Q1 2026 FinTech Insights: Global Financing and M&A Statistics (FT Partners)

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FT PartnersMay 2026114 pages171 min readOriginal source

What changed

23%

Decline in FinTech M&A deal count year-over-year p.16

Largest segment

57 deals

Seed and Series A deal count led by Financial Management Solutions p.12

Summary

Five U.S.-listed FinTech IPOs raised a combined $2.0 billion in gross proceeds.p.6
Seed and Series A activity totaled 253 deals at $2.7 billion in volume.p.12
Series B+ activity totaled 92 deals at $5.5 billion, a decline from $7.4 billion.p.13

Key insights

Q1 2026 produced 11 new FinTech unicorns, the highest quarterly count since Q2 2022.p.6
FinTech financing volume rebounded to $70.6 billion, from $53.3 billion.p.18
Sub $5 million rounds stepped down from 50% of activity in 2024 to 40% in 2025 and 35% in Q1 2026.p.20
$100 million+ FinTech financing rounds reached a total of 129 in 2025, with 33 rounds in Q1 2026.p.22
The USA led the quarter with 347 financings, followed by the UK with 72 and India with 56.p.31
Crypto & Blockchain had the highest share of strategic participation at 60%.p.40
Financial Management Solutions led seed and Series A deal count with 57 deals, while Crypto & Blockchain led volume at $634 million.p.12

Funders mentioned

Allianz Capital Partners GmbH Allianz X Alumni Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Australia Venture Capital LP Battery Ventures BECO Capital Bessemer Venture Partners Camber Creek Capital One

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