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Insurtech must be taken seriously
Evaluations of the listed insurtech startups falling more and more over the past year, this has led some of the incumbents to self-doubt their insurtech efforts
July 10, 2022 • Matteo Carbone
We have seen the evaluations of the listed insurtech startups falling more and more over the past year. The HSCM Public InsurTech Index (HPIX)™ presented to the market 14 months ago is down by ...
Fintech Week 4 June 25th to July 1st, 2022 — Breaking down the Deals by Target Operating Model
Investors continue to show an appetite for a mixture of business models, and particularly in a sector like real estate, there is a strong belief that platforms can bring more benefits to all of the participants in the value chain
July 6, 2022 • Roger Portnoy
Overview: Funding I track from Crunchbase data this week showed total that US$650ml of total capital was deployed across debt and equity by various types of investors into the Fintech & ...
Fintech and Climate — Creating Resiliency Through the Application of Financial Services (Part One)
With more than $40bn deployed across more than 600 deals in 2021 and investment as a whole growing at five times the rate of the rest of the venture capital ecosystem over the past five years, interest in the space has never been higher.
July 5, 2022 • Kyle Perez
There’s no denying it — climate tech has made a serious comeback in the world of venture. With more than $40bn deployed across more than 600 deals in 2021 and investment as a whole growing at...
Fintech, crypto, and financial inclusion in Africa
Just as investment in financial inclusion in Africa was really ramping up, a market downturn threatens to slow progress. Or does it?
June 30, 2022 • Scott Onder
As the economic tide goes out, investors will see which of Africa’s fintech and crypto startups were swimming naked. More than half of all venture capital investment on the continent last year ...
Institutional DeFi
DeFi protocols are financial infrastructure. Like any technology infrastructure, they need applications built on top.
June 29, 2022 • Andrew Beal
In the Summer of 2018, I went to the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, UK. I didn’t know anything about Formula 1 before that race, but became an immediate fan and have been watching consisten...
Funding Trends & Themes — Week 6/18–6/25:
Weekly Fintech and Crypto Report
June 28, 2022 • Roger Portnoy
Overview Fintech investing never sleeps. In the past week, there was nearly US$1.5bl invested in 26 companies that I identified through Crunchbase that fit my particular definition of a fint...
Fintech in the Developed World — New Funding and Themes June 12-June 19
The bigger question being pondered within the VC community is portfolio resilience
June 21, 2022 • Roger Portnoy
Overview While I will discuss new fundings this week, perhaps the bigger question being pondered within the VC community is portfolio resilience. This is of course for those that have weathere...
eCommerce transactions pave the way for in-store retail success
80% of shoppers calling on retailers to invest in technology such as frictionless payments
June 20, 2022 • Jat Sahi
The UK has recently seen an encouraging improvement to retail footfall, with customers more inclined to visit shopping destinations in person, according to the British Retail Consortium. But e...
How the war in Ukraine affected the Fintech world
Russia's war in Ukraine affected all the CIS countries and somewhat all the world. As well the war influenced fintech companies, whose rapid development was observed after the pandemic.
June 15, 2022 • Yulia Barabash
Russia's war in Ukraine affected all the CIS countries and somewhat all the world. As well the war influenced fintech companies, whose rapid development was observed after the pandemic. L...
What’s Falling Faster Than Funding for Fintech? — Not Much
Funding and valuations for tech is declining. Even companies that had large rounds in the past are getting less and less as they move toward additional raises.
June 13, 2022 • Chris Rigoni
Funding and valuations for tech is declining . Even companies that had large rounds in the past are getting less and less as they move toward additional raises. Fintech especially has ta...