Distributed Ledger Technology Experiments in Payments and Settlements
Central banks in Brazil, Canada, the Euro Area/Japan, Singapore, South Africa, and Thailand have conducted large-value interbank payment DLT experiments.
Payments Reports & Market Data (2026)
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Pulse of Fintech H2 2019
Global fintech investment across M&A, PE, and VC reached $135.7 billion across 2,693 deals in 2019.
Institutional Arrangements for Fintech Regulation and Supervision
The IMF note examines the institutional frameworks for fintech regulation and supervision across 10 selected jurisdictions.
State of Fintech: Investment & Sector Trends to Watch Q4 2019
In 2019, global VC-backed fintech funding reached $34.5B across 1,913 deals, a 15% year-over-year decline largely due to 2018 being inflated by Ant Financial's $14B round.
The Rise of Digital Money
E-money and i-money represent new forms of digital money competing directly with traditional cash and bank deposits.
Insurtech 10: Trends for 2019
Market commentators estimate that the insurance industry will be fundamentally transformed in 3 or 4 years and in no longer than a decade.
Payment patterns in Sweden 2018
Six out of ten respondents used the mobile payment service Swish during the past month in 2018, compared to around 10 per cent in 2014.
The Importance of Private Equity Investments for the Swedish Fintech Sector
Stockholm attracted 18% of all European Fintech investments in 2014 and 16% over an 11-year period.