Transactional datasets remain the most popular category within the alternative data landscape. From major panel disruptions to strategic acquisitions and pricing updates, consumer credit and debit card transaction data has seen much activity throughout 2022. In this report, we provide an overview of the significant developments within the US and UK-EU consumer transaction space.

In June 2022, a Japanese company that manages virtual online influencers went public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a 66.1x forward P/E ratio. Such an impressive debut has led many investors to turn their sights to the East Asia entertainment space. In the first of a two-part series focusing on the region, we explore how alternative data can be used to measure the performance of Japan’s VTuber business.

China’s data security law has limited the export of some types of sentiment data since 4Q21. One year after the country introduced the law, we look at its NLP-enabled sentiment data space and examine what options remain for international data buyers.