Investors deployed $16.6B across 1,128 deals to VC-backed fintech companies in 2017, with a record 35 mega-round ($100M+) investments made across the space
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LENDING
BLOCKCHAIN/
CRYPTO
REGTECH
PERSONAL
FINANCE
PAYMENTS/
BILLING
MONEY
TRANSFER/
REMITTANCES
WEALTH
MANAGEMENT
CAPITAL
MARKETS
MORTGAGE/
REAL ESTATE
INSURANCE
2018 FINTECH
TRENDS REPORT
Peer-to-peer lending & alternative
underwriting platforms
Payments processing, card developers,
& subscription billing software tools
Tools to manage bills and track
personal and/or credit accounts
Audit, risk, and regulatory
compliance software
Companies leveraging blockchain
technologies for financial services
Alternative underwriting, claims,
distribution, and/or brokerage platforms
Sales & trading, analysis, and infrastructure
tools for financial institutions
Investment and wealth management
platforms and analytics tools
International money transfer
and tracking software
Mortgage lending, digitization,
and financing platforms
WHAT THIS REPORT C OVERS
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Contents
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2017 Financing Trends
Annual Deals & Dollars
Regional Trends
Fintech unicorns
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Appendix:
2017 Top VC-Backed Fintech Deals
2017 Most Active Fintech Investors
Fintech Exits: IPO & M&A
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2018 Trends To Watch
What to watch for in 2018
Where investors are placing bets in
fintech
Which markets will see fintech emergence
How incumbents will act
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First, a look at what happened in 2017
1. Global fintech financing hit a