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Fintech Funding Report: Nearly $100 Billion Invested Across 2,456 Financial Technology focused Deals in H1’21

Big Four auditing firm KPMG is reporting record-breaking VC investment in Fintech-focused businesses during H1 2021. KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech report reveals that investment into Fintech firms during H1 of this year reached $98 billion. Nearly $100 billion was allocated towards Fintech investment (M&A, PE… Read More

Global Fintech Investment Activity Recovered Strongly in H2 2020 after COVID-related Slowdown, $105B Raised via 2,861 Deals

Pulse of Fintech H2’20, a bi-annual report on international Fintech investment developments released by KPMG, notes that global Fintech funding across mergers-and-acquisitions (M&A), private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) stood at $105 billion across 2,861 different deals in 2020. This was reportedly the third-highest… Read More

Fintech Funding During H1 2020 was Led by Corporate Deals, but Significant Decline in M&A Investments: Report

Although global Fintech funding declined during the first half of this year, with $25.6 billion of total investment secured globally through 1,221 deals, corporate business deals are driving most of the VC activity. This, according to the Pulse of Fintech H1’20, which is a report… Read More

Fintech Projects Across the Globe Secured a Total of $137.5 Billion in Investments in 2019: Report

Europe has had a solid year in terms of total Fintech funding as it secured $58.1 billion in capital last year, which is significantly greater than the $43.4 billion the industry acquired back in 2018 – according to a recent report from Big Four auditing… Read More

Fintech Innovators Announces 2017 Fintech100

Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, announced on Wednesday the 2017 Fintech100. Fintech Innovator revealed that The Fintech100 were selected following extensive global research and analysis based on data relating to five factors. Two criteria are related to capital… Read More

KPMG’s Global Report Reveals: Fintech Viewed As Biggest Disruptor For Financial Institutions But Lags in Effective Strategies

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On Wednesday, KPMG released its latest global report, Forging the Future: how financial institutions are embracing fintech to evolve and grow, which revealed more details about fintech’s effects on the financial industry. KPMG’s report revealed that banks, insurers, and asset management companies believe technologies such… Read More

Asia-Pacific Alternative Finance Rises to a Quarter Trillion Dollars in 2016 led by China

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The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is out with their 2nd annual report quantifying the growth of alternative finance for the Asia Pacific Region in 2016. Entitled, “Cultivating Growth,” the benchmarking report shows an emerging industry that grew dramatically versus year prior as it… Read More

KPMG Strengthens Fintech Presence with Matchi Acquisition

KPMG International has announced the acquisition of Matchi, a global fintech innovation and matchmaking platform that connects financial institutions, including banks and insurance companies, with leading-edge financial services technology solutions and companies worldwide. The Matchi platform includes more than 700 curated fintech solutions and a database… Read More

Austrade & Commonwealth Bank of Australia Partner Up to Boost Fintech Collaboration with UK

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Austrade have signed a new collaboration agreement designed to improve the flow of Fintech innovation between the UK and Australia. Austrade is the Australian government’s ministry of Trade, Tourism and Investment. The agreement is said to be used… Read More

KPMG & H2 Ventures Announce Third Annual Fintech 100 List

On Monday, H2Ventures and KPMG Fintech teamed up to announce the third annual Fintech 100 list, which notably includes 50 “established” fintech companies from across the global and 50 “emerging stars.” The Fintech 100 includes 35 companies from the Americas, 28 companies from EMEA, plus… Read More

KPMG & Matchi Form Partnership in Strategic FinTech Expansion

Global consulting group KPMG has partnered up with Matchi, a FinTech matchmaking platform that pairs banks, insurance companies with FinTech startups. KPMG is said to work globally with clients to help them manage the fast-changing financial landscape as services move from bricks & mortar to… Read More

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