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Financial TechnologyStartup Landscape Trends and Insights
January, 2017
Financial technology report outline
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This report provides an overview of the Financial Technology sector and is broken down into three sections
Sector Description
High-level sector metrics with sub-category
definitions
Trends & Insights
Infographics and data points for the Financial
Technology sector
Quarterly Activity
Major funding and exit events from the previous
90 days
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Financial Technology Sector Description
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Fintech startups are creating new businesses and disrupting old ones
The graphic above shows a sampling of companies in each category, stats as of January 2017 4
Financial Technology
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Lending Personal Finance Payments Equity Financing Remittances
Retail Investing Institutional Investing
Security Online Banking Research & DataCrowdfundingBusiness Tools Infrastructure
Innovation quadrant for financial technology
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Payments Backend
Banking Infrastructure
Financial Security
Remittance
Institutional Investing
Research and Data
Consumer Payments
SMB ToolsPOS Payments
Personal Finance
Consumer Lending
Business Lending
Digital BankingEquity Finance
Crowdfunding
Retail Investing
Fintech startups play in many different categories (1 of 3)
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Banking Infrastructure 129 Startups, $1.8B Total FundingCompanies that improve the operation of financial institutions, including banking API services and big data analytics.
Category stats as of January 2017
Consumer and Commercial Banking71 Startups, $2.3B Total FundingCompanies that provide digital banking services, such as internet-only banking institutions and virtual credit cards.
Consumer Payments192 Startups, $10B Total FundingCompanies centered around issuers and consumers, including mobile wallets, credit card aggregators, and peer-to-peer payments.
Business Lending 200 Startups, $11B Total FundingCompanies that offer new ways for businesses to obtain business loans and have their credit risk assessed.
Consumer Lending 275 Startups, $18B Total FundingCompanies that offer new ways for consumers to obtain personal loans and have their credit risk assessed.
Crowdfunding75 Startups, $512M Total FundingCompanies that help users raise non-equity and non-debt financing, such as platforms for products, social causes, and creative projects.
Fintech startups play in many different categories (2 of 3)
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Equity Financing 140 Startups, $750M Total FundingCompanies that help businesses raise capital in exchange for equity, includes crowdsourcing platforms and secondary markets.
Category stats as of January 2017
Financial Transaction Security103 Startups, $1.6B Total FundingCompanies that help secure transactions, authenticate users, and prevent fraud, using tools like algorithms and big data.
International Money Transfer66 Startups, $1.5B Total FundingCompanies that allow for the sending of money abroad easily and cheaply, such as digital remittances, mobile top-off, and gift cards.
Financial Research and Data79 Startups, $831M Total FundingCompanies that provide information services that enable investors to make better decisions, includes API and custom research sources.
Institutional Investing 157 Startups, $1B Total FundingCompanies that help professional traders and wealth managers manage their portfolios and optimize their returns.
Payments Backend and Infrastructure 189 Startups, $11B Total FundingCompanies centered around the infrastructure enabling payments, such as online payment gateways and back-ends for web/mobile apps.
Fintech startups play in many different categories (3 of 3)
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Personal Finance 205 Startups, $3B Total FundingCompanies that help consumers manage their finances, such as tracking expenses, managing a budget, and optimizing reward points.
Category stats as of January 2017
Retail Investing 156 Startups, $1.8B Total FundingCompanies that provide new ways for consumers to invest in securities, including robo-investors and social investing networks.
Point of Sale Payments 176 Startups, $8B Total FundingCompanies centered around acquirers, includes mobile POS terminals and streamlined POS methods (palm scanners, etc).
Small and Medium Business Tools 199 Startups, $7.3B Total FundingCompanies that help business manage their finances, including tools for payroll, invoicing and accounting.
Financial Technology Funding Information & Trends
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Venture investing into the space is dominated by lending and payments
The payments and lending categories account for 72% of all venture fundingand 43% of total companies in the fintech startup sector
Venture Investing in Financial Technology
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VC funding into fintech has grown substantially in recent years
Overall fintech VC funding grew at a CAGR of 47% from 2011-2016
Financial Technology Funding Over Time
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Fintech startups continue to show traction
Financial Technology Funding Amount by Type
2016 saw an expansion in Series B funding, implying new ideas are bearing fruit and convincing VCs to provide additional funding
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Fintech startups founded in 2011 lead in VC funding
Startups founded in 2011 account for 17% of the sector funding over the last decade, and includes companies like Lufax, SoFi, and CommonBond
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Fintech startups are a global phenomenon
Financial Technology Startup Count by Country
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Top VC investors are making bets into fintech
Selected Investor Activity in Financial Technology
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Fintech exit activity is healthy and growing
Exit events within the fintech sector grew by 850% between 2011 and 2016
Financial Technology M&A and IPO Events
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Financial Technology Quarterly Notable Events
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Recent fintech funding events
There have been 278 fintech funding events in the past 90 days
Financial Technology Funding Type Counts from Previous 90 Days
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Recent fintech funding amounts
Notable Recent Financial Technology Funding Events
Company Funding Type Amount Date
Debt Financing $200,000,000 Dec 9, 2016
Series E $180,000,000 Oct 5, 2016
Series D $150,000,000 Nov 25, 2016
Series F $100,000,000 Jan 11, 2016
Debt Financing $100,000,000 Dec 16, 2016
Fintech startups raised $2.9 billion in the past 90 days
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Notable recent fintech funding events
Notable Recent Financial Technology Acquisitions
Company Acquirer Amount Date
$2,700,000,000 Oct 23, 2016
$460,000,000 Oct 3, 2016
$180,000,000 Oct 14, 2016
$20,000,000 Jan 9, 2017
Unknown Jan 10, 2017
There have been 16 exit events in the past 90 days, consisting of 14 acquisitions and 2 IPOs
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