UK Consumers Rein In Credit Card Spending in July but Balances Hit Record High for Second Month September 21, 2026 FICO UK Credit Card Market Report for July 2026 underlines need for vigilance by risk teams as affordability rules of new BNPL regulations could shift more spending onto cards
Morningstar Survey: Asset Owners Increase U.S. and Private Market Exposure as AI Risks Rise September 16, 2026 Findings show that global asset owners increased exposure to U.S. assets and private markets while identifying generative artificial intelligence, inflation, and energy and supply chains as leading investment concerns.
Insurers Are Ready to Hand Repeatable Work to AI, Just 6% Would Trust a General-Purpose Model to Do It September 16, 2026 New research finds that 83% of the global insurance market would hand repeatable work to AI; 75% will only allow AI to execute the work with an insurance-specific or governed model. Less than 1% of the market runs fully AI-native operations today.
FICO European Fraud Map: UK Resilient as Other European Countries See Losses Climb by up to 21% September 15, 2026 Card-Not-Present fraud slowly increasing in the UK as social engineering tactics evolve
Corgan Research Explores How Workplace Design Influences Attention and Focus September 15, 2026 Study of Inattentive-Type ADHD in the Workplace Earns Environmental Design Research Association CORE Designation
New Circularity Data: Nine Out of Ten Returned Items Lose Value for Retailers September 10, 2026 New research finds 86% of retailers have established circularity practices, yet only 9% resell more than half of returned products at full price
Trolley Research: Independent Earners Won’t Wait More Than Two Days to Get Paid, and Payment Problems Are Pushing Them Off Platforms September 10, 2026 A survey of 450 freelancers, creators, and musicians finds only 28% control when their money arrives, while payment delays now outrank a lack of work as a reason to leave
Capgemini: Life insurers under pressure: 42% of consumers are confused and unconvinced by policies September 10, 2026 Technical language (37%), affordability concerns (35%), and lack of relevance to life stage (25%) among top barriers to purchasing life insurance Half of consumers plan to use generative AI tools to discover and compare life insurance products Nearly 40% of policyholders rarely hear from their life insurer after purchasing a policy, while half of those who discontinue coverage do so within the first three years Best-in-class life insurers, representing 10% of the industry, achieve 41% higher revenue growth and 12% lower lapse rates by combining consumer-led strategies with intelligence-powered operations
North Highland Recognized in Two IDC MarketScape Reports September 9, 2026 Firm Named a “Major Player” in 2026 Employee Experience and People and Organizational Consulting Services
Everbridge 2026 Best in Resilience Study Finds Faster Response Alone Is Not Enough to Build Organizational Resilience September 8, 2026 New research finds nearly two-thirds of organizations remain in the early stages of resilience maturity as gaps between intelligence, response, and continuous improvement limit progress