Market Pulse September 2026 Edition
Finch CapitalMollie completed its €1.1bn acquisition of GoCardless on 1 September 2026, with over 90% of the consideration paid in shares.
Finch Capital
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Market Pulse August 2026
Pulse-sector funding dropped 16% MoM to €413m across 79 rounds in August 2026, marking the lowest funding volume and value of the LTM window.
Market Pulse July 2026 Edition
Fourthline and Veridas signed a merger agreement on 16 July 2026 to create a European identity platform expecting to process c.115m verifications in 2026 across 50+ countries.
Market Pulse June 2026
Permira and Warburg Pincus completed the $8.4bn take-private of Clearwater Analytics on 25 June at $24.55 per share, representing a ~47% premium to the undisturbed price.
Market Pulse May 2026 Edition
Payments technology carried the financial tech sector in May 2026, anchoring a record quarter total of €907M.
Market Pulse April 2026 Edition
The Finch Index EV/Revenue median reached 3.4x in Q226, compared to 6.4x for the S&P 500 and 6.1x for the NASDAQ 100
Market Pulse January 2026 Edition
The median EV/Revenue multiple for the Finch Index stood at 3.7x in Q126, while the S&P 500 reached 5.3x.
State of European FinTech 2026
Top European FinTech hubs have grown by 37% since Covid-19, while top US hubs have declined by 13% in total funding value.
State of European Fintech 2025
The number of fundraising deals fell to 340, down 32% from 498 in H1 2024.