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Top 25 fintech investments of 2024
Madhvi Sonia

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Top 25 fintech investments of 2024

A Silicon Valley Bank report released at the end of 2024 revealed that venture capital investment in US fintech remains muted, hovering near a six-year low for the sector. Deal flow has shifted toward the early stage, with more than three seed investments for every one Series A. In 2021, fintech deals over $100 million accounted for 65% of activi...

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How can fintechs ensure further profitability amid macro-economic challenges?
Sehrish Alikhan

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

How can fintechs ensure further profitability amid macro-economic challenges?

Funding for startups and fintech has fallen to a low point since its peak in 2021. Yet, many companies with a more solid base are looking at how they can expand further and create more profitability in a challenging macroeconomic environment. Q1 2024 saw only 904 deals and $7.3 billion in fintech funding, which was the worst performing quarter sinc...

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How can fintechs use high interest rates to navigate capital markets?
Vladimir Krasik

Vladimir Krasik Global Head of Internal Treasury at Revolut

How can fintechs use high interest rates to navigate capital markets?

The rising interest rate cycle of the last two years has been accompanied by the deterioration of capital market conditions, adversely affecting most fintech start-ups. Investors discounted valuations, making raising new equity capital significantly more challenging compared to the era of zero-cost money. Simultaneously, for operational start-ups t...

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What will UK fintech look like in 2035?
Madhvi Sonia

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

What will UK fintech look like in 2035?

Huge growth across the UK fintech industry over the last decade has been driven by a combination of factors, namely support from the UK government and regulators such as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Because of this, the development between 2025 and 2035 will unsurprisingly be substantial. This is an extract from the recently published re...

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What is the current landscape for VC investments in fintech?
Maximilian Schausberger

Maximilian Schausberger Managing Director at Elevator Ventures

What is the current landscape for VC investments in fintech?

Following the record-breaking highs of 2021, as we have all observed, the year of 2022 has been hit by a downturn in both the public and private capital markets. In 2023, the European venture capital market exhibited signs of recovery, although the overall deal value for early-stage investments is still projected below the highs of the previous ye...

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Tips for female founders looking for investment in 2024
Vivi Friedgut

Vivi Friedgut CEO at Blackbullion Ltd

Tips for female founders looking for investment in 2024

As I head into another funding round in 2024, I find myself once again looking at the figures around female funding. It’s not a cosy read. Innovate Finance’s latest figures identified that a total of 10 female founded (or co-founded) companies completed venture deals in the first half of 2023. This means female-driven fintechs represent just 2.2% o...

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