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Summary of findings
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First, a look at what happened in 2018…
Global fintech investment tops $39B in 2018
Ant Financial’s $14B investment accounted for 35% of total funding in 2018
VC-backed fintech deals declined in Q4’18 but remain above 2017 levels
North America is no longer powering global fintech funding growth
Deals grew in every market except Europe in 2018
Early-stage fintech deal share falls for the 5th year
39 FINTECH UNICORNS $147.37 BILLION
39 fintech unicorns valued at $147.37B
16 fintech unicorn births in 2018
2018: 52 fintech mega-rounds total $24.88B
A third of global fintech deals include a CVC
Traditional hubs no longer power fintech growth
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The battle for deposits
Fintech firms look for their second act
Fintech moves from mono-line to multi-line
Banking-as-a-service platforms facilitate US fintech companies to expand to bank accounts
Abroad, fintech firms are looking to build their own chartered banks
The battle for distribution will start with deposits
Fintech firms up focus on regulatory compliance
Emboldened regulators globally are…
Regulators are upping oversight on bad actors, issuing massive “unicorn” level fines
Regulators are increasing their scrutiny of high-profile consumer fintech challengers
“I disagree with the statement that these funds are protected by SIPC. Had they called us, I would have told them what I just told you in that I have serious concerns about this. This has gigantic ramifications for the banking industry.”
But regulators have also lowered barriers
As tech startups take advantage of open banking access, they will need in-house regulatory teams
Southeast Asia sees hotbed of fintech activity
Fintech in Southeast Asia is heating up with record year for deals and funding, up 143% YOY
Southeast Asia fintech startups are attracting bigger financings and foreign investors
Ant Financial is becoming more aggressive in expanding its reach in Southeast Asia
Ride-hailing platforms may end up as biggest fintech winners in Southeast Asia
The next Ant Financial & WeChat Pay
QR codes are the entry point to digital payments
Alipay and WeChat Pay are leading China’s transition to a cashless economy
Fintech is powering the growth of MercadoLibre in Latin America
Line is looking to build an ecosystem resembling Alipay/WeChat Pay in Japan
Grab and Go-Jek have emerged as leading mobile payments players in Southeast Asia
Unbundling the paycheck
Household debt balances have accelerated and total over $13 trillion
First, startups went direct to consumer to head off debt
Fintech firms are unbundling the paycheck to alleviate and prevent predatory debt
Startups are partnering with employers to offer salary linked benefits
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New investment platforms and asset classes
Fintech is democratizing investing
Alternative investment apps will continue to rise in prominence among next-gen investors
New investment models will be created to open up markets and create asset classes
Startups borrowing existing biz models to open up real estate investing to retail investors
Fintech meets reale state
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Mortgage debt dwarfs all others categories
First, fintech startups digitize the mortgage lifecycle and created alternative lending platforms
As home values rise, fintech is moving into home equity
And abstracting away the mortgage as startups look to make cash offers for home buyers
Rent-to-buy: Startups look to enable gradual home equity ownership
Fintech is integrating home insurance deeper into the home buying process
Startups look to disrupt the $15B title insurance market
Rise of impact fintech
“Going green” is not new, but there is renewed demand driving how ESG scales
Impact investing and ESG are on the rise
Global sustainability goals will be top of mind for policy makers, but measuring progress is subjective
Quantifying progress and impact is subjective because there is no “gold standard” of green data
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With $30T from the ‘great wealth transfer,’ millennials will expect choices that have a positive ROI & impact
The first layer of impact fintechs are establishing green data credibility for financial services firms
The next layer of impact fintech will establish credibility with next-gen investors, ahead of wealth transfer
Lack of fintech M&A by banks continues
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2018 saw banks launch a wave of digital products
But while banks continue to embrace mobile banking…
..incumbents still miss on mobile UX/UI, a key to acquiring and engaging next-gen customers
Banks will remain trigger shy on acquisitions
No-go for fintech IPOs
2018 started the year with 25 unicorns valued at $75.9B
Despite hype, only three fintech unicorns went public
Adyen makes record public debut in Europe
Alternative lenders ‘bear’ market volatility
Record fintech mega-rounds will likely delay IPOs
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2018 global fintech year-in-review
$11.89 BILLION 659 DEALS
US fintech funding hits 5-year high as $100M mega-rounds tops record
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$22.65 BILLION 516 DEALS
Fintech funding in Asia spikes to $22.6B on the back of $14B Ant Financial investment
$3.53 Billion 367 DEALS
Fintech deals in Europe level off, as funding hits $3.5B in 2018
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Top 11 global fintech deals in 2018
Top 11 global fintech deals in 2018
The most active fintech VCs in 2018
The most active fintech VCs in 2018 (continued)
Methodology
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Traditional hubs no longer power fintech growth
Traditional hubs no longer power fintech growth