Our Scans · (ZY.4.02) Business Studies · Weekly Summary

• [New] The EU had mobilised €31 billion, out of a target of €45 billion by 2027 within the EU's Global Gateway Investment Agenda, to finance over 100 projects across the LAC region, including support for building Bogota's metro and the modernization of Colombia's railways. Elcano Royal Institute
• [New] Companies plan to use agentic AI in cybersecurity (58.7%), sales, marketing, and service (51.3%), and supply chain management (47.8%). Barchart.com
• [New] Marketers expect AI to power more than half of all marketing activities within three years. Portada
• [New] Fannie Mae will begin accepting crypto backed mortgage loans in mid 2026, marking the first time a government sponsored enterprise has formally integrated digital asset collateral per Yahoo Finance. TechBullion
• [New] Treasury recognizes that modern tools-AI, digital identity, APIs, and blockchain analytics-have enormous potential to strengthen illicit finance controls, but only if integrated through coherent, risk-based programs supported by standardized protocols and regulatory and legislative clarity. / USA JD Supra
• [New] By 2027, content marketing will not just be content, it will be algorithmically adaptive storytelling. Mean CEO's BLOG
• [New] Most firms plan to upgrade their embedded finance capabilities within 2027, with a focus on enhancing existing services rather than introducing entirely new ones. PYMNTS.com
• [New] Over the next 12 to 24 months, the world's top Investment and Consulting firms anticipate a measurable acceleration in workforce restructuring across sectors such as finance, marketing, legal services, software development, and many others. SmartErgo
• [New] If TikTok gets approved, it could become another example of how the fastest-growing fintech businesses are often the ones that treat finance as an engagement layer rather than a standalone product. News, Events, Advertising Options
• [New] Despite the rapid advancements projected for 2026, transitioning to an AI-driven, autonomous marketing ecosystem is rarely frictionless. Impel Marketing
• [New] Global content marketing revenue is projected to surpass $107 billion in 2026, climbing toward an estimated $600 billion by 2027 according to some projections (Statista). SaaS Ultra
• [New] The UK's System-Wide Exploratory Scenario and France's stress testing exercises reflect efforts to map vulnerabilities in markets where leverage or liquidity mismatches could spill over into traditional finance infrastructure. BusinessWorld Online
• [New] In the horizon up to 2035, the United States plans to provide financial loans and technical instruments to the private sector through the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the United States Trade and Development Agency. PIR Center
• [New] The next couple of years will see AV deployments gain momentum across the US, China and Europe, but with no clear-cut safety comparison, success or failure could prove a matter of marketing more than engineering. Automotive World
• The embedded finance sector will grow from USD 85.8 billion in 2026 to USD 370.9 billion by 2036, representing a 15.8% compound annual growth rate as expanding embedded finance use cases accelerate adoption. Digital Transactions
• In 2026, AI will move beyond support and act as a decision layer in B2B marketing, leveraging intent data and engagement patterns to determine true demand. IDBS Global
• Email marketing is regarded as a goldmine of good prospects, with the industry expected to reach 17.9 billion dollars by 2027. IDBS Global
• US investment firm Franklin Templeton, in partnership with Ondo Finance, will launch tokenised versions of its ETFs, accessible directly via crypto wallets. investing.com
• ADB is committed to providing $1 billion in financing to Bhutan from 2024 to 2028, supporting climate-resilient infrastructure, trade, public finance, and human development. Asian Development Bank
• The U.S. penalty reduction underscores a more restrained approach amid regulatory staff cuts and a government shutdown, potentially signaling increased risks for illicit finance. Kroll
• Discussions will span AI and analytics in underwriting and claims automation, InsurTech innovation, ESG finance, and the readiness of virtual banks in Thailand. Insurance Asia
• We see increasing potential across Asia-Pacific, emerging markets and parts of Europe as investors are increasingly calling for transition-labelled finance to support credible decarbonization strategies in hard-to-abate sectors and address the $2.4 trillion annual climate mitigation gap by 2030. Environmental Finance
• Platform processors and commerce ecosystems, including Stripe, Block, and Shopify, increasingly bundle acceptance, risk, and lending into a unified stack, aligning with embedded finance adoption noted across retail and B2B marketplaces by Forrester. BUSINESS 2.0 NEWS

Last updated: 10 April 2026