Pulse of Fintech H1 2026 (KPMG Private Enterprise)

Summary

• Global fintech investment across VC, PE and M&A rose from $72.2 billion in H2’25 to $103.1 billion in H1’26.p.2
• The Americas attracted $86.9 billion in H1’26, of which the US accounted for $80.8 billion, while EMEA and ASPAC attracted $11.3 billion and $4.6 billion.p.2
• M&A accounted for the largest share of investment in H1’26, $67.9 billion across 394 deals.p.6
• Global corporate VC investment in fintech reached $16.3 billion in H1’26.p.7
• The AI space accounted for $21.4 billion in fintech deal value during H1’26.p.8
• Fintech IPO exit value on the VC front was just $5.3 billion across 10 exits in H1’26, compared to $64.9 billion across 30 exits in 2025.p.8
• Investment in payments reached $44.2 billion in H1’26 compared to $20.2 billion during all of 2025.p.18

Key insights

1. Deal volume remained soft, with 2,100 deals globally in H1’26 compared to 2,500 in H2’25.p.2
2. The $24.3 billion acquisition of Worldpay by Global Payments led global fintech investment in H1’26.p.6
3. On the PE front, exit value was just $2.0 billion across a single exit in H1’26, compared with $16.8 billion across 7 in 2025.p.8
4. Insurtech investment fell to $3.7 billion in H1’26 after reaching $9.8 billion in 2025.p.21
5. Fintech-focused cybersecurity investment was $550 million in H1’26.p.24
6. Digital assets attracted $11.1 billion across 467 deals in H1’26.p.27
7. Regtech attracted $2.9 billion in total global investment in H1’26.p.30
8. Wealthtech saw 32 deals worth just $220 million in H1’26, down from $1.4 billion across 74 deals in all of 2025.p.32