectable Packaging Trends in the Bio/Pharma Industry
Injectables and their packaging requirements are very important to marketed treatments given the volume of vaccines required to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and the rising number of biologics in development pipelines and on the market. Most injectable drugs in the development pipeline are biologics, which will become increasingly approved and more established in the treatment landscape in the future. The top contract packaging organizations (CPOs) for injectables by the number of contracts are standalone packagers along with large CMOs which...
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Thematic Analysis
Tech, Media, and Telecom IPO Themes 2018 to 2021 – Thematic Research
2021 was the strongest year for tech, media, and telecom (TMT) IPOs since 2018 with $237 billion of IPO proceeds raised. 2021 was a record year for billion-dollar TMT IPOs, with 53 in total. Established themes like e-commerce, mobile, fintech, and cloud have seen the most successful IPOs over the last four years. Cloud, fintech, cybersecurity, mobile, and gaming IPOs have generated the highest investor returns in the TMT market since 20 18. The US was the biggest market for...
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Sector Analysis
COVID-19: Contract Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing Relationships
This report examines contract manufacturing agreements for vaccines and therapies targeting COVID-19. It reports that there are more than 1,000 vaccines and therapies in development for COVID-19, and 36 vaccines and therapies approved (or granted emergency use authorization) for COVID-19 (as of report publication). At the beginning of the pandemic, slightly more than half of these agreements were for vaccines; this proportion has risen and continues to rise, as several vaccines have proven their safety and efficacy, received approval, and...
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Company Insights
Beyond the Hype – Insight into Digital Challenger Banks
The concept of the digital-only bank has become a global phenomenon present in all major regions around the world. In the last two years alone, many digital challenger banks have witnessed rapid growth in customer numbers, and COVID-19 has accelerated this trend in some instances. However, while they are much more prevalent globally, digital challenger banks have broken out more easily in some areas than in others. Other markets such as the UK and Europe have proved easy for startup...
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Thematic Analysis
IPOs in the Global Technology, Media, and Telecoms Sector 2018 to 2020 and Beyond- Thematic Research
A detailed presentation analyzing the key themes driving IPOs in the tech, media, and telecom (TMT) sector. It includes a review of activity since January 2018 and a look ahead to IPOs planned for 2021.
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Company Insights
Competitor Profile: Chime
This report provides information and insights on Chime, including details of its business and performance; comprehensive coverage of its products and services; a comparative assessment of its main competitors; and key events and milestones in the company's history. Chime is a digital-only bank that was founded in 2013 by Chris Britt and Ryan King. The company’s principle activity is to provide mobile retail banking services in the US. Chime is targeted at young consumers who have low incomes. Its core...
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Company Insights
Competitor Profile: Simple
Simple is a digital-only bank that was founded in 2009 by Alex Payne, Joshua Reich, and Shamir Karkal. In February 2014, Simple was acquired by BBVA for $117m. Simple offers mobile banking through its app, which is available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, as well as online banking through its website. Through both channels, Simple offers money management tools to help users reach their financial goals. These tools include one that shows customers how much...
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Track & Monitor
Smart Money Investing in the Financial Services Industry Q4 2019
GlobalData’s Smart Money Investing in the Financial Services Industry Q4 2019 report provides detailed analysis of investment activities in financial services industry globally during the fourth quarter of 2019. The report provides comprehensive coverage of investment activities including mergers, acquisitions, asset transactions, venture financing and private equity, both in terms of deal value and volume. It also provides a global snapshot of investment trends in sectors including banking, payments, insurance and wealth management, and information on best practices followed by...
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Thematic Analysis
Digital Banking – Thematic Research
Today the biggest value stores that work like bank accounts are already digital and the newer digital banks are amassing customers far more quickly than their predecessors. Big technology companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple (GAFA) are already deeply involved in banking and look set to encroach further. Retailers and telcos, too, have entered the fray with intriguing possibilities for the latter among the two billion unbanked globally. The digital banking thematic intelligence report provides a briefing on the...