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Pulse of Fintech H2 2019 (KPMG)

ReportKPMGFebruary 202087 pages131 min readOriginal source
Key number
$135.7 billion
Total Global Fintech Investment in 2019 p.4
Largest segment
$77.8 billion
Global Payments Investment in 2019 p.20

Summary

  • Global fintech investment across M&A, PE, and VC reached $135.7 billion across 2,693 deals in 2019.p.4
  • Fintech-focused M&A activity set a new annual record of $97.3 billion in 2019, driven by major global consolidation transactions.p.5
  • Fintech companies in the Asia Pacific region secured $12.9 billion across 547 deals during 2019.p.68

Key insights

  1. 1. Global median M&A deal size in fintech climbed to an all-time high of $72.0 million in 2019.p.16
  2. 2. Global VC investment in fintech with corporate venture capital participation reached $16.7 billion across 553 deals in 2019.p.3
  3. 4. Cybersecurity-focused fintech investment set a record in 2019 with $646.2 million invested across 53 deals.p.18
  4. 5. Global proptech investment reached $2.6 billion across 105 deals in 2019.p.21
  5. 7. Brazil set a new annual record of $860.9 million in fintech funding in 2019.p.27
  6. 8. European VC investment in fintech reached a record high of $7.2 billion in 2019.p.3

Topics and entities

EuropeGlobalUSBankingCorporate venture capitalCrypto and stablecoinsCybersecurityInsurtechM&A and exitsOpen bankingPaymentsPrivate equityRegtechStartup fundingVenture capitalWealthtechAliExchangeAssurance IQChimeeFrontFidelity National Information ServicesFirst DataFiservKlarnaMonetary Authority of SingaporeN26PaytmPeople's Bank of ChinaWorldpay

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