FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 12 January 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Zilo, Ant Group, FirstOntario and more.
Innovate Finance
Global fintech investment plummeted 48% in 2023, according to new data by Innovate Finance
The total global investment flowing into fintech reached $51.2 billion in 2023 across 3,973 deals.
Global fintech investment falls over H1 2023 amid economic turbulence but sector remains resilient
According to Innovate Finance data, $27.3bn was injected into the industry globally during H1 2023 through 1,714 deals.
Global fintech funding saw dip in 2022, says Innovate Finance report
The US saw the highest number of fintech funding in 2022 at $39 billion, followed by UK and India.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 29 July 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
UK fintech investment defies global downturn with 24% growth
UK-based fintech firms received $9.1 billion in investment spread across 294 deals in H1 2022.
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Top fintech stories this week – 13 October 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Innovate Finance contest calls for fintech start-ups
Innovate Finance, a UK-based fintech membership association, is seeking start-ups for its latest Pitch360 competition. The contest is open to any start-up in the following sectors: Distributed ledger technology (DLT) Financial inclusion Cybersecurity Cross-border payments Peer-to-peer and alternative funding Regtech Personal finance management and robo-advice Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning Sandboxes The winner will […]
Fintech funding round-up: 7 September 2017
The fintech funding is on fire. Following on from yesterday’s (6 September) action, here’s another round-up. Features ABN Amro, Cloud Lending Solutions, Dataiku, EY and Innovate Finance. Amsterdam-based ABN Amro has made an undisclosed investment in US-based Cloud Lending Solutions (CLS) – the second by the bank’s Digital Impact Fund (DIF) and in line with […]
Fintech funding round-up: 26 July 2017
Bread but with the bluster removed. Following on from yesterday’s concise report, our latest fintech funding round-up keeps it brief. Features Cleo, Skype, ItzCash, Ebix and research from Innovate Finance. The “Siri of personal finance,” Cleo, a virtual money assistant, has received £2 million in funding from Skype’s co-founder Niklas Zennström and venture capital (VC) […]
Responsibility isn’t about rules
What can banks learn from the fintech community when it comes to fostering a culture of innovation against a backdrop of regulation?
Innotribe and Innovate Finance launch global hub federation
Innotribe, Swift’s innovation arm, and membership organisation Innovate Finance have launched a Global FinTech Hubs Federation (GFHF) to help foster innovation. To date, more than 20 countries – including Canada, China, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, and the UK – are participating in the GFHF, with more countries expected to join in the coming months. Lawrence Wintermeyer, […]
A movement for change
Fintech innovation gets a lot of press, but there is a lack of co-ordination. Innovate Finance’s Claire Cockerton tells David Bannister how her organisation aims to change that
