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India’s Fintech M&A Count Hits 30 in 2023, Lending Sector Tops List

Lending Fintech companies accounted for 30% of all Fintech acquisitions in India in 2023, highlighting a shift in market dynamics amid growing regulatory pressures, a report from GrowthPal revealed. This surge in acquisitions within the lending sector marks a departure from previous years, where the… Read More

Architect Partners Releases Crypto M&A and Financing Report, Focused on Crypto-related Dealmaking Activity

Architect Partners LLC, the M&A and strategic financing advisor to crypto, digital asset, blockchain, DeFi and fintech companies, released its Year-End 2023 Global Crypto M&A and Financing Report, the “for analysis into the global activity that is shaping the landscape of crypto dealmaking.” The research… Read More

Apple was the Only Big Tech Firm to Acquire a Company in Q2’23, as Ecosystem Activity Hit 18-Quarter Low – Report

Hitting their Covid lows, tech M&A deal volume dropped to its lowest level since 2020, according to a report from CBInsights. The CBInsights report also reveals that risk-off strategic acquirers are the primary drivers of “a slowdown in tech M&A activity.” The report further notes… Read More

Datasite Finalizes Acquisition of London’s MergerLinks, a Financial Data Platform

Datasite, an SaaS-based technology provider for global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) professionals, has completed the acquisition of MergerLinks, a London-based financial data platform used by finance professionals to find deal information, promote credentials and connect with investors, companies, and advisors for capital transactions. The acquisition… Read More

APAC Deal Activity Declines by 5.6% YoY During Jan to Nov 2022: Report

Deal activity (mergers & acquisitions [M&A], private equity, and venture financing deals) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region “continues to bear the brunt of the ongoing global geopolitical issues and volatile market conditions on the back of rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in some… Read More

Can Fintech Retain its Spirit of Innovation as Consolidation Spreads Through the Market?

  M&A activity in Fintech hit record levels last year with companies around the world raising an eye-watering $132 billion, according to CB Insights’ 2021 State of Venture Report. We saw big deals, lots of firms going public, mergers left, right & centre, and Fintech… Read More

UK SMEs Cheering Up as 2022 Looms: MarketFinance Survey

SMEs across the United Kingdom are somewhat optimistic consumer demand will soon rise, the results of a survey by fintech MarketFinance suggest. MarketFinance asked 2,000 SME owners across the UK about their outlook for 2022 and beyond, gauging their short and long-term plans for business… Read More

Corporate Travel Industry to See Drastic Changes in Pandemic’s Wake

Big changes will continue to hit business travel, a report from GlobalData suggests. Over the past 18 months, international business travel plummeted 75 per cent, with domestic travel down 56 per cent. The lost billions in revenue, combined with changing attitudes on the necessity of… Read More

Fintech SoFi Notes that Q4 2020 M&A + IPO Spike was Much Higher than 2008 Financial Crisis and Other Periods of Downturn

San Francisco-based SoFi, a financial services firm that helps people “get their money right—save, spend, borrow, and invest in one app,” has noted that 2020 was a year to remember. Industries were forced to adapt to changing consumer behavior, capital markets fluctuated wildly, and people… Read More

Fintech M&A Market Appears to be Recovering After Struggling in H1 2020 due to COVID

  The Fintech mergers and acquisitions (M&As) market appears to be rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic. As reported by Financial Planning, the Wealthtech sector seems to be recovering after the Coronavirus crisis had put many deals on pause. RightSize Solutions, a company offering cybersecurity and… Read More

Fintech Funding During H1 2020 was Led by Corporate Deals, but Significant Decline in M&A Investments: Report

Although global Fintech funding declined during the first half of this year, with $25.6 billion of total investment secured globally through 1,221 deals, corporate business deals are driving most of the VC activity. This, according to the Pulse of Fintech H1’20, which is a report… Read More

Digital Asset and Blockchain M&A and Fundraising Deals Declined Significantly Last Year: Report

Big Four auditing firm Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC) reports that the majority of global digital asset fundraising and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals last year took place outside of the United States for the very first time. As noted in PwC’s report (released on April 6, 2020),… Read More

PwC Report: Significant Growth in Crypto M&A in Asian and European Markets

The majority of fundraising events and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals in the crypto asset sector are being finalized in Asian and European markets, overtaking the once-dominant role of the Americas, according to a recent report from “Big Four” professional services company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Released… Read More

PwC Survey Indicates UK Fintech Firms Poised for Acquisitions & Partnerships

Fearful of significant revenue loss to standalone Fintech challengers, UK Fintech firms are consideration acquisition and partnership formation with their potential new rivals as a way to neutralize the potential threat, according to a recent PwC survey. “Activity in the UK ranges from partnering with fintechs startups, financing… Read More

China Establishes Asia Fintech Fund of Funds to Focus on M&A

China’s Global Times has reported that the country established a foundation focused on financial and technology mergers and acquisitions throughout Asia.  Asia Fintech Fund of Funds (FOF) is based in Beijing and has 10 billion yuan (approximately $1.44 billion) in funding. Asia Fintech is the second… Read More

Fintech Mergers And Acquisitions In 2015 Double The Value Of Deals In 2014, Finds Berkery Noyes

2015 was a great year for financial technology (fintech), as recently released stats from Berkery Noyes show. Among other findings, 2015 saw 427 fintech mergers and acquisitions, a total transaction volume increase by 14 percent over 2014, from 376.  Total transaction value in 2015 more than doubled over… Read More

Brief: OurCrowd Reviews 2014, a Year Lauded with Awards and Achievements

The StartUp Nation Scales Up. According to OurCrowd’s blog, “This past week, we waved 2014 goodbye and welcomed in the new year – but not without a bit of self reflection at what an amazing year it’s been for the Startup Nation. In 2014, Israel… Read More

Crowdfunding A Focus At M&A Conference Next Week

The Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors is holding their annual conference in Chicago next week, and for the first time ever the conference will include a large panel on crowdfunding. The AM&AA is comprised of 900 independent professionals – CPAs, attorneys, investors, M&A advisors,… Read More

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